The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 May 1937 — Page 1
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(JKKBNCASTLE, INDIANA, HilDAV, MAY 28, 1!»;57.
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egress ACTS lOCURB SOME expenditures
DYKE BREAK CAUSES HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
CITIZENSmr IIKARIN<;
On June 1, at 1 o’clock, in the Circuit court, Judge Gillen will hear the petitions of Carl Hintz, Gerardo Calidonia, and Nunzio Cancilla, for their final citizenship papers. The hearing will be attended by a reprcsenta-
l time of the United States Department — —. ■rATS <>*>T UNKUIA AT 0 f Labor, division of Immigration and MEXICAN a im \<;k SCENE OK jgHiSPAV'S SESSION AND Naturalization, who will come from OISASTEK AI TER ItltEAKftORh GOES OVf^R the district headquarters at Cinciu-■ IN<i OK DAM j nati. ! tVUOlVN EXPECTED TI T FS. Mr. Hintz is seeking to change his VIM.AGE MU P.E DEMOEISIIED
citizenship from England, and the
-^tration Deader* Hold Off Vok intil President C’an Sec
Sjinr of the t)l»j«’ctors
fASHlNGTON, May 28.—(UP)— -.Kiit Roosevelt today temporar- j gjvaged his $1,500,000,000 work bill from the worst congression-
uvoit under the new ileal after re- AM,
Rous House Democrats had ear(kfd one-third of the money, cut A Administrator Harry L. Hopsalary $2,000 annually and
aMied further rebellion.
other two from Italy.
Proclamation On Poppy Day Issued
CITIZENS CXI .1 .ED I PON TO OBSERVE DAY UX XX EAR-
ING POPPIES
Desperate Effort* Xlade To Hold .Mud And X' iter* Ffoni XXiping
Out Town
ED ORO, Mexico. May 28. (UP' Soldiers, policemen and volunteers worked at urgent speed today to strengthen dykes and prevent millions of tons of muddy earth from obliterating the mine village of
Tla’phjahua.
The little school house of the village already was filled with bodies of men. women and children caught
Saturday, May 29th was designat-
ed as Poppy Day in Greencastle by a
ft* " f MHj " ri i V tLX ! °™t n a°Tands!;de ,, c 1 , ihi7 < ‘down to Ravhurn, Democrat. Texas, that | ro »' 1 proc i | ( ,i rv 80n , 0 :; 0 o houses
r - , nn ,i that lamatlon, Mayor Pro Tern Wright '
^bers should cool off and that. Telephonic advices from the vil Roosevelt wanted a final vo te | called upon all citizens to observe the j f 8aj(| tha) |min . than 4() botl . cs
, h0 measure delayed, the House ' la y »y weari ^ ntemonal poppies in ha(| h( , ( , n
. i ,.rr ,.„iii honor of the World war dead. The I , , ltd 167 to 85 to put off until next ..... I Sixty persons were missing and
sday decisive action on the em-
tlled bill.
In the interim. Rayburn said he P ild confer with the President In ,(tempt to compromise differencbetwren the White House and the jir£en!. j . The three Democrats,
t i sacrifice of these gallant young men shny the revolt Representatives;^ , j
Starnes of Alabama, Alfred iter of New York and Wilburn TtwriRtit of Oklahoma—also are
honor of the World war dead. „. ,
Sixty persons were missing
proclamation stated: | fearcc] (ica(1
“The city of Greencastle responded Acheck showed no foreigners with huihe.st patriotism to our na- were kllled ln th , Tlalpujahua dlation’s call for defenders in 1917 and . ls | ( . t . an( j (|, P t(,( M | ( ]oad was believ1918, sending many of its young men | ril to be less than 100 persons, into the fighting forces. J Gen. Gi.ldardo Magana, governor “It is fitting that the service and Michoacan state, hurried to the vil-
KCYING BRISK As BARGAIN DAYS XRE I. \i NC HI D HERE XX’itli fair skies overhead, buying was brisk today as more than thirty local merchants cooperating witti the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce in “Bargain Day” opened the twoday sales event here. It was predicted, judging on the basis of heavy sales today, that this week’s sales feature would be one of the best ever undertaken by Greencastle merchants. The forthcoming two-day holiday, including the celebration of Memorial Day on Sunday and the general cessation of business next Monday, also s;ave impetus to the surge of buying. Although merchants were pleased with (lie volume of sales today, it was believed that Saturday would result in buying of even greater proportions.
Celebrates After Last Rites
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STATE CHIEFS ATTRACTED BY EEL PROPOSAL
GOVERNOR XND HIS PARTY INSPECT POINTS XT HOOS1EK IIIGHI.ANDS
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Proposed Klond Control l ake XX'ould Be 22 Mile* l.ong, Covering III,.>00 Xere*
lage to direct rescue work
auth-
ted to meet with Mr. Roosevelt. Tlic basis of the rebellion is the imving opposition in Congress to award of additional “blank tek" authority to President Rooscto spend relief money as he I best. There was only sporadopposition to such a practice durthe first new deal when it was rfious that Mr. Roosevelt would reflection. Sow, however, the chief executive indicated he will not seek a third anil members of the lower all-of whom are up for rektion next year arc demanding a Kce in where the relief money will . spent. In a turbulent session last Friday p insurgents set aside $505,000,000 p "vote-getting” projects. Of this dount $300,000,000 was earmarked tePWA work, $55,000,000 for flood jwntrol and water conservation conWbction and $150,000,000 for highly and grade crossing elimination (projects. The suddenness and ferocity of the [Wmarking drive surprised House jkajers. They began work at once to rally sufficient Democratic votes to overturn party defeats on the Measure when it came to a final vote. Today however, the leaders found tbst the rebels were well entrenched bad sufficient votes to win their
(fight.
A quick change of strategy, which *ouM postpone decisive action until t**! week in order to give the ad|®inistratinn more time to whip parh laggards into line, was conceived. ^attempt to put it into effect, how t ' fr touched off a sizzling fight, charged that Democratic i Were ‘Tilihustering” the bill Th" tall, slender Alabaman cried w ’hat the statement by Hopkins ptirday that earmarking would ‘ 850.000 to be dropped from A r °lIs was an “untruth.” He he challenged anyone to say that insurgents were motivated by a
“h 0l 'l( barrel spirit.”
Members rose and cheered him as
k concluded.
•' quick reply to his charges came /’■’ silver-haired Representative . lf,nn A Woodrum, Democrat, Vir-
flnia.
"This is your hill,” he said. “I don’t
^ w hat you do with it.”
Me pleaded frat ion of th-
should be commemorated annually i orities of nearby towns and the govI by appropriate public observance. Aa eminent at Mexii ■ City sent physlI the pop|ty, which grew on the battle- j chins, nurses, soldiers, police, labfields where so many of them fell, or department workers and vo.lun-! has become their memorial flower, teers in special trains to the scene, there could be no more appropriate * wo of l' 11 ’ Hu'er remaining dykes I
observance than a general wearing
of the poppy In their honor. “Therefore, I do hereby proclaim Saturday. May 29th, as Poppy Day in the City of Greencastle, and urge all citizens to show remembrance of the honor for the men of the city and of the nation who gave their lives in World war service by wearing poppies on that day.” Volunteer workers from the American Legion Auxiliary will distribute poppies throughout Hie city Satur-
that held back back cyanide and water-soaked earth from the vollage were reported weakening, one seriously. Rain which poured from leaden skies for the fourth straight day made the situation a desperate
one.
Tlalpujahua is a village of 10 000 site of the famous "Dos Estrellas’’ gold and silver mine, one of thcountry’s richest. For several years as the mine was worked, earth had accumulated in gigantic heaps.loom ing over the adotoe-stdnv-wood
ows and fatherless children.
day and receive contributions for the tlomos of the miners and their faml.lwelfare of the living victims of the j Pa The eartli had been processed war, the disabled veterans, the wid- w jth cyanide.
Early this week it began raining. Day and night the rain poured down in torrents. Wednesday engineers saw that there was grave danger to the four dykes that held hack the earth. They gave the alarm ami most of the villagers sought rofu in the hills. Others remained, re-
DePauw Choir To Open Exposition groiti* of thirty tiirff singers TO OPKN CTJCVKLAND
FAIR ON SUNDAY
I Starnes I leaders
(fontiniii'il on I'mko Tun)
Banner Plans For Centennial Issue
The DePauw University choir, under the direction of Dean R. G. MeCutchan, will go to Cleveland Saturdav afternoon anil will formally i
nay aiurnou.i, ‘ JOINS XXTTTI DEI’AKXV IN
open the Cleveland World's hair with
for “sensible” consid-
a program at 1:45 o’clock Sunday afternoon. This is another distinct honor that has been conferred upon the DePauw Choir which is known throughout the United States as one of the outstanding musical organizations of the nation. Sunday wil be DePauw Day in Cleveland also. Dr. Wildman will j preach Sunday morning in Dr. Olson’s Epworth Euclid church and the University Choir will give a program in the same church Sunday
evening.
Administrator Sues Himself COUNTER CLAIM FILED IN KATE KEEL ESTATE FOR $7,500 AGAINST EDGAR JOBE
ING
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III NJYItED YEARS OK UNIVERSITY
Christian Chun It To Honor Seniors SKNDXX XIORMNC. SI R\T< E TO BE DEOH X IT D TO 15 BOVS, GIRLS First Christian church wil honor Greencastle high school seniors who are members of Hie church at the morning worship service at to o’clock Sunday. Special recognition will be given to the fifteen young men and women of this group Six high school young men will aet as deacons during I lie period of the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Most of the 15 young men and women have been baptized and received 1 into the church by the present minister. Rev. Roberl T. Reck, during the last five year according to a rechecking of the church records "An Antidote to Spiritual Poison” will be the theme of Rev. Beck's sermon. The organ prelude will be “Evening Calm” by Sebelius. A solo “Seek Ye the Truth” by Ellis, will he sung by Miss J.inet Wright. “Allegro Allegrato” by Handel will be the organ postlude. Mrs. Howard Jarratt will presid- at the organ. Members of the church and who will graduate with this year’s high school class are Vernon K Elmore. George Davis, John Fisher, Miss Zink Fleenor, Marshal! Foster, Eugene Kerrick, James Ih-avin, Warren Lear, Nathaniel Mary Maurice Pollom. James Pingleton, Ralph Records. Miss Marguerite Scobee, Chester Trout and Durward Twigg. George Leisure, Andrew Walbring. Keith Grimes, Walter Foster, Edward Harris and Lloys Ellis will serve as dea-
cons.
Plaintiff Gets Award Of $2(U)(H)
XXade Millman with entertainers
Although XX’adc Millman, 88-year-old Indiana farmer, recently preached his own funeral sermon and conducted ins last rites, he proved he wasn't dead yet by going to Chicago for a bit of celebrating, which included a tour of night clubs in company with Peggy
Gatlcy, left, and Sophie Schubert, right.
SEKX ICES A r I’l IN A MX IIJ.E Memorial Day services will be held at Putnamville Methodist church Sunday at 1:15 o’clock. The Rev Victor L. Raphael will be the .speaker. Sunday school will be held at 0:30 and at least 100 are expected to attend. The Gospel team from the Oxford Fellowship at DePauw will have charge of the services which will he held at ten o’clock.
S|M‘(*ial Smiiv Plaimnl Sunday
Their interest in the proposed Eel river flood control proposition aroused principally by Cloverdale | men, M Clifford Townsend, goveri nor of the State of Indiana, and Virgil Simmons, head of the conserj vation department of the state; I Kenneth Ktnikle, head of the dlvis1 ion of fish and game of the Indiana i department of conservation, accompanied by Max Townsend, son of the governor, same to Ibis city Friday i morning, and were joined here by Courtland C. Gillen, judge of the Putnam Circuit court; Albeit Dobbs and Ernest Stoner, representing the Putnam county conservation interj sts, and a local newspaper man. The party was joined at Cloverdale by Dr Clyde Gray and William T. O'Neal. The party made an !n- | spection of the principal prints at Hoosier Highlands involved in tho
proposed improvement.
J The governor was called to IndM XN XX Ho I’REXt 1IEU HIS OWN | ianapoli;: at 12:50, cutting the con-
Fliiruiio Lrarns
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\Imhii Hillman
M NI R XI. XX RITES NOTE
TO It DGE GILLEN
GORIN MEMORIAE METHODIST (HIRCH AN NOE N't ES PROGRAM
Joining with DePauw university in celebrating the centennial. The Daily Banner announced today that a souvenir edition would be published as a part of the city’s participation In the observance. The staff of the Banner at present is engaged in preparing special articles on the University to present an accurrate and detailed account of the development of the educational institution. Although the Banner is eager to give an interesting summary of the University in its KM) years in Greencastle, it is believed that many oldtime residents of tho city and former students of the University could assist in making the account more complete by contributing brief stor ics on the early life of the school
DORA KI SH M ED I'OR .$50,000 EROXI ES I X I E OK KORXIER
NEWSPAPER EDITOR
Judge Courtland C. Gillen, of the Putnam Circuit Court, has made a finding for the plaintiff in the sum of $20,000 in I In suit of Dora Rush against Binford Miller, administrator of the estate of Wallace Coons a case sent to the Putnam court
from Montgomery county.
Mr. Coons wa; a newspaper owner of Crawfordsville who, at death, left an estate appraised
Special services have been planned Sunday, Memorial Day, at Gobin Memorial Methodist church, Rev Claude M. McClure, pastor, announced today. Arrangements have been completed to dedicate tho lovely altar cross presented the church by Mrs. S. R Raridon in memory of her cousin. Harry Smith, at the 10:10 o’clock morning worship service. Mrs. Rariden. who lived in the Smith home from tin time she was a little girl until she grew to womanhood, has presented to the church two lovely memorial gifts in grateful appreciation of her foster parents. In ob scrvanco of the occasion, an impressive dedicatory service has been planned in which the minister and congregation will participate. “A Day of Memory” will be the subject of Rev. McClure’s sermon Sunday morning. Special guests .attending the morning service will include members of the D. A. R. Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary. Sigma Nu and Sigma Chi fraternities, and Methodist seniors graduating from Greencastle high school
j and the part Greencastle played in On the face of a claim and a conn- the institution,
ter-laim on file in the Putnam cir- Any person who knows of any par-
cuit court, in connection with the ticular incident which
pending settlement of the estate of | would prove of wide interest is urged ;
Dr. Van Denman Thompson and the his Church choir have arranged a splend-
at | id program of music.
more than $50,000. Miss Rush fil Other services of the day will hied a claim for that amount, her elude church school at 9:50 a claim being ba:;cd upon services cfjDr. E. K. Bartlett is general supervarious kinds, which were set out intendent. The Intermediate league in detail in the complaint. w ill meet in the scout room at 6:50 Tiie finding ofr $20,000 leaves con- p , n Darwin Hagan, superintendsidcrable estate to be divided among Pn t w j|| he the speaker. The High the heirs of Mr Coons. The pro- Schoo i league, with Miss Betty Mul-
lins in charge, has planned a program of music to he given in Com-
terest by many from Crawfordsville. ml)nity han at 6: ; !0 p . Mrs. who attended the various hearings Howard Jarratt wil , al , ppal . on the
program.
When XX’adc Millman was in Chi- ( cago. this week, he received much attention from tlic Chicago newspapers, and tlic Chicago Daily News m inted a picture of him, taken just as he landed from an American Airlines plane “for a good time.” The Doily News also ha<l a “story" about him, in which he was quoted at
length.
This “story” Mr. Millman inclosed with a letter written by himself to ludge Courtland C. Gillen, received by Judge Gillen Thursday. The clippin;,’' from the Chicago newspaper shows Mr. Millman with his hat raised in farewell, by the side of the plane and with Stewardess Madel Williams standing by his side, her arm through his, and a happy smile upon the face of both of them. The Daily News said: “A large gray hat was jammed down over his plentiful ears as he stepped from the plane. He was all it to do the town in style although he’s been in Chicago four times before hut make no mistakes about bis being a country hick. “His brown suit set off a blue work shirt, four sizes too large, which showed winter woolens beneath. The black work shoes bad , brown laces. As a stewardess helped j him off the plane he told her: ‘•■I'm VX’ade Millman. 1 preached I my funeral. You saw ii picture of | my coffin, 1 reckon Oh, It’s a beau- j tiful one.’” Referring to hi' “sermon” lie said: i “'I don’t know how I happened to think of it. I spent a good hour at the preaching, and quoted a right
ference short.
The plan of construction for the Eel river lake has been approved by government engineers, and it was possible to point out the exact limits of the lake to be formed by the Impounding of the waters of Mill creek back of a 1.000-foot dam. along with del alls of the proposition as a potential producer of hydro-el-
ectric power.
There has been recent agitation in favor of tlic erection of a large number of dams in tho Mississippi river valley, some of them in Indiana. to serve as checks for tho run-off of flood water. The Hoosier Highlands proposition has been included in [the present allocation of federal funds. The governor and his party proceeded west from Cloverdale over county roads, south on the Green-castle-Poland road. Jturning off to Hoosier Highlands, where the site of tho proposed 1,000-foot earthen dam is located in Mill creek, upstream from the present dam which is connected with Cagle’s mill. The governor and Mr. Kunklc made no statements but it was believed that the matter had been advanced in that the state’s chief executive now lias a first-hand M'<»iiti'iiue«l on I'fiuo Two i
W. S. Car|M‘iil(T, 72 Snmimbs \l Home
EIKEEONG RESIDENT OK THIS ( ITY I’ASSED AXXAY THIS MORNING William S. Carpenter, 72-yeaj’-old lifelong resident of Greencastle, died
smart text. too. 1* was the twenty- i at 7 o'clock this morning at the fam-
llrst chapter of Psalms and it was all about a woman. “ ‘Yep, I've done lots of funny things. Kind of odd even when I was a boy. You know what I mean; never would go witli any girls that weren't good looking, and tilings like that.’ “And then the visitor, with his flat-nosed weathered face and large
ily home. 612 Howard street, following a serious illness of several weeks. The deceased was a well-known laborer, liavipg been employed for several years at Hie C IE Bamaby mill and at the university. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Nancy Carpenter; one son. Oral Carpenter of Indianapolis, and one daughter, Mrs. Grover Burton, also
mouth in wtiich three yellowed teeth i of Indianapolis.
gross of the c;ise in tho Putnam Circuit Court m is followed with in-
he believes ! as the case developed from time to
the o 01 hf> rneaaure . warning that Kate Rpel w ] 10 was killed in a rail- to cooperate with the Banner In pre- ^ •omito \ VO „i d KO evpn f ar tp er , cross | n g tragedy at Reelsville ] paring the account of the souvenir " tho House in “earmarking” the j Jn December, 1935, Edgar Jobe, as , edition. Already several persons s " :| n i would eventually “kill off administrator of the estate, is seek- 1 have volunteered to assist with the P ro Kram.” But the House! inR to co ii e ct the sum of $7,500 from undertaking to help present a spccRp.,, , ! 1!6 to 12 ' in amendment by himself to offset a claim for $5,000 ial centennial issue of the Banner
o rr . ' M n,alive Fritz Landham, Demit. Texas, prohibiting use of alien
tabor
20 Yrars A^o IN GREENCASTLE
County Clerk Harry W. Moore,
At 7:50 o’clock Sunday night the baccalaureate services for the high school will be held in the church sanctuary. Rev. McClure will deliver the sermon, using for his subject “Life to the Full.” The scripture lesson will be read by Rev. Victor L. Raphael of the Presbyterian churcli. Rev. Robert T. Beck of the Christian ehureh will give the open-
which he, in his private capacity, had ! which will be welcomed by the bun-
filed against the estate for servives. I dreds taking part in the celebration j g hcr jff Howard S. Harris and Charles
^ nn reli P f rolls. j However the counter-claim is and treasured in the years to come, -p, p eck wcrc na med as Putnam coim-
8rti„ " , 8° nio nts later it adopted an i in the interests of other In addition to the various feature jy. conscription lioard to tak- a cen- j n g pj-aver. The benediction will bo 111(7 lm ° nt hy ^Pfesentatlve Ham- ' 1 hpirs of thc deceased, and by another articles in the souvenir edition, ar- sus of a n nlen , n the county liable for pronounced by Rev. Gust E. Carlson Kr7| Flatl Ro P uhlican ’ New York, j attornC y This counter-claim alleges rangements have been made to carry military service. of thc Baptist church. Special music
teens prp ^ Pn ' ncc American cit
An. i n ° r a ** rns on work relief rolls. 'Amendment by Fish, to give s 7nisi' r0f< ' rOnCC to World War and
of the Baptist church.
that he" “is indebted to the estate of numerous pictures of the university,: Charles W. Pfciffenberger, state ^ wj|I b( , provided by thc High School
Kate Reel in thc sum of $7,500 for its buildings, professors *nd alumni game warden, was at hom»on a visit. c j, orU8 room and board, from January 1. in the special copy, scheduled to ap- | The Woman's Club met yesterday 1908 to December 20. 1935, furnish- pear the week end the centennial with Mrs. Robert A. Ogg., Mrs. James
L. Randcl was elected president, Mrs.
Numerous
j 0l ' !S,i " ar veterans, was adopted P d him by said Kate Reel at his spec- 1 celebration opens.
,r) 82. ial instance and request.” The per- Numerous merchants, organiza- Lou Allen Baker, vice president; Mrs. of ' ,hls Point Rayburn strolled out 1 iod according to the counter-claim, tions and individuals have expressed Earl Ellis recording secreary, Mrs. ® boiJ?t,prous clijimLcr Th© hcild * ' ^ ^r\ .... n ..,1 u«-* /■»/•»/-»r\r>r»of« in T'xr , f‘Qp‘TitincY ! C. h3.1*1 ©s . Ainold and AXrs. C*. R,-
HOSPITAL KKPORT
Kuuiluiied on 1‘aue Two)
covers a period of 1,450 weeks and willingness to cooperate in presenting Charles J. Arnold and Mrs.
the centennial edition. | Grose, critics.
the rate per week is $5.00.
Lloyd Easton was admitted to the Putnam county hospital Thursday
evening for treatment.
showed up. announced proudly: ‘And all the girls wanted to go with Wade
Millman, too.’
In his letter to Judge Gillen, written on Hot* I Sherman stationery, Mr
Millman said;
“I have been up here the last three i days, making speeches and singing songs for tlic people up here at their expense and my profit. 1 have been royally entertained. This all came | up on account of me making casket and preaching my own funeral i sermon, the only instance we have ( any account of in the hole world ' from beginning of time untill present ' time. Show this to Mrs Gillen. XVdl see you some time again. Yours &c, !
Wade Millman.”
INDIANAI’OEIS EIXT SKK K Hog receipts 4.000 Holdovers 659 Market steady to 10c highi*V. Top $11 6ft «>n choice 210-22!* lbs. Sows steady bulk $9.1 . 810 10 top $10 50 160-200 lbs , $10 75 $11.50: 200-250 lbs., $11.45-$11.60; 250-300 lbs. $11.50-$11.50: 140-160 lbs., $10 00- , $11.43; 100-140 lbs., $9.25-$10.25. i
Last rites will be conducted at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon from McGurry’s Funeral home. Rev. Hoxiben Masten of Belle Union and Rev. Dora Day will officiate. Burial will be in
Forest Hill cemetery.
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