The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 September 1939 — Page 2
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THE DAILY BAXXEB, GREENCASTLE, INPUNA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939.
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SOCIETY
Phone All Social and Personal Items To 85
♦ Pauline Sandy Society Editor ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«
Mrs. Weesner
Easy to relieve misery direct—
BABY'S without “dosing".
M W V B I ■ Rub throat.^cliest. USED BY 3 OUT I V Of 3 MOTHERS ^ VAPORUB
nam County; $3.50 to $5.00 per year i obseryps Blrth , 1ay I by mall outside Putnam County. | Thp eiRhtiPth birthday anniversary 1 ~ ■ i i .i . | Q f Mrs. Elizabeth Weesner of Clay- \ I’lltl.E THOUGHT FOR TODAY ton Sunday was made a happy ocExemplify the divine spirit in yourj ca sion for her, through the planning life: No man hath seen God at any (of m, an( i Mrs. W. J. Weesner of
He is a son of the
Clayton octogenarian and the iln> was also his birth anniversary.
Current Literature Group
To .Meet Monday
The Current Literature Study Group of A. A. U. W. will meet on Monday evening, October 2, at the i tome of the Misses Virginia and
The Putnam County Council of the ji., izabo , h Kariden, promptly at 8
o’clock. Mrs. G. W. Giddings will rc-
j County Council Of
Clubs To Meet
Indiana Federated Clubs will meet
Keystone Chapel of the Gobin Me- view (lMy Days of strt , nffth “ b y
time. If we love one another. God | Q Je e ncas t]e
dwelleth in us, and his love is per-
fected in us. 1 John 4:12.
INazi Commander Tells Of Sinking
PKKPAKK COR DEBATE
personals and LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Fred Thomas
at the Grant Hotel.
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is reported quite ill
Returning home Sunday, from a visit with her daughter, she was welcomed at the door by sixty-five relatives and friends. A bounteous basket dinner was spread on th} lawn. The main atti action was the large cake beautifully decorated with eighty white candles, and a lovely j bouquet, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Weesner.
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Dorothy Burris Hostess To Clovenlale Club
mortal church, Greencastle. Tuesday, October 3, at 2:00 p. m. The council is composed of the officers and department chairmen of the Putnam County Federation and the presidents of the county clubs. The department chairmen for the year
1939-1940 are as follows:
American Citizenship, Mrs. Eugene Hutchins; American Home, Mrs. Russell O’Haver; Education and Library Service, Mrs. Charles Rector; Epsilon Sigma Omicron. Mrs. William Huggard; Conservation,
Anne Walter Fearn and Mrs. C. C. Henley will review "Seasoned Timber” by Dorothy Canfield. Miss Lucille Wickersham ami Miss Ella Mahanna are in charge of the Current Literature Study Group winter activities for the year.
PRESIDENT REITERATES PEACE INTENTIONS — WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—(UP)
The New Era Club of Clovenlale
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(rontlnuril from Pater Our) and Church of the Brethren. Stiategy for the Senate legislative
Knudson; Literature, Mrs. Bruce Lane; Music, Mrs. J. E. Porter; In-
Elder McBride of Midland is hold- j fust regular meeting uit *V t Frna tj ona ] Relations. Mrs. Jennie
'Miss Dorothy Burris. Wednesday] Ilininr rlllh Womrn Mrs .
.. ,, ^ r, .. n ui i •» —President Roosevelt today reitcrMrs. H. O. Brattan, B.ble LUera ure, conviction that ;hP Unlted Mrs. Ralph Fry; States will be able to stay out of the
Mrs. Frank Deer; Art, Miss Dorothy
war in Europe.
i»ck All TKestB, Indiana Loan Comp. ftIVKS YOU 1. No Endorsers. '*• No Indiscreet inqulrl* 3. Paym nts t„ fit v , Mlr in(t I. Interest unpaid bal^ 5. I p to l.j months to REDUCE YOUR CAR PAYMENTS If they are too high, Wf , finance your account with payments an I leave y ou your current needs. Quick, Privcte Service Indiana loan [ 10'/, East Washington j|j
j ing revival services at Long Branch
church.
FI'NCTIONEI) IN THE SPIRIT OF “Ht’RTING THE ENEMY WHENEVER YOU CAN”
l afternoon. Since the club
is studying the
DeLong; Junior Club Women, Roy Sutherlin; Legislation, Mrs. | Morton Fordice; Press and Publicity.
Speaking at a press conference.. Mr. Roosevelt said he predicted his
answers to all questions on one para- ' ‘ , * ^ mount fact -that the United States 1 PRESBITERY for is not in the war and that he does ° Pfc.^u < m of the Prestf
BERUN, Sept. 29 (UP)-The crew of the German submarine that sank the Biitish aircraft carrier Courageous knew its task was “tough' but functioned in the spirit
battle still was unknown. It was
believed that Pittman would lead off ‘ s con fi nt ' 1 ' to her home because
the debate for the administration. - '•l rl< ' ss -
followed probably by Sen. William E. 1 Limedale Bible class will meet Horah, R., Ida., a leader of the isola-1 evening instead of Sunday tionists. | t . ven j n g as wa g stated In Thursday u
The debate promises to be the] Kanner most historic on capitol hill since |
the struggle over the League of Na-j Guy Sipple of Frankfort, has bee i tions. It will resemble that bitter appointed Monon agent at Putnam-
Gi oner
Ray Dollar, daughter of Mr. and. United States this year, the respons-J '' Tn.iioaa rt..h i "V“ 7 —the Presbyterian women’.
„ . i Mrs. Simpson Stoner; Indiana Club- no t think we are going to enter the J na trv yvyII noil wwrn ^‘Tndion I'llHrnmS 1 . . . n n r/nticr* nf ♦lYio
Mrs. R. E. Dollar, east of Greencas-
of "hui ting the enemy whenever you
can" the boat’s commander told Ihe 1 batUe ,n that 1<>a<lers of the °PP^-i ville ’ succeeding Fred M.
tion are the same today. It was who has been transferred to French
is s ory Borah anr] g en Kiram W. Johnson. I Lick.
R., Calif., who argued in the early j 1 1920s until a small band of followers i turned that issue into a major legis-! i lative defeat for Woodrow Wilson. I
United
German radio audience, was re-broadcast in the
States.
The commander, whose name was not revealed, told a German radio reporter about the attack on the Couragei us. He had been awarded 1 the iron cross first-class. His crew received second-class iron crosses. I Describing the attack in the pres- ! ent tense, the commander said to the
radio audience:
"I sec the upper dock structure
to roll call were “Indian Customs and Beliefs.” Mrs. Bailie Sipple read a very informative paper on “America’s First Settlers.” Two beautiful Indian songs were rendered by Mcsdames Gray and Sipple. The hostess conducted a rather unique hat contest with prizes being awarded to Helen Gray and Hattie Davis. The following officers (were Installed by Mrs. Michael, assisted by Mrs. Rockwell: President, Hallie ; Sipple; vice president, Dorothy Burj ris; secretady-trcasurer, Mary Lo-
Pauline Rice, of Stilesville, | gjm; assistant secretary-treasurer, has filed suit in the Hendricks cir- I miberta Coffman, cuit court for divorce from Everett a .j.
Mrs.
As sent to the Senate the neutral-
Thimhle Club Held Picnic Thursday
The Thimble Club held an all day
an.l extend the periscope a little. It’s an aircraft carrier. I see two airplanes. I see destroyers. I know It will be a tough task. But hurt the enemy whenever you can. Let’s go... “Every man knows that it’s ultimate that he may lose everythiag
Rice, charging cruel and inhuman
ity bill would substitute for the cm- t,catmcn t.
bargo rm arms a provision allowing i Lynn Brown, Orville J. Stewart,
sale of munitions to any country pro- George Dickinson. Gordon Shaw and 1 picnic Thurs,la y at Rot,e Ann Pn '' k vided it pays cash and transports the p q Moffett left today for Fife ' At noon h° ur a bountiful dinar, goods in its own ships. j Lakei M ich.. where they will spend a was 8erved ’ In lhc afternoon f ‘ vc,y ‘ It is not strictly a “cash-and-carry” i f ow ,| a y a fishing one en j°y pd a program of readings
i bill, however, since normal 90-day |
commercial credits would be extend-1 T* 16 Gobin Memorial Methodist ed. However, the committee wrote j Church Choir will meet this evening in an amendment which would pro-| a ! o’clock. The choir is comhibit additional credit to any pur- j posed of townspeople and university chaser which defaulted on a 90-day ( students. Last week there were 52
note.
Another committee revision lifted
oi again he may win everything. The j certain proposed restrictions on
chase underwater continues for hrur. The aircraft carrier zig-zigs back and forth. It knows a submarine is near.... I see destroyers before
me.
“Now or never. Fire! Then I pull the periscope down, quickly to the stai board. There is breathless tension in the boat. Everyone knows that
American shipping and airplane transport in the western hemisphere and Pacific. Limited operations in
this field would be allowed. Aside from these major changes
the bill stands as outlined by President Roosevelt in his message to the opening session of this Congress, the main issue remaining retention or
something must happen or we will | repeal of the arms embargo,
have to sneak away with our tail be- | Isolationists made no attempt in tween our legs. | committee, it was learned, to remove ' Suddenly there is a metallic crash- the provision from the bill that ! ing, then roaring, than many small- would repeal the embargo. They hail ! er explosions. Every throat suppres- agreed to make their fight on that 1
scs exultation. We are not hapby j issue on the floor, long. Suddenly, the whirring sound
present for the rehearsal.
Charles B. Pickens, a member of | the firm of Pickens & Yanders. garage men of Clovenlale, returned to his home and his work yesterday after a three-weeks' stay at the Veterans Hospital at Indianapolis. He
is a World War veteran.
The Groveland Community Club will be the hostess for the meeting of the Putnam County Federation of Clubs on October 17th in the Presbyterian church in Groveland. Registration will begin at 9:00 a. m., and there will be a covered dish luncheon
at noon.
cf destroyers’ screws Is above—now the battle with the destroyer continues for an hour under water.” The submarine's engineer, continuing his description, said: ”Wc listened for what must comedepth charges. And they came so Mint the ship shivered. We listene I to the ship shiver and shake in every joint, but it held together. "We were quiet and the destroyers moved away. There were further explosions at other points where they thought we were. But these did not succeed in hurting our apparatus. The sound of screws deparod."
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INCREASE MILK PRICES INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 29 (UP)--The State Milk Control Board today issued an order raising the retail price of milk from 10 to 11 cents per quart in the Cass County area. This price is for class 1 milk. The price to farmers was raised from $1.94 to $2.25 per hundred weight. The board explained that the price increases were granted at the request of Cass county farmers whose producticn costs have bee i increased because of drouth conditions which required the use of feed. A similar increase also was approved for the Grant county marketing area.
Members of the High School Ep- | worth League of Gobin Memorial i church, planning to attend the Disj trict Retreat to be held in Trinity ' church, Torre Haute, Sunday afterj noon and evening, are asked to meet at the church not later than 1:00 p. m., Sunday. Transportation will be provided for all wanting to attend. Wh“n you send the washing to the Laundry you send a great many of your worries and cares along with it. Phone 126. Home Laundry & Cleaners. 29-lt.
and gomes. Ice cream was scrvfd
in the afternoon.
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Mri. Ohenchain To IU Hostess
Mrs. Oscar Obenchnin will be h..stess to the Monday Club Monday ati ternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Clove Thomas Mis. Charles Hutcheson will have charge of the
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Friendship Club To Hold Picnic The Friendship Home Economics Club will hold its annual family picnic Su.n lay at the Brazil aPrk. Meet at the outdoor auditorium at 11:30 a. m. Everyone come.
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Second YY'aird P. T. A. Held First Meeting The Second Wanl P. T. A. held its first regular meeting Thursday af-
ternoon.
There was a musical program of
a clarinet trio, an accordian solo,
a comet solo and an example of wind R< PTsentutive,
instruments. This was presented by
former Second Ward pupils. After the reports of the various chairmen of committees, Mrs. J. A
Bamberger spoke on "Forty-two
years of Progress in P. T. A.” Miss Talbot introduced the teachers
of Second Ward.
women, Mrs. Ralph Major; Child Welfare and Correction, Mrs. Albert Balch; Community Service, Mrs. Raymond Wright; Mental Health, Mrs. Ivan Ruark; Co-operation for Blind. Mrs. Roy Newgent; Old Fauntleroy Home; Mrs. Grace Arnold; Urban-Rural Co-operation. Mrh. C. A. Goff; Student Loan. Mrs. Russell Brown; Motion Pictures, Mrs. Ford Lucas; Reciprocity, Mrs. F. M. Thompson; Foundation Fund, Mrs. Perry Rush; Institutes, Mrs. L. L. Porter; Radio, Mrs. Osburn Hutchins; Industry, Mrs. J. R. Grider; Garden, Mrs. James Taber; Roadside ] Council, Mrs. Ralph West; Putnam I County Hospital Guild, Mrs. T. G. Yuncker, co-chairman, Mrs. Roy
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Piitnamvllle P. T. A. Held First Meeting
European conflict.
zation of this district, for will be Mrs. F. M. Vreeland.
The President said that the Ameri- secretary-treasurer for th* can neutrality patrol and other sour- year will be Mrs. C. D. Conklin! ces have heard reports of submarines of Greencastle. operating in waters of four coasts. In addition to that honor f These reports have not been verified, city, the 1940 fall meeting he said. j Presbyterial will be held in
castle
Discussing mobilization plans of the army and navy and auxiliary plans for mobilization of America’s industrial resources drafted by the war resources board, he said the War Department has been drafting mobilization plans and revising them an-
nually since 1921.
i These facts developed at meeting of the organization - at Clayton. There was a tendance of women member! Presbyterian church of Gr
at the gathering.
The meeting was held all (!» J 1 morning session devoted to I
He said that the last plan he has and the afternoon session hi
Football and chrysanthemums are here again. Tie your colors to a big “Mum” and cheer for Old DePauw. CASTLE GARDENS. Phone 105-W. 29-lt.
They're Here!
MUSICAL FLOWER VASES Imagine how .vim’ll imia/e anil delight your friends wh'in you show them a flower vase Hull gives out melody! Be among the first to |)oks”mn some of these beautiful new novelties! Many other, new items including — Complete new line of
* Haeger & Monmouth Poftery
Novelty Pots & Figure Containers
EITEL'S FLOWERS
15 E. Washington Street
New Designs In Ivy & Plant Stands
Phone 036
DePauw Woman’s Club Meeting Post|M>ned The meeting of the DePauw Woman’s Club scheduled for Monday at the hrmr of Mrs. Clyde Wildman has been posiponed until Thursday from 3 until 5 o’clock, because of the death of Mrs. L. H. Murlin. TESTIFIES BEFORE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—(UP) William Zebulon Foster, chairman of the communist party of the United States, told the Dies committee today that Soviet Russia was justified “100 per cent” in occupying Poland because “It means establishment
of a free government.”
The P. T. A. of Putnamville held |
its first meeting of the year Thurs- I lay, September 21st, with president : Mrs. Raymond Scohee presiding. I
About seventy-five adults and fifty children were present with fiftysix people joining the P. T. A. The meeting opened with the Primary Room Rythm Band leading the “Allegiance to the Flag’ and evevyone joined in. This waa followed by regular business. A letter from the national president was read. Arrangements were made for a large
delegation to attend the District
Meeting at Covington. Also committees were appointed for the Regional Meeting which will ho held at Putnamville, Friday, October 6th. The following were named chair-
man on our regular committees for I the year: Program, Miss Margaret j Yeung; Membership, Mrs. Ernest j Jones; Study Group, Mrs. Herschel Knell; Health, Mrs. Frank Schafer; | Round-up, Eugene Cooper; Room !
Miss Margaret
Mitchel; Finance, Mr. and Mrs. | John Gray; Hospitality, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jackson; Publication, Mrs. Floy Woodall; Publicity, Lloyd A. Weis; legislative, Mrs. Frans Schafer; Founders Day, Mrs. Paul Whitman; Historian, D. L. Mayle ! A pandamime play was given
Following adjournment the Hcs- ; whiph P rovp(l very entertaining. The pitality Committee served tea lion- mp '‘ n K adjourned and refreshments oring the new mom be rs. were served.
Don't forget Friday, October 6tn, Regional Meeting of the P. T. A. at
PRESBYTERIANS TO Putnamville. Everyone is cordially
j seen was the 1936 draft. He was I asked whether the latest plan would | be made public. The President rej plied in measured phrases that we I are not in the war and that he does I not think we are going into the war ( and therefore he does not think the
matter is one of public interest.
He repeated his conviction of the safety of American neutrality when asked whether the war resources board might be recalled for service
in event of an emergency.
He hid stated earlier this week
tional and speakers’ periods. Lodemia Weaver, a mission! Pourto Rico for the past *ietit spoke interestingly. Miss Whome is in Marion. Imi., when? now visiting while on a furlr
Arthur Pittenger, a senior ii Pauw and president of the Me Student Fellowship will “The Christian Community Modem World.” Jack sophomore in DePauw will spe another phase of the cont
JOIN ANNUAL SERVICE
On Sunday, the Presbyterian church will poin other churches of this denomination in the annual "World-wide Communion Service” at 10:35 a. m. Tn addition to the ob-
invited.
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CONFLUENT I DEI.K'iATKS
TO BE AT (iOBIN
Gobin Memorial Methodist will present at the 10:40 worship service next Sunday delegates who attended the Conference of Christian Yoi
that the board would present its re-, Amsterdam, Holland, last
port within 10 days or two weeks and then would be disbanded. He refused to say whether the board would be recalled, calling it an “iffy”
question.
Repeatedly during his press conference he emphasized that the
point on which he has been hammer- “Christus Victor." Rev. C. ing for weeks is that all administra- Clure will be in charge of the tion move's are proceeding on a peace and music will be provided basis rather than a war basis and Van Denman Thompson and that he expects this country to stay church choir. The “World out of the European conflict. ence of Christian Youth” held He was asked about the possibility land July 24 to August 2 that the administration has plans to tended by 1350 official control prices in the event of war. from 71 countries represent) A reporter said that if the public separately organized branches could know these plans it might be- Christian religion There « come so frightened that the knowl- delegates from the United St edge would prove an effective war America, preventive. j ■■ — — —
There is nothing frightening about any such plans, Mr. Roosevelt re-1 plied, saying that all this talk about such plans is based on the thought of the United Stales going into war and the administration does not have
that thought.
Of course, Mr. Roosevelt said, it is obvious that the government wants to keep prices and the cost of living from going through the roof under any circumstances and some plajis have been made to that end. i
TODAY—SEPT. First Telephone ocrosi
S. 1915,
la today an anniversary someone near nr dear t*> I* 1
Send Flowers,
EitePs Flowe
15 E. Wash. St
PtiolS
Kappa 'Della Thl
Members Entertained
The Misses Maxine and Dora Seol-
scrvance In this country the Pres- ley entertained twenty members of byterian mission stations In sixteen Kappa Delta Phi sorority at a dinner I
at Mrs. Garrett’s Thursday evening.
Bunco was played during the evening and prizes were won by Miss Bertha Terry, Mrs. Maurice Hum
and Mrs. Stewart Richards.
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countries will also participate. Appropriate music will he furnished by
the choir, quartet, and soloist. At 9:30 a. m. the first meeting of
the ’’Presbyterian Church Forum" will be held in the auditorium. Thia is especially for the young married I ,,
people of the church and community I T, . _ ,>n " rv f *" h Dean L. H. Dirks will speak on: "The ! Th ''"“« a y Afternoon
Home and the Community.” DePauw students will be enter-
tained at a tea in the Manse at 5 30
p. m.
INDIA N AI ’OLIS MVESTOCK
The Twentieth Century Club held its first meeting of its club year in ! the home of Mrs. J. E. Courtney with a large number of members In attendance including several guests. Mrs. J. H. Pitchford and Mrs. El-! ! mer ap,ler wp '’e appointed delegates
Hog receipts 7.000: holdover 500; to the County Federation meeting market 15 cents lower; 160-300 lh.„ Mrs R. J. Gillespie, Mrs. Lee Reeves $7-$7.15; 300-400 lbs., $G.75-$6.90; and Mrs. Robert Adams were 100-160 lbs., $6.10-$6.85; sows mostly! pointed delegates to the District $6 ' $6 75 ' Federation meeting. Arrangements Cattle 300, calves 900; dull cleanup, were made to take members to Rocktrade on common and medium gross vllle for the October meeting heifers and cows, both classes Reminiscences of summer activ steady; otherwise not enough here to ities followed the main business ses make a market; vealers steady, top sion in which both guests and
for $7.30 on eh Com sold for 45 1*11.50. I hers d mern ’
cents per bushel. A large crowd was
in attendance.
inUHEK PRICES SHOWN
The Lockridge-Judy public salivas held Wednesday afternoon at their farm north-west of Greencastle and the trend in higher prices was revealed. Shouts weighing from 50 to 106 pounds sold on an average
Sheep 2,200; lambs steady to weak, bulk good and choice $9.50-$ 10.
participated. Refreshments' were served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. T. W. Davis,
GREENCASTLE’S Newest Shop IS OPEN! New Stock Will Be Arriving Daily LYON & LYON Ready-to-Wear Shop (Formerly The Ladies Shoppe) — FOR A — full fall showing
OF NEW
SUITS - (OATS - DRESSES SI vies in step Will, (his autumn’s favorite modes may now hr many additions to com-—at Groencastle'H newest ll “ l „ ,i sea soil S ,0 ff !. im|wp evPr .V significant trend of this l' ril •' ' jrv *| •if flu i ' .■'' m " ,p know lovely quality when you sec it )'i y, ; h. !” n' ,! ' ty 01 ,hp fa, ’rlcs and workmanship at our .1 ay us a visit at your earliest convrinlenee! <>l K SHOWING OF INFANTS’ WEAK MUST BE SEEN ^
appreciated:
LYON & LYON Ready-to-Wear Shop
(Formerly The I Julies Shoppe) MRS. MALCOLM RAKER, Mgr.
alamo