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GKEENCASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1939.
NO. 70
ESI TIMENT CONGRESS
YELLOW DENT DISPLAY MOST
HIKR OF ROUTINE TIO.N FOR SIX HS CONTEST
IS MAIN FACTOR
Nominations Rut Cons Arc I’ra* tically Certain
TON, Jivn. 6. (UP> — o the hairier of routine today for a six months i President Roosevelt for sjH'n iers and legislative /ill make the first test the new Congress nation committeemen In consideration of Mr. Jrprise call for $875,sj) WPA afloat during of this fiscal year, ation would establish 3 deficit this year. Chairman Clifton D., Va., of the House will handle the bill, is ; $500.000 000. The first til will depend largely stands pat or surrenda rattling but largely | congressional protest of Mr. Roosevelt’s > high office. Profesikfurter, a New Deal Harvard law faculty, ■isterday to the Supremo y created by death of 1 Cardozo. r’s confirmation is as ything political can be. neral-designate Frank ise, should ease over Harry L. Hcpkins, the of Commerce, will >)umps. but was expected ed after a hazing by mmerce committee. Murphy and Hopkins wore criticized somejrounds that Mr. Roosevarding “lame ducks’’ by the electorate or rendered unavailable for bs. Hopkins was boosted the WPA administraa barrage of congres"ts against political rein the 1938 campaign duck" complaint also 'rmer Sen. James P. aho, who made a oneeal record for himself £ired to private life in .r’s Democratic primary. .It named Pope to the Tennessee Valley Authwhich Arthur F. Morgan on charges of “contuman is suing to keep his tied on 1’niin Iroun
s Hunt irr Marshal
LEGISLATORS TO INTRODUCE EXPENSE BILL
EXPECT (ISSUES
STONERRKAKER APPOINTED TO STATE OFFICE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. t J*ui. |6.(UP)—Homer Stonebreaker, former Ojas county sheriff and once an allAmerican basketball player at Wabash college, today became sales executive for Indiana’s penal institu-
tions.
Appointment of Stonebreaker was announced by state welfare director, Thurman A. Gattschalk. Stonebreaker, who was defeated in the second district congressional race
last November by Charles A. Hal- Grading <>f Samples Difficult; John time for their blooming. Their flow- Republicans Ready With leek, succeeds Thomas Hannagan, Day, .Marion Sears Place ' ers often may be seen amidst the who resigned Jan. 1 to enter busi- Second I blanket of snow on the hazel bushes, ne89 ' [ . I and not even zero weather stops
The new appointoe will direct the A new an( , startling note was I them,
sales of products made in the state’s hoard today in connection with the j As flowers, the witch hazel blos-
j corn show in the lobby of the Put- soms do not amount to much, but
WITCH HA/EL FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING NOW
Occasionally, Putnam county and Grecncastile residents who drive the roads through wooded tracts in the
Dl? It'TITlVT'TOl m • south P art of ^is county and in north J. Ajil A Xv/UkJ Owen, think they see faint sugges- ! tions of pale yellow flowers on some
OTIS G'LODFKLTER RECEIVED of tho underbrush, during the win-
FIRST AWARD IN TWO ter.
CLASSES | It is hard to believe, but what they . I see actually are flowers, the bloom
DOG ENTERS CORN SHOW of the witch hazel bushes, and they ELECTION
pick December and January as the
OVENS USED TO DRY PLASTER AT REICH
BERLIN, Jan. 6 (UP) Three enormous ovens devouring more Lha . 100.000 pounds of coal daily, are blowing hot air on plaster in the n w I Reich Chancellory in an attempt to
BETWEEN dry it in time for the New Years r*.
ASSESSMENT IS POSTPONED FOR ONE YEAR
REPUBLICAN SENATE AND
DEMOCRATIC HOI S’;
BILLS
ception of foreign diplomat/ on Jan.
10.
Three thousand men are working
K E A D V 'day an 1 night to complete the build-
RECOMMEND ATION MADE BY STATE BOARD OF TAX COMMISSIONERS
LOWER YAH LS MAY RESULT
Bill Con- ! Inadequate transportation facllitv
corning Democratic “Two Per- | from the Ruhr pitheads have made it
cent dub"
penail institutions.
Proclaim Official Atlantic Defense
UNITED STATES FLEET DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS WITH DEFINITE AREA TO GUARD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. <UP) — President Roosevelt acte I today to bark up his warning to Europe’s dicj tutors by officially proclaiming a permanent Atlantic ocean defense
squadron of 35 warships.
For the first time in years, the
United Stilt* s fleet was divided intoj Wia t j, c mos t pretentious. The grad-
ing of these samples was difficult, for the most part, sa closely did
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind„ Jan. 0 - (UP 1 Traditional op ning day business completed, Li liana’s 81st Legis-
nam county Court House, being held, they add a pleasant yellow sheen *.o lature t0;lny ftarte(1 (lown the lonf; today and tomorrow. | the hillsides when they bloom in pro-| ;jtrctch which ls expected to be teaThe unexpected thing 1 was the fusion. , (urc( j by heated partisan clashes be happy barkings of a black and tan The lotion, witch hazel, is distilled tW€e „ the Democratic Se nate and coon hound which had gone into the from twigs of this bush. | Republican House
show with his youthful master. The Mistletoe is another winter-bloom- | dog seemed to think himself back ing plant that is found in southern; home in the com field, and he barked i Indiana, as far north as Bartholo-
impossible recently for many Berlin j households to get a regular supply oi
coal.
not at a real rabbit but at one which J mew and FranMin counties. he expected to leap out from among i 1—■ the ears of corn. _ _ _ The exhibits in the various class’s jVlOnilC'tt Illlclllt
formed a display which gave evidence of care not only in raising tho corn but also in srflecting the samples to be entered in the competition. The display in the class devoted to ten ears of yellow dent
Wins Baby Derby
two sections units. Each
Atlantic and Pacific I will be charged with
FIRST BABY BORN IN PUTNAM COUNTY IN I9S9; TO GET
.MANY AWARDS
First oi ler of business was the introduction of bills and the first of these was to be a measure appropriating $125,000 for payment of the legislators' salaries and other ex-
penses of the session.
Rep. James M, Knapp, R., Hagerstown, newly-elected speaker of the House, said he probably would call for the introduction of bills today in order that the House may settle down to the legislative grind at the earliest possible- moment next week. Republicans were reported ready today to introduce two of their most
. Ronald Harold Monnctt, born 20, ,
definite areas to safeguard against the exhibits conform to the stand-j In inutes after the new year had got-1 impo,tant leBlslativ * P ro P osals - f,rHt
any possible encroachment from abroad on the western hemisphere. The new Atlantic squadron, plans for which were announce 1 last month, includes four battleships, eight first class cruisers, eight of the newest type destroyers, 15 old type destroyers and an unrevealed number of submarines and planes. The $2,000,000,000 national defense program for military and semi-mil-itary projects, submitted to Congress by him yesterday, called for early completion of more than 100 new warships, now on the way, and construction of an adlitional two battleships, two cruisers, eight destroyers, eight submarines, two seaplane tend-
ers and one repair ship.
The major problem of the forthcoming war games is to be solved in the area of the so-called “air bridge’’ between South America and the westent “hump” of Africa. That trans-Atlantic distance is negotiable by airplane in little over a half day and is nearly three times as short as the distance between the United
States and Brazil,
United States officials privately have expressed a concern over the possibility that Great Britain and France might meet Fuehrer Adolf Hitler’s demands for return of Gerj man colonies in westernmost Africa. Establishment of naval and air bases in that section by Germany would add greatly to United States’ concern about western hemisphere de-
fense.
SPENCER IN EFFORT E STATE WARRANT UPON HIM
cer, about 60 years old, town marshal of Roachdale, blacksmith there an 1 at ClobaK been sought by Sheriff Graham and Deputy SherVandiver in an effort to e warrant based upon an arging Spencer with inaffidavit is signed by Mrs. 'n, of near Plainfield, and avit she names Dorothy ughter of John Spencer, ct of his attentions. The ales the daughter is only
id.
L ers unsuccessfully sought his residence which is al-1 ' the Putnam-Montgomery ! in north Jackson town- j l had disappeared, the offl-1 Friday morning. "kin is the wife of a step- j the girl, and the officers irl was taken to the Gerfrom her home in north ounty by the stop-brother,
AT LEAST FIFTEEN KILLED IN BORDER CLASH BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jan. 6. (UP)—Czechoslovak soldiers, using machine guns and artillery battled Hungarian troops at the frontier town of Munkacs today in a clash officially reported to have cost at least 15 lives. The engagement was still going on this afternoon.
| . , . . j , ■ l a bill to bring the Democratic “Two dra - ten under way, today was declared |
In that class. Walter Harple, of | w | nner of the 1939 Baby Derby, ! Percent Club ” back under the pro ' Crawfordsville, awarded the honors j 8ponsorod by the Daily Banner and vlslons of Ule Corrupt Practices Act,
a host of local merchants.
His Majesty is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Monnctt, Greencastle R. R. 2. Mr. Monnctt is employed at
Lueteke’s Bakery in this city.
The Monnctt infant made his dcj but in 1939 many hours atiea 1 of any (’tber child bom in the new year, and the judges had little difficulty in aej lecting the winner of the first an-
nual Baby Derby in this city.
as follows
First, Otis Clodfelter. Second, John W. Day. Third, L. A. Dicks. Fourth, Philip Hutcheson. Fifth, Robert Dragoo. Mr. Harple, the official judge of the show, made the awards in the class known as “ten ears white corn",
as follows:
First, Otis Clodfelter. Second, Marion Sears. Third, Carl Ferrand. Fourth, H. C. Perkins. Fifth, John Soars. The judging of the other classes of the exhibits continued into the
afternoon.
The awards for the best 10 ears of yellow corn in boy’s class were as
follows:
First, Richard Lewman. Second, Hubert McGaughey. Third, Robert Sutherlin, Fourth, Howard McMullen. Fifth, Ralph Call, Jr.
BOUND OVER TO OWEN COURT
Jiinic Vermillion To Head Auxiliary SPANISH WAR VETERANS AUXILIARY INSTALLED NEW OFFICERS THURSDAY
The auxiliary of Earl Fisk Camp of the United Spanish War Veterans at their meeting in the city library Thursday installed their recently elected officers, as follows: President, Junie Vermillion. Senior vice president, Lula Irwin. Junior vice president, Myra Sorrel. Chaplain, Hallie Bard. Secretary, Cora Tucker. Treasurer, Nellie Evens. Patriotic instructor, Irene Burk. Historian, Dorothy Harris. Conductor, Freda Ashworth. Assistant conductor, Ethel F.
condition became known liarri.'.
er members of the family, i had been attending school ‘d, in Jackson township. four children of John nd his late wife, the latter ed this last autumn, Dorone of them. Also, there other children by the same nd a different father, by marriage, the first husg named Gerkin. One or children of Spencer have g with him in north Putty.
Guard, Florence Evens. Assistant guard, Carolyn Conklin. Reporter, Nora Tuttle. Musician, Seba Collings. Color team: Ethel Conklin, Grace Brothers, Hannah Krall. Nellie Beeme.'. Installing officer, Monta Donne-
huo.
The retiring president is Mrs. George Harris. Appreciation of her work in that office this past year was expressed by members of the organization.
Ulis Mundy, 47, of Cloverdale, pleaded not guilty to giving liquor to a minor before Justice of the Peace Lew A. Warner and was certified Wednesday to Owen Circuit court. Mundy is alleged to have given liquor to Melvin Riddell, 19, Dec. 9. when the car in which the two and two others crashed on state road No. 43, south of Spencer. Riddell was in the back seat of the automobile, being sobered up. He suffered a skull fracture and w is removed to Putnam county hospital in Greencastle. Spencer Even* ing World. GARBAGE COLLECTION
Considerable interest was created in the Baby Derby, and (lie staff of the Putnam County hospital, physicians and others cooperated with the Banner and other sponsors of the contest in announcing new arrivals in tho new year. The following list of awards go to the Monnctt baby, although some will be honoring the mother and
father:
Silver Drinking Cup, from The Bannc.’. Savings account for $2.00, from Central National Bank. Dozen cans of food for baby, Quality Meat Market. Box of cigars (for father), from Lincoln Dining Room. Sterling silver baby spoon, Schoenman’s Jewelry Store. China cradle filled with flowers, Eitel’s Flowers. Largo jar of spiced freestone peaches. People’s Grocery ti Meats. Comb and brush set, Mullins Drug
Store.
Chicken dinner for the parents,
Cafe Royale.
Baby's auto seat, Western Auto j
Associate Store.
Crib blanket, Pitchford’s.
Baby set, Fleenor’s Drug Store.
and second another to make the office of Attorney-General elective in-
stead of appointive.
The 1937 Legislature exempted the “Two Percent Club," the Democratic campaign fund raising organization from tho corrupt practices laws compelling it to account for its contributions and detail its expenditures. The club’s fund now is reported to be somewhat short of $1,000,000. The agitation to make the Attor-ney-General elective instead of appointive is due largely to the fact that the Democratic state chairman. Oiner Stokes Jackson, is also Attor-ney-General anl a member of the state election board. Republicans think this is altogether too blatant a link between government and pol-
itick.
Jackson, however, is expected to resign one post or the other during tho year. Lieut-Gov. Henry F. Schricker, president of the Senate, likewise, was ready to start the legislative ball rolling by receiving the initial flood ol billn. Two important measures dealing with elections and recounts both direct outgrowths of the tangled Nov. 8 election- were ready for introduction into the Senate. They were being sponsored by Democratic Senators including E. Curtis White
Stated That Municipally - Owned Utilities Subject To
Taxation
The belief held locally that the real estate of Putnam county, and all other counties of the state, wouli be re-assessed for taxation purposes this year appears now not to have been based upon fact. It was the undei standing in the county last year that the township trustees, the Greencastle township assessor, and the county esse or would have that task thrust upon them this year. But, now, It ceemr probable that the re-valuation will occur next year, and that the new valuations would be the. basis for the taxes collectible
in 1941.
The State Board of Tax Commis-
months ago. The court now is com- sioners yesterday recommonded to fortably pro-Ncw Deal. j the state Legislature that the assessProfessor Felix Frankfurter, a New ment of real estate occur next year. Deal “godfather," was the latest and Included in the recommendation of third Roosevelt nominee to tlr liign that board to the Legislature was a cour ' : - reminder of the hoard's previous Washington confidently expect, d statement concerning the taxation of further vacancies this year. Asso- mun icipally-ow n ed utilities. The ciate Justices Louis D. Brandels, 82. boan j he i ( | lhal suctl utilities are sub-
ject to taxation.
The statement refers to Supreme Court decisions which, so the board claims, “clearly show that the part of a municipally-owned plant used for commercial purposes Is not used
Supreme Court Is Pro-New Deal
COMPLETED BY APPOINTMENT
ONE-THIRD OF COURT KE<iANTZATION PROGRAM WASHINGTON, Jan 0 'UP>
President Roosevelt today had completed by appointment one-third of the Supreme Court re-organization program which Congress rejected 16
< C'«nllnii<-n
fnicr Two!
Nazi Criticize New Appointment
and James F. McReyncflds, 76. may resign. Brandeis is a liberal. MeReynolds stands on the right flank of the right wing of hitter end opponents of the New Deal. If he leaves the court only associate justice Pierce Butler will remain of the never-sur-
render group which junked so much {or municipal purposes and is subNcw Deal legislation in 1934-35. J ec * taxation. No important opposition w-is ex- The procedure followed here in pected to Senate confirmation of Greencastle, in regard to the local Frankfurter. The nomination was city-owned water works system, is referred to a Senate Judiciary Sub- that the plant should pay taxes to committee for consideration. Headed the county and state but not to the
by Sen. Mathew M Neely, D., V7. cit/.
Va., it planned to act soon. ;,[ me water works depart* Both Republicans and Const’i vat ive mcnt a f) f current and deD^ocraU for the most partjoined linqucnt taxe3 amounting to
~ ' U * $3,575.83, of Y.h'ct. $1,758.59 was de-
linquent. a result of an earlier belief that the plant should not pay taxes. Of this amount, $666.46 were taxes and delinquent penalties on the partlot occupied by the standpipe. But, in 1937, the current taxes were only $780, an i there was no delinquency. This amount went to the
county and state, only.
The re-assessment of real estate wi 1 fall to tlie lot of the township
with administration adherents in praising Frankfurter’s ability and
qualifications.
VIENNA, Jan. 6. 'Up' Dr. Salomon Frankfurter, 80, once an honored Austrian government official but more recently a Nazi prisoner; learned from a radio bulletin that his nephew, Felix Frankfurter, had been appointed to the Supreme Court of
tho United States.
Prof. Frankfurter left V enna 4S
years ago. He and his parents went tnrstees in all townships of the to the United States. Members of ccunty with the exception of Greentha Frankfurter family remaining castle, which has a township asses-
here were proud of his elevation, so’.
His uncle was formerly director of it is the general belief that the rethe Vienna University library. assessment will result in a lowering Jews were proud that Frankfurter , ( f the values for taxation purposes,
had remained true to the Jewish
faith.
Some Jews feared that li s appointment might increase anti-aemi-ticism in tho United States. Some Nazis said they welcomed the appointment as “proof” of their claim that President Roosevelt an l
(/iianlian Asked For Wade Millman
I’eddy bear, Sam Hanna’s Book ALLEGED THAT ROOSEVELT HAD his New Deal were under Jewish in- A PPI’ 1 -K /"s/wr
authorizing his son as the official winner of the Baby Derby. He also will receive the awards at that time.
MANFOUII ( RAVER FINED Manford Craver, residing
Garbage collection in this city is now under the supervision of L. C. Conrad and Walter Baynard. These men are responsible for the removal of garbage of the city of Greencastle. When in need of garbage disposal, call your collector. If he fails, call
790.
I promised the people of Groencastle that I would sec that your garbage was disposed of without any expense. If the citizens will co-oper-ate with this collection there is no need of any one being missed. Set your can on the street curb or alley on the day your collector comes and he will get it. You be respon-
sible for your can being there, and, ^ ^
I will be responsible for the collector j ‘ ‘
getting it. CHILDREN SEND GIFTS This system stated above will save praoUE Czechoslovakia, Jan. 6 the city $520.00 a year which wasl ( , arge cratcg of Kifta , appropriated by the past admlnistra- « coUected ia American schools for lion for garbage disposal. Czechoslovak children, arrived yester-
W. D. James, Mayor., ^ at Re(J Crosa headquarters. — I
INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK Hog receipts 6,000, holdover 106; market generally steady; 160-200 lbs. $8.05-$8.20; 200-300 lbs., $6.90-$7.95; 300-400 lbs., $6.60-$6.80; 100-160 lbs., $7.25-$8; sows mostly $6.15-$6.60. Cattle 350, calves 400. All classes generally steady; steers mostly $8$9.50; heifers mostly $7-$8.50; cutter cows $4.25-$5$,50; vealers $1 lower,
top $1C.
SHOWN hi: was reconull
ED TO LEAVE OFFICE
BERLIN, Jan. 6.—<UP> Nazis, criticising the appointment of Felix
Store.
House dress for mother, The Fashion Shop. Ten gallons of gasoline, Hoosier
Pete.
Two dollars wortli of merchandise,
Webb’s Pure Oil Station.
The proud father, Mr. Monnctt, is . r . • i t asked to call at The Banner office | allied Uxlay that President Roose-
Saturday and receive a certificate
HIS INFIRM CONDITION
Frankfurter to the United Stales Su- and bring about a restoration of Ger preme Court as noit in accord with man-American friendship" the wishes of the American people, I —
Huence.
Indirectly, Nazis asserted, Frankfurter's appointment “may hasten the
day when non-Jewish Americans will The a| ointment of a guardian for reject the Roosevelt Administration wale Millman, of Floyd township, is
a ked t>v Fugene W. Huber, and Add son Huber, in an application filed
veil had shown that he was recon-
ciled to leaving office in 1940. The official news agency, Deut-
sches Nachrichten Bureau, sounded the keynote for Nazi denunciation of
the Frankfurter appointment. Continuing the apparent effort ty|
Putnam MhiiImms On Committors
MEN. LANE AND REP. RICH MH»S
NAMED STATE
ON IMPORTANT
COMMITTEES
w th the clerk of tho Putnam circuit court this forenoon. ’Hie two men are a grand nephew and a nephew, respectively, of Mr Millman. The former is a son of the other applicant. Mr. Millman has been in a hospital for treatment, but is now at home, in :i rather enfeeble I condition, however. The application asks for the appointment of a guardian on the grounds that Mr. Millman is incapa-
of the citato.I for the care of his property
want ora graver. Nazi to isolate the president, in his
Northwoo.1, this city, paid a fine and 8tand from lhr j costs totaling $^ ..■>*) this \v* t m American people as a whole, the of-1 in the naming of members
Justice Robert A. Newpent s com £^ c j a j news agency joineri the an- standing 1 committees of the Indiana foy reason of his inform condition. for attempting to dislodge a raccoon pointmenta of Kran ; { Murphy as a; . I Senate, by Lieut. Governor
j from its den. The affidavit wiiS J tomoy general and Harry L. Hop- Henry F. Schricker, Senator O. Bru {signed by Victor Walter, game war ‘i aH .secretary of commerce with Dane of Putnam-Montgomery coun-
the .appointment of Frankfurter an I ties was placed on the important said all were made in defiance of committee on agricultur . and on the popular will. 1 equally important committee on coun"Roosevelt again has been ill ad-1 ty and township business He is a vised or else he e determined !o member, also, of the special! election put everything on one card and sur- laws committee. The special commis-
round himself during his last two s ; on appointed by
20 Years Ago
IN GREENCASTLE
Philip Maxwell gave a reading at the meeting of the high school dra-
matic society.
More than $3,000 in federal bonds were stolen from the Robards bank at Stilesville. The robbers burned or
O O S S S S S S S S Today’s Weather S S and S S Local Temperature $ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mostly cloudy tonight and Satur-
Governor Town- day; rain Saturday or Saturday night
years of office with as many New 1 send to study election laws will re- and possibly in northwest portion Dealers as possible. 1 port to this committee. '’ate tonight; slightly warmet Situi “This possibility was indicated In the Lower House, Enos it. Rien- day and in sMithwost pot lion to-
when he appointed two supporters of ards. of (Patrick.sburg, representing night, his policy as secretary of commerce Putnam and Owen counties, was and attorney general. j made chairman of the committee on Minimum “All these appointments are in benevolent and scientific institutions, crass opposition to populax senti- ; Ho was, also, made a member of the; ment in the United States as proved committee on education, of the comin the November elections. { mittees on legislative apportionment,
“It seems, however, that Roase- mines and mining, natural resources
velt does not care about this. He and rivers and waters, the conun.thimsertf is apparently convinced that tee on phraseology, engrossment an 1
Sheep 1,500. Lambs 25 cents high- broke the locks off the eighteen safe another term of office for him is out enrollment of bill’s, the committee er; bulk good and choice $9-$9.25. [deposit boxes. | of the question.” on state medicine, and public heal’.'i.j
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