The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 5 July 1937 — Page 1
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Employment Ih 8.1 Perkll<> Drup in Pay HoIIh Ih ■■po iIimI at 18 Percent INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 5 ’vedal Nniployinrnt and pay rolls Indiana dropped sharply from May JliaA According to a statement ised today by Martin F. Carpenter, %ig|VO( the Indiana State EmployaarWce. His statement was bason a preliminary tabulation of rly report received by his orsanitlon lnr«ooperation with the United atea Bureau of Labor statistics. Reporta from 1.881 Indiana manucturing an. I non-manufactoring cshllahments with a total June cmoyment Of 153,925 persons showed creaaea of 6.1 percent in employent, 10 percent in pay rolls, and 0 percent in man hours worked durg June in comparison with May. Theae marked decreases were said 1 be largely atributable to strikes tiich have entirely shut down some the etate's most important plants iring June. Other plants were seri» isly return 1 due to a lack of mariala supplied by the closed plants. June was the eighth consecutive , onth dflfing which wage rate in•eaaea grained by employers have »en particularly noticeable. The Its from 23 firms showed greases in rates of pay afemployees. Most of these rma were small, the largest employtg apprauin ately 675 wage earners. In tlte 22 major groups of manuicturiag an l non-manufacturing inustriea illtudied there were 13 [iroupa that showed employment and ay roil h|>re<ises, while only 9 gtouns ^corded ataploymcnt and pay ro.ll dci May to June. The principal 1 oases occurcd in the iron and where reports from 78 id employment 42.3 per:nt and pay rolls 48.5 percent lower June than they were in May. The early reports from 739 manuacturing plants showed decreases of .0 percent in cmploymer. and 12.8 $1 pay rolls from May to pile the serious setback. Inred Indiana manufacturing toyment 3.6 percent and pay rolls parcent ahead of a year ago. the durable goo Is group of man industries decreases of 12 0 In employment and 17.3 perin pay rolls were recorded from to June Durable goods indexes bowed current employment 2.0 persnt and pay rolls 15.9 percent ahead f June 1936. hi the seven major Vroupa of'durable goods industries tudied, five showed employment aina and four registered pay roll in-
reaaea.
Non-durablc goods manufacturing aduatriea' increased employment 1.2 _>ercent and pay rolls 0.2 percent from Jay to Jum . The non-durahte goods -ndexea showed employment 3 7 per vfent and pay rolls 15.9 vcrcent ahead a year ago. Only three of the sev,.'n major groups of non durable goods nanufacturing industries studied repatered gains in employment and •ay rolls from May to June. The largest gains weic recorded in the leathHlJtf its manufactures group with tooreases of 10 7 percent in emalojUadB and 27..4 percent in pay rolls frdko May to June. One of th lea packs in th history of thfcanning industry was largely pl< for increases of 8.1 perfcmployment and 6.7 percent Dlls recorded in the foods an ^ products group during Jum irison with May. & non-r.ianufaeturing indui resented by 1.142 establish employing 32,798 person" increases of 1.8 percent in ent 2.8 percent in pay ro'ls lercent in man hours work ;d ,y to June. Five of the eight roups of non-manufacturing, s studied registered emplovireases, while six groups pay roll gains. Indiana coa' >perations continued to ex indicated by increases of 8 7 employment and 9.9 pePay rolls trom May to June Tlormall y reduce their forces duringJlune. but the decreases of 8 7 ^percent in employment and 8.6 percent In pay rails experienced from j.May to June this year were mue.h .-■greater 1 than seansonally expected r chan K‘-'s recorded in th" non-manufacturing industries were ^generMy in accord with seasonal expectations.
Albert Dyer, a street crossing guard in Inglewood, has confessed to the slaying of three little girls in Inglewood, June 26, according to Detective Lieut. D. A. Sanderson early today. The announcement came unexpectedly, although police had rounded up hndreds of suspects of the brutal slaying during the past week. Leads given the police had proved unsuccessful until the time of the confession last night. All known degenerates, shady characters, and released convicts in the area were brought in and questioned at length by Inglewood police who said they had almost exhausted the wealth of suspects.
FAMILY LIVES IN COUNTY FOR OVER CENTURY
SHELBY MOLAR, CLINTON TOWNSHIP FAMILY MEMBERS OBSERVE BIRTI1KDAY
PESSIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE
LOCAL SHOPS CLOSE; MARK JULY FOURTH
BUSINESS ACTIVITY HERE AT STANDSTILL AS HOLIDAY
IS MARKED
NOISY FOURTH EXPERIENCED
Knuchdale Mecca Over Week End and Today for Those Taking Part in Ceneral Celebration in County
Business activity came to a standitill here today as the community participated in the general observance of Independence Day. Following the general custom in vogue throughout the nation—that of declaring a holiday on Monday when the regular date falls on Sunday—Greencastle business houses ind shops for themost part were to be closed all day here. No set celebration was planned here in commemoration of the 161st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. However, residents found the occasion a day of rejoicing. Many adults joined the youth of the community in making it a "noisy Fourth" by the fireworks route. Merchants had little difficulty disposing of the ordinary firecrackers and elaborate fireworks displays for the celebrants. Roachdale was the mecca over the week end and today for those taking part in the general celebration in Putnam county. Those in charge of the festivities in the neighboring town reported hundreds of out-of-county residents joined with Putnam county people to take part In the planned events. Besides the various amusements and concessions. varied musical programs were presented over the week end to entertain the throngs at the Roachdale celebration. More music and entertainment features were slated for today and tonight, with the climax scheduled tonight with a giant display of fireworks. With today a holiday for the majority of local residents, many Greencastle citizens spent the day quietly at home. Others were on trips to neighboring towns and states to visit friends and relatives. Favorite swimming holes and swimming pools in this section reported a "land office business" as many persons celebrating the Fourth decided to make it a swim occasion. Patriotic citizens displayed Old Glory on porches; downtown stores also displayed flags yesterday and
'oday.
It was predicted that the supply of fireworks would hold out until about midnight, then the populace could settle down again and prepare to resume work-a-day tusks when activity returns to a normal tempo Tuesday.
".OV. EARLE MAY TRY TO
As Proud of His 72 Years of Life as Are Many Men and Women In “Gay Nineties” Shelby Molar of Clinton township, passed through his seventy-second birthday anniversary, last Monday, June 28, and seems to be as proud of itas are those men and women of the county who are in their "gay nineties." Mr. Molar is somewhat pes simistic about his ever attaining a really old age, and he mentions some trifling affections of his heart, and other weaknesses of similiar import as indications that he will never attain real maturity, however, as was remarked in the now-famous sav"one can’t always sometimese tell.” Mr. Molar is able to find his way about in the house in which he lives even in the dark, as it has been his home since 1889. Also, Mr. Molar knows his away around in Clinton township, as he was born in that bailiwick, in a log cabin, west of John Newgent's. and he has never lived outside its boundaries. His father was Joseph Moler, who came to Indiana in 1852 from the Mt. Sterling neighborhood in Kentucky, from which other old fam ilies also emigrated direct to this
county.
Mr. Molcr's father and mother were married in this county. She was Lucy Newgent, who was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Pugh Newgent. This couple came to Put nam county more than a century ago from Kentucky, a part of a genuine pioneering party which included Ed ward Newgent’s father. Thomas New gent; the father of Mrs Newgent, who was "Dicky” Pugh, and the two little children of the Newgent Vs •. fMrs. Newgent rode horseback and carried their 2-year-old son, Richard, on her lap, with their 4-year-old,Charles on a pillion behind the saddle. The mcr carried rifles and axes, using the latter to hew their way through the dense undergrowth in the primeval forests, and with the rifles they killed the game which was their principal food en route. Mr. Pugh, father of Mrs. Edward Newgent, entered the land on which the ’Newgents settled, in Clinton township, not far south of the present state road 36. It was within a short distance of a village of Miami Indians. Some of the unique experiences of the Newgent’s with the redskins have been detailed in these col umns before. That early homestead -farm bar long since been divided, John Newgent living on part of it, and Albert E. Williams of Greencastle, prosecutor, owns another part of it This Elizabeth Pugh Newgent waf an aunt of Warren Newgent, whr was once trustee of Clinton town ship, and a great aunt of Maynard Newgent, of Greencastle. Warren Newgent built the present Clinton Center school house, when he was
trustee.
Thomas Newgent who headed the pioneer party to Punam county from Kentucky, in 1826, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was one of the two survivors of the massacre of the Americans by the Indians at Raisin river. Newgent, although wounded in the leg, saved the life of a man named Robinson, who had an arm shot in two. All others of the ! company were killed. Thomas Newgent also was in the i battle at Fort Meigs, in which the Americans whipped a large force r f Indians and British. This Newgent
NO. 222 SLOT MACHINES | ARE OBJECT OF STATE POLICE
( ON FI SCAT K 79 ASSORTED DEYR ES IN COUNTY RAID, SATURDAY PROSEUI TOR FILES CHARGES Police strike Klmultiineoualy In All Parts of County. Device* Brought to Greencastle
USE “FORCE” ON STEEL
was the first teacher of the first school in Clinton township, the building standing near where No. 3 was
JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. July 5-Gov-, , at()r erpctpd
ernor George H. Earle of Pennsylvan-; So it may bp con8idered * ia t shel-
'a’s new deal governor, told a rain Irenched throng of cheering mints and steel strikeers Sunday aft•rnoon, that the state’s attorney was scheduled to go to Washington on Vednesday “t see if we can’t force
an election.”
The governor told the crowd, estinated at 7,500 by authorities “You lon’t need acts of violence when you have Franklin D. Roosevelt in
by Moler. descending from two early i fighters in the service of their counj try, has, himself, quite a lot of fighting blood in his veins. He, as proof of that, shows two old-time guns that would require a real man to operate j them. One of them, which is handmade squirrel rifle brought from Kentucky, with a barrel 42 inches long and of thick metal, was however, often used bv his mother, who
Plan Filibuster To Delay Court Vote OPPONENTS ESTIMATES NEW DEAL HAS ENOUGH VOTES FOR COMPROMISE WASHINGTON, July 5. (UP> — Opponents of Supreme court expansion estimated today that the new deal had sufficient Senate votes to adopt a compromise program and they have organized a filibuster to delay a vote and ultimately defeat the bill. Debate scheduled to begin this week. Some veeterans. including several who talked the United States out of membership in the league of Nations 17 years ago, counselled caution. They argued that filibusters generally are unpopular with the public. Some of them recalled that in the nine months of oratiocal battle aroused by the Ivcaguc of Nations debate the word "filibuster” scarcely was heard. The administration’s court ex pun, don bill has been abandoned by the ; new deal legislators upon whom 1 President Roosevelt depended to push it through the Senate. The com- 1 promise introduced yesterday provides for appointment of one additional Supreme court justice for every justice over 75 years of gae remaining on the bench. These new justices could be added at the rate of one in each calendar year until every 75-year-old had been matched by a younger appointee. But the court could not Ire increased to a membership of more than 15 under terms of the compromise nor would its membership be permitted to fall below the present nine. If that compromise were enacted at this session. Mr. Roosevelt would have the privilege of naming three justices within the next six
months.
One could be named immediately for the calendar year 1937 ami another on or after Jan. 1 or 1938. The third justice would fill the va cancy created by retirement of Justice Willis Van Devantrr. It is as sumed that Senate Majority Leader f ContlfllHMl oil Two»
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LETTER
KM Fl\ ES MAU I II DEI .
Washington, a liberal congress and weighed in at 140 pounds. She fur-
i governor like me.’’ Gov. Earle’s comment on “fore-! ; ng an election” referred to the claims by John L. Lewis’s CIO lead-! ^rs that the union would win if col'ective bargaining elections were held in the plants of the steel com--ranies along the seven state steel
itrike front.
Mrs. Edith Frank, clerk in the S C. Provo company store, today knew the meaning of tragedy when it hi'* an airliner carrying the mail and what it means to service. Late last week Mrs. Frank receive-1 an air mail letter from her son, Lesley Frank, which had been mailed December 14, 1936, from San Dieg >, Calif. The letter was cairied on the ill-fated Western Air Express liner which was lost jn,miiI>eeomber an I not found until a Jew weeks ago. The wrecked vlane, with its seven occupants dead, was fouml in the mountans in the west. Most of the mail was recovered and immediately
forwarded on.
Mrs. Frank said the letter she re December 11 postmark was in per feet condition. Sire added she had raceived other air mail letter which had been burned at the edges, evidently being in ships which crashed
and burned.
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KIM A MS INDIANA DISTRICT OFFICE SOI GUT BY JOHN
T. HESTER
Indiana State Police, in a campaign against the slot-machine racket, swooped down on Putnam county Saturday and confiscated slot-machines, marble games, punch boards ami similar gambling devices. A score of state-policemen and plain i clothes men in automobiles and trucks brought the machines to the I county jail pending a court order to confiscate the devices. Affidavits were filed against the following persons, owners of establishments in the county, at the ofj fice of Prosecutor Albert E. Wil-
| liams.
They are; Clarence Humphrey, ; charged with illegal possession of a ball machine and three punch boards; J. E. Byrd, a ball machine, and two punch boards. Also K. F. Baird, a ! ball machine, a slot machine, and two punch-boards; Charles Robbins, j a ball machine; 11. J. Prichard, two | slot machines and a punchboard; M. G. Nichols, a ball machine, a slot j machine and two punch-boards. Police also filed changes against H. Q. James, two slot machines and two hall machines; Alcix Mitchell, two ball machines, a dice machine, a slot machine, and a punch board; Frank Senter, two sloil machines; Harry Mantel, two punch boards; Ralph Hunter, a ball machine and a slot machine; Vivian Sackett, one slot machine, one ball machine; Bernice Larkin, one slot) machine, one hall machine and a punch board; Clarence McDonald, one ball machine and three pundi boards; Gene Hess, two ball machines; C. M. Bunnell, five slot machines; ami Ruth
Cox, two ball maebines.
Others included Ed Chew, three
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20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE
nished squirred meat for the family many a time, using that heavy old
rifle for the purpose.
The other gun Mr. Moler has" also is a muzzle-loader, long and heavy rifled for about 10 inches from the detonation chamber and smooth the rest of the way. A man’s finger can
| be inserted In its bore.
Robert Newgent was at home from Norfolk, Va., where he was in the navy. M. J. Murphy applied for admission to the officers training camp. E. E. Caldwell received a fracture of an arm while cranking his automobile. F. A. Ashworth and Richard Whelan represented the Greencastle lettercarriers at the fctate convention at Terre Haute.
FIELD WORKERS M ILL VIM I CITY .11 IA 6 and 15 TO ASSISI TAXPAYERS Byron W. Nichols, Held agent foi the state gross Income tax division, will be in Greencastle July Otli and 15th to assist taxpayers in preparing gross income tax returns which are due by July 15, it was announced today by Mrs. Lillie McFerran manager of the local automobile li-
cense branch.
Mr. Nichols will bo stationed at th" license branch office, north side of square. It was urged piatlcular.ly that taxpayers affected by recent amendments to the gross income tax law but who are not certain coincen;*ng the new requirements, take advantage of the field agent' assistance. Principal groups affected by th' amendments, according to the license branch manager, arc: (It Retail merchants who are not j •atitlcd to deduct $750 from receipts | from se'.ling at retail for the sci on Vj quarter of 1937. as compared with tile $250 exemption permitte I for pro-
ious quarters.
<2> Partnerships, which now fit a distinct return accompanied by tax payments instead of an information
return.
r3> Non-profit organizations, such as clubs and lodges, operating bars or restaurants, renting rooms or busli ness properties, nr otherwise engag- ! ing in business activities. Such non- ; proft organizations now are taxable ■ on receipts from business activities.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 5.— Hie Noblesvillc Kiwanis club, at its ' eckly luncheon unanimously approved a motion made by Supt. Ben Watt of tire city schools on the recommendation of a committee composed of himself, Dr. Ray Shanks and Sam Weldy, proposing tire name of John T. Kester as a candidate for Governor of the Indiana District Kiwanis International to be selected at the district convention, held at Ft. Wayne, Ind., September 19-21 Mr. Kester accepted the offer of his Iricnds to get behind his candidacy and expressed his appreciation of the fact they would like to see him thus honored by the clubs of the state. The local club will organize a campaign in his behalf and will start the work soon. They especially hope to have a solid delegation from the Third Division, over which Mr. Kester at the present time is presiding as Lieutenant governor. Much loyal support is also promised the Kester candidacy from other parts
of the state.
Hu^e Expedition Looks For Amelia
FAINT HOPE HELD FOR SAFETY OF MISS EARIIART AND
HER FLYING PARTNER
HONOLULU, July 5. Early to-< day the greatest rescue expedition in flying history had not been successful, but every hope was held that Amelia Airhart would be found on a coral reef in the remote south seas. The United States aircraft carrier, Lexington, a $40,000,000 floating airport and speed queen of the Pacific, and four destroyers swept out of Ian Diego with 57 fighting planes ind 3,000 men for a 4400 mile dash o Howland island. The destroyers ■arried an average of 1200 mien each. Almost hourly radio workers from inland America to mid-PaciCic pick'd up reports of mystifying 'wireless • nd voice signals through the air which fortified the feelings of those who refused to believe Miss Earhart and her navigator, Frederick J.
Noonan, had perished.
Southward from Honotul, the battleship Colorado, witb three noro naval planees and anotjher 1200 men, raced toward the eqfuatorial area where Miss Earhart’s world circling plane was last heurd froan definitely at 2.25'(CST) FViday as it supposedly neared the etnd of a 2.500 mile hop from Lep., New
Guinea.
Long on radio reports !#it short on fuel, the stout little cop;st guard '’Utter Itosca alone kept tine search going pending the arrival of the veritable land and sea amadia, which was traveling with all the speed its crews could wring out of .the ma-
chinery.
Coast guard, naval, cooimercial
Although not a charter member
of the Noblesvillc club, Mr Kester is one of the oldest members in |>oint of active service who is now identi lied with the organization. He has been a member of the club since 1923. served as president in 1929 and has been secretary since 1932. He was one of the delegates of the club to the International conventions at Milwaukee, Toronto, San Antonio, I Washington Kind Indianapolis. He | has also served as a member op the | board of directors for ten years, be"n j a member of most of the important committees and has also been active)
in district and state affairs. He has demonstrated his organi-
zation iiH'l executive ability by his suer dj ft's a business executive. He has served as district manager of the Northern Indiana Power Co.
since 1909. His engineering educa- | private radio stations listened tion was received in the University renewed hope for the* mysteot Illinois and additional extension r j ous voice and for unaccountable work. He is a member of the Com- daah Biffnala which repeatedly caught
mandery orders, a
and Consistory Masonic Shriner and also an Elk.
M \KKIAGl; LICENSES Mary E. Mann, construction work or, Mitchell route 3. and Marguerite Wade, factory worker, Mitchell route 2. • George Rayjnon Teale, clerk Baltimore, Md.. and Rose Elizabeth Roeyes, teacher, Utah.
the trained ears of wireless workers at various times during the day. The dash signals began aliout 1 30 a. m. (CST) after radio station KGMB broadcast instructions to the 1 missing fliers to use their wireless I and “keep your spirits up.” Pan American Airways, which 1 did not join the hunt direxdly but kept its radio facilities tuned for oosaible information, corroborated the radio reports and noted addition^al signals.