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GHKENCASTLE, INDIANA, TLU'BSDAV, JANIAUY :W, 1:141.

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expect jury TO COMPLETE ^Hrk to-day WITNESSES WERE YET fsiirv THIKSDAY

MORNING

, T (OINTY FARM Of J'utnaan County 'lail RUw»tiil<xl For (iraml Jur> IhuiiiK l>«.v rutnam county grand jury re-«aa*nil>letl this forenoon, the it has been in session this i jftenn, It yet ? hear In the investigation into th deaUt of Hanoid Walker, Cloverdale tabor Ifader who was killed the last day of .land, last year, in an altercaUob With Cheshr McWilliams. ! Apparently, no happening in the county has been before the jury ex- ^ Appng this one. McWilliams who may be the object of an indi( tment in the case. w.< before tho bo<lv, also, but he was m>! subpoenaed Inasmuch as such a proceYicture with him would, so it is claimed gwhave made hi- n- i sti'M: !^but he received notice that he would &K.be heard if he .. i- d • . tartly. He Signed a waiver of his ill' constitutional rights to refuse to ap "! pear, before l><! was questioned. The jury heard testimony all fore'll! noon, but Was sebeduh'd to dine r.t .the county farm at noon, which they said they would accept even if had to ie-aaaemble after luncheon to complete the taking of testimony. Also, anfcspection of the county ' jail was a part of their i-outine work before adjqbrning. r '» The Jury ana s complete their work today in tiase to prepare a report to the court and it is possible, it was ■j||0^HMpirning. that the result of their deUbenttions in the Walker case ^HpRle known this evening, but not until tomorrow.

LOCAL WOMAN RELATED TO BRITISH OFFICIAL Reports of the meeting between Wended L. Wtllkie and David Grenfell, British m nist' of mines, h.x.Ven carried In presi repo-, ts from London and many Indiana people are interested in these meetings and at least cn? family in Greencastle, due to the fact that Mr. Grenfell has relatives here. Mr. Grenfell an l the late William Hopkins wei f rst cousins and Mis. Currie Inman is a daughter of Mr. Hopkins. The family has had many letterfrom the Grenfell family, the last coming to T.lr. anil Mrs. Inman on the death of "M 1 H >pkina. Only c'ose relative of Grenfell's now living in Elwo d is Mrs. Ben Thomas, 70, cousin. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hopkins About 50 years ago more than 5ta families were movi d to Elwood four Wales, to work in the Amcr lean sheet and tinplate mill th< first mill of its kind in the Unitei

States.

Mrs. Thomas recalled visiting with Grenfell when she attended the coronation of King George VI in 1057 Her parents and Grenfell 3 other aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. David Hopkins are dead.

SMUGGLED FROM

w ITALY TELLS OF RIOTS RHVH,LK Teiui., Jan. .nil fUP) RatTo station WSM broadl beet l ist nlpR wha‘t it said was s] letter from a "prominent business man In Milan, Italy,'' to friends in Nashville, saying that "Italy | swept by riots military desertions! disaffection* in th. navy, food short| and deplorable sanitary conm-

Ith

tlons, due to the lack of fats for

nut; makln * "“P''’

p, , The radio station withheld , names but aam the lette was smug i(1 j! gled from Italy through France and t , v Spain to Uab"i, Portugal, and ar- , rived in the Unit.-d States on a Tan

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WJTNAM ROYS WERE NOT

PLANES BOMB LONDON: GUNS SHELL DOVER

GERMANS RESUME OPERA TIONS OVER ENGLAND AS WEATHER IMPROVES

NILE ARMY NEARS BENGHAZI

liriltHh Komwi In Africa Within Striking IMstajieie Of Italian Stronghold

Local Option I>ill Studied

MEASURE 1NTKODUUED III It. H. RICH A It US mst USSEI) ^ ESTEItUAY

ON WKH KEI) TROOP I II MS

He^ort of the wrecking of a troop I'M' -Hfen rtear Sandersville, Miss., yesrk : tenlay with the injury of 20 nation1*1 a! guardslnen, 'alarmed relativei and #» friends of the 25 Putnam county .50 K young mdr who entrained at Terre j; Haute HAbidav fo enoon f<-r Cainn t„ | Shetby, Mb Hattiesburg, Mis:.. Tucy ( feared the local boys were on the rs ; train thMwas in the wreck. ITowev*. definite information T^Jcame rhlr.sday that the train carn i«. ry ng lh<) gu.t dsmeu from Terre arrived .it Camp Sheibv It Tuesday afternoon, and lltnam county boys worn

|ound.

the 151st regiment, to Terre Haute company belong*, wire in the wreck, but they l0 ' were from Indianapolis,

The local temperance bill introduced into the State Kouae of Representatives by Representative Renos H. Richards, of Putnam and Owen counties, was one of two temperance bills discussed at a meeting of 150 persons in the Appellate Court library in the State House yesterday Mr. Richard's bill would givr residents of u precinct, city ward or township the ight to hvld an election to decide whether liquo: would be sold. 'This measure is a sincere and earnest effort to bring home rundown to the voting people,” he said"There is a definite need in man; communities of the state for some way to rid those communities of nuisances (previously having referred to taverns). These taverna an in parts of th city which have iiitie or no police p otection.” Representative Richards said the most practicable method of local option was on a precinct basis although dry leaden said that plan had its drawbacks because "wets" could resort to gerrymandering on precinct boundaries and by that plan keep precincts wet which ha<i

voted dry.

'The i lea is to keep the taverns in the business sections of the city not in the residential sections," the author continued. “In that way it would make them walk farthe ■ and before long they'd quit. Eventually the state will go dry.” 'Y don’t know who put out the information this meeting was going to be a public hearing, but since there is quite a delegation here, anyone who wants to be hoard can bo heard,'' Representative Markland

said.

BULLETIN CAIRO, Ja-.i. 30—(UP)- British general headquarters reported today that the capture of Derna was completed this morning. LONDON, Jan. 30 (UP) British planes, resuming offensive operations against Germany, bombed targets in the zone of the great Mediteiranean naval base during the night, reliable sources said today. LONDON. Jan. 30—(UP) German planes, droning high over the London area, sent anti-aircraft batteries into action today while German long range guns steadily shelled the Dover area from the French invasion

coast.

There had been but sporadic German activity over Britain for 10 days past, but improving weather conditions brought successive formations of raiding planes up the Thames estuary during the morning. The first air raid alarm, Just at the end of the morning rush period, was caused by the flight of a few raiders up the Thames, apparently observing weather conditions. They turned back without txjmbing. But a little more than an hour after the "all clear,” the air raid sirens shrieked again and anti-aircraft guns burst into heavy

fire.

This time, while Britons thought of warnings that the Germans might at any time resume blitzkrieg aerial activity as the first phase of an invasion attempt, German planes were heard over London.

WILL TORPEDO ANY U. S. AID SAYS HITLER

N \7,l LEADER HURLS DF.KY AT AMERICA IN .SPEECH AT RERUN THURSDAY

20,000 WIIIHLY CHEER FUEHRER

MARCH OF DIMES—Annual March of Dimes for fight against infantile paralysis already has pushed vanguard into White House, Washington. Here are White House employes opening first of thousands of letters sent in from all over nation. Dimes jingle in increasing piles.

Dwlares Germany Will Tor|>edi> Any Ship That Attempts T*» Take -AW To Great B'ttaiu

TOBACCO TAX IS ADVOCATED FOR INDIANA

DR da^^ 1* Busy

On .VHli Birthday

PUTNAM WOMAN

||iS IN CLEVELAND, O.

Mrs. George Brown dallnl By Death

LONDON, Jan 30. (UP) Britain’s army of the Nile is nearing Benghazi, capital of Cyrenaica, after daring daah across the Libyan desert and may already be within striking distance, dispatches from the African front indicated today. Military informants expressed belief that the British empire forces would try to take Benghazi in a lightning attack before Italian air force reinforcements from Sicily, including German dive bombers, could arrive in force and catch the British forces in the open shelterless desert British tank and infantry units were closing in around Derna. on the coast, while artillery and airplanes smashed into the scattered Italian positions in the area. At the same time, it was indicated, an even larger force was moving straight across the interior desert to-

ward Benghazi.

This force had met more than the expected resistance from Italian motorized units in the Mekhill desert region south of Derna, on the direct interior route to Benghazi. The Italians were lielleved to have been ordered to hold up the British advance as long as possible. But it was believed that this line of resistance had already been liquidated and that British advance forces were approaching Benghazi.

LEVY REUOMMENDED BY COMMITTEE AS HUGE DEFICIT

LOOMS

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan 30 (UP) -The possibility of a state tax on tobacco loomed today as the stale budget committee anticipated a deficit of almost $3,000,000 by 1943 in its biennial report to Governor Schricker. The committee recommended the tobacco tax to raise an estimated $.'1,000,000 annually, and other fiscal adjustments to help keep the 194143 budget balanced. At the same time, it gave the governor three separate bills embodying recommended appropriations for the next two years totaling $105.937,432 The measures will be introduced in the assembly, possibly today. The committee’s report did not detail the suggested tobaeeo tax But budget director C. Anderson Ketchurn said it could be similar to ones in force in other states, probably a cent stamp levy on cigarettes and other forms of tobacco.

CITY FIREMAN TO BE REPLACED ON SATURDAY

■2 :;0. 1 iorv.t I Putnml

kHmBpnnc th Hurlburt passed away in Cleveland, O . Mon^■H»i";:. Mrs Hurlburt was ident of Jefferson tovviish p ade her home in Cleveland st six years. She had been lany years and had been r eight weeks. She graduathc Belle Union schools and known in that vicinity, rs include the husband and ts. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon f Mooresville. y will be brought back funeral services and will iday. Friends may call at r Funeral home in Mooresservices will be held at 11 turday morning from the hapel church, with burial etery nearby.

City fireman John Arthur Friend announced Thursday morning that he is to he relieved of his duties at the Greencastle fire department on Saturday. At that lime, according to Friend, Ids place will be filled by Charles Bergen. Fri -nd was selected a month ago to fill the vacancy caused when the city council granted fireman Bert Huber a leave of absence for sixty

days.

ROSS AZBELL AUTHOR OF MAGAZINE STORY

LAST RITES I Kill \ 4 FOR WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP RESIDENT Mrs George Brown, of Washington township passed away at the Putnam county hospital shortly after 3:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Death was due to child birth. The baby also died. Survivors include the husband; ten children, Mrs. Barney Shaner of LaFayettc and Virginia, Mirian, Catherine, John. Williairt, Donald Ray, Ixiretta Ann, James and Ralph Wayne all at home; one sister, Mrs. Sylvia Acree of Brazil; one brother, W'tllinm Hedge of Harmony and two half brothers, James and George Hedge of Reelsville. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from the Methodist church at Lena. Rev. Portlus will be in charge of the services. Interment will be in the Calcutta cemetery. Friends may call at the Shannon Funeral Tome until noon Friday. Rexel! A. Boyd, prosecutor of Putnam county, will be in Indianapolis tomorrow, attending a state-wide meeting of prosecutors

NEW DELHI. India, (UP) The Fakir of Ipi, more than 20 years has tribal uprisings on the

Jan. 30 who for fomented northwest

frontier, was reported today to be in contact with German agents in Afghanistan. German activities have shown marked increase in Afghanistan, it ia reported, and many pro-German leaflets and pamphlets have been distributed there. Some have filtered through to tribal areas of northwest India. For many years the Fakir has stirred up revolt in Wazlristan on the Turbulent northwest frontier opposite Afghanistan British troops have engaged in numerous expeditions against him but he makes it his habit to retreat into Afghanistan until they have gone back to base.

University officials received a mes. sage Thursday morning from Mrs. W. M Blanchard saying Dr. Blanchard had been taken to the Medical Center hospial In Daytona, Beach. Florida Wednesday. The message did not give details of his sudden Illness, but It was believed here by friends that he had suffered another severe

heart attack.

Dr. Blanchard left here Saturday noon by train for Florida, and Mir Blanchard, driving through, met him there, where they expected to spend the remainder of the winter. McCord Is Named Bank Supervisor LOCAL MAN II\S BEEN SENIOR BANK EXAMINER FOR SEV-

ERAL YEARS

Announcement was made by the Department of Banking of In I'ann after a meeting Wednesday at In d nnapolis, of the appointment o' Joe McCord (if Greencastle, as su pervlaor of bark an 1 Lud com I panics of the Department of Finanrial Instiluticna. suecet uing Edwnre 11. DeHority of Indianapolis, win resigned seve a I weeks ago to be come associated with the Fcdeta' Deposit Insurance Corporation Mr. McCord has been n senioi bank examiner In the Financial Institutions Department several year and is widely known throughout In diana among bankeis. LOCAL MAN S FATHER DIES IN TERRE HAUTE

BERLIN, Jan. 30 (UP) Adolf Hitler said today that American help for Great Britain "will bo torpedoed.” Hitler, speaking to a cheering throng of 20.000 in the Berlin Sports Palace, declared that "Gormany from the start has taken into calculation the possibility of American aid to Britain. "Whoever believes they will be able to help England," he said, "must know that in any case every ship with or without convoy that comes to their help will bo torpedoed." Hitler declared that the combined force of Germany's reinforced submarine fleet, tier air force and unprecedented land divisions will strike this spring "and force a decision one

James Monroe Brown, father of Clarence Brown of this city, passed away Thursday morning at the St Anthony's hospital in Terre Haul) Mr. Biown had lived here with lv son and in Terre Haute with nnoth 'i

son.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY LN HER SELF-IMPOSED RULE OF "BUSINESS AS USUAL" WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UP) President Roosevelt celebrates his 59th birthday today under a selfimposed rule of "business as usual." Tonight, he will broadcast a fiveminute "thank you” message to the nation for making his birthday th" occasion for contributions to the annual drive for funds to combat infantile (raralysis. Hollywood stars and celebrities from sports, opera, and the stage continued to flock into the capital for the round of birthday balls that will celebrate Mr. Roosevelt's birthday and further the drive against

paralysis.

Mr. Roosevelt's associates said the President was in “perfect health” as he Ircgins another year of life as the nation's first third-term chief executive. He has fully recovered from a slight cold that placed him under a physician's care earlier this week. He will follow a long-standing birthday custom tonight by entertaining as dinner guests the members of his “Cufflinks” Club cronies who were associated with hint when ll" was assistant secretary of the navy during World War days. These friends will sit in on the “thank you” broadcast to be made from the White House study at 11:24 p. m. EST., over

the three major networks.

STILESVILLE MAN, SON

HELD IN BRAZIL JAIL

A: lie Fisher, aged 52. of Stilesville, and his son, Edward Fisher, aged 20, of Brazil, ace being held in the Clay county jail awaiting trial In circuit court on charges of pas-

sing fraudulent checks.

Edward Fisher was pick"d up by Patrolman Shannon Stewart as the young man who passed five small checks at the Oakloy-Kroger grocery

during the past week.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30 ((UP)— James W. Gerard, former U S. ambassador to Germany, told the Senate foreign relations committee today that a victorious Germany would seize Mexico. He said that he would favor a declaration of war against

Germany now.

Friends of Ross Azbell, well known Greencastle man, were congratulating him today on being the author of a story appearing In a popular magazine now on sale at local news stands. The story is entitled "When a Young Man Is Trapped" and is very interesting reading. It is based on actual happenings, although the characters appearing in the article are fictitious. According to reports, the story was written some time ago. but only this month appeared in print in a current publication.

WILLKIK’S EYES FILE WITH TEAKS AS HE VISITS LONDON AIK KAII) HAVENS

way or another.'' He said war will continue hut tho past year and a half's fighting "has practically' 1 decided the outcome. "The year 1941,” he said, ”wi!: be the historical year or a great new order in Europe." “When the hour comes," Hitler declared, “we will strike decisively and the gentlemen (of Britain) wui learn this year as an historical fact that we have used our time well. "What do they hope for; for foreign help Lorn America." 'T can only say,” Hitler declared, "that we have from the beginning included every possibility In our

calculation."

He said that the German people had no issue against the American

people.

"Everybody knows this who does rot wish to falsify the facts,’’ ho said. ''Germany has never Ixs-n against American interests. It has fought with them for liberty of their continent." He promised that Gernnny won:t spring great surprises upon r^i enemies and that Germany lia I fully armed to an extent which even the people of Germany do not realize. "We are in a war which we did not want,” he declared. "Our op{*»nenf« will have their 'blue wonder' (colloquial German for 'big surprise’)." "Victory,” Hitler said as the masses in the sports palace cheered, "is as the end of our road. "I can assure you that every possibility that we thought of has been weighed here and accounted for. ”1 have armed, and armed, sud

armed.

AID BILL APPROVED WASHINGTON, Jan 30—(UP)— The House foreign affairs committee today approved the administration’s momentous British-aid bill with minor amendments and ordered it reported to the chamber for debate, possibly starting next Monday. The vote was reported to be 17 to a.

20 Years Ago IN nRUMCAmUl Fred Crawford was confined to his home by an attack of Inflammatory rheumatism. Mian Lillian Hays and Mrs. W. M. McGaughey were in Indianapolis to attend a meeting of the house committee of the Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity. Mrs. Eugene Keller returned from the Methodist hospital at Indianapolis where she had been under treatment. for a month

IXJNDON, Jan. 30 (UP) Wendell L. Willkie was characterized ti newspapers today as “a tough gir who almost wept" during his first contact with nir raid shelter crowds With a gas mask swinging from his shoulder and a white tin helmet that he borrowed from an air rai ’ warden sitting on top of his head. Willkie spent almost three hour yeste day evening touring four shelters during an air raid alarm. IT. saw thousands of homeless and impoverished men, women, children and babies, some of them !n the only habitat they had known since the aerial blitzkrieg started. He sbwk hands with hundreds of them, asked them what they thought of the war, •nd was made distraught by some of their responses “It really gripped,” Wlllk’e said later. "It was a terrible emotional experience. Several times I honestly could hardly keep from crying." His sympathetic comment endear ed him to Britons and his picture, wearing the little tin hat, was back on the front pages of most newspapers today.

In his determination to see, talk with him and live like the common man here, Willkie was gelling rstion books and police permits this morning before his luncheon engagement with Sir John Simon '«>’d chancellor. Later he was to visit the admiralty map room and. after a pres.) conference, planned to dine with Alfred Duff Cooper, minister of information. The shelters Willkie visited were trench, a tunnel, a basement and market. Persons in the shelters did not* know he was coming but recognized him immediately from his pictures. German planes were overhead and anti-aircraft guns were firing, although no bombs were falling in the city. Everywhere he went, the former United States Republican preslden tial candidate was cheered by weary, ragged shelterers. They also cheered "America,” and cried to Willkie, "tell them to send us all they've got.’’ « Ellen Wilkinson, secretary to the home security ministry, accompan(Cuatiaucd oa Pas* Twe)

"This time they face not a futig"' * Germany but one. ready to light. Yf there ar ( . other hopes I can mny say I did not understan I you “Instead of inventing rebellions in Milan they should watch out for rebellions in their mwii countries. They consider our relations with Italy as they are used to look at their ov... fCantiniird on Paae Threat

Today’s Weather and 41 Local Temperature •••«•••••• Considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday with occasional light rain in south portion; warmer In extreme south portion.

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