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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TIHliSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1!)40.
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GRtSSMAN pe\ki:r AT GOP MEETING JOHNSON IN’ CAJMPAION , h AT C OI BTHOUSE LAST EVENING
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,j Derciisi- In tjicetlon Trips Bj ident Are Violation Of The Hatch Act
. j, Johnson, resident of Terre but a representative of the Indiana district in Congress, includes Putnam county, said, Republican rally in the Circuit room here Wednesday night, iming into Putnam county in, a very much like coming because he has alway considerinam as a sort of foster home, 7 b he does not actually live
IU borders.
hearers occupied nearly all of wer floor of the court room, iey listened closely to his of upwards of an hour in Mr Johnson, recently came Washington, a member of ess of some years standing, imto his political talks the imw of knowing, from personal L the conditions existing in wicnal government, j Johnson's visit here was sponjby the Putnam county Rcpublintral committee, and its chairblbert E Ogles, in opening the Ui. spoke briefly of what he b the need for every believer in Wan principles, and of real iratic principles, to vote in No;r in accordance with their conHe urged precinct helpers hicular to work hard. Southern Echoes, a quartet of men, sang several numbers rere heartily applauded. Ogles presented county candiwho responded with bows, and ide announcements of coming W* especially a Young Repubrally October 21, to be adsi by George Craig of Brazil, Sixth district rally at Terre
. October 21.
jte Senator Bruce Lane, of Bainvas introduced by Mr. Ogles sent the speaker of the evenMr. Lane, himself, made a le but brief political speech by introducing Mr. Johnson. Mr.
[said, in part:
* must have men of good cornsense in our legislative bodies 1 trying years. No county was better represented in our state Wure than Putnam county has by Renos H. Richards of Patmrg, who is before you tonight Who is a candidate for re-elec-He is always morally right in •gislatlve work, and gets done ings you people want done. We faced with one of the great^risises which we as a nation had since the Civil war and it for men to head us in our gov,Jit who have real red blood In veins. We who are living under ’rs and Stripes have grave realities upon our shoulders, and the most serious of these is to it that we have safe men legislatures and in Congress.” tor Lane presented CongressJohnsnn, and he, in turn, spoke ly of his friendship for Marshall Warns, candidate for judge cf Inam Circuit Court—‘‘A fine a good citizen with the real .sts of the community at heart.” Mr Johnson, concerning Mr. the fore part of his speech, Mr. fon discussed what has been acI'hshed in Putnam county during resent calendar year, particuhi road work. In his statement,
jid:
black-topping program in county in 1940 has included r oads: Russellville and Morton 8 miles; Russellville and FinH ■* miles; Russellville and ' wd .9 mile; from road 42 to icy ' t-75 miles; Belle Union to bridge, 2 miles; Belle Union Ulrc y. 2.75 miles; Greencastle Mt Meridian, 3.10 miles; County •Mt. Meridian, 2.25 miles; Ham“nd Reeisville, 3 miles; Brunersr wd. 3 miles, leaving 1 mile; t0 '' falls, 1.90 miles; Belle Union Eminence. 2 miles; Washington “hip, 1 mile; uncompleted black 2.5 miles, making a total,” •ohnson said, "of 35.40 miles.” e saving on lubricating oil by anty Highway department J 1 * the first eight months of 1940 | amount in the year 1939 is ’ saving on gasoline in the
PRESIDENT WILL CONFER WITH CANADA S GOVERNOR WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—(UP) — President Roos veil prepared today for a week-end conference with Earl Athlone, new governor-general of
Canada, amklrt indications that the l
United States is pi . paring more “aid short of war" to Groat Britain. Athlone, brother of the dowager | <Juoen Mary of Britain and uncle of King George VI, will come to the President’s Hyde Park, N. Y.. home this week-end. Officials sought to minimize significance of tho meeting, but its disclosure coincided with important develop! aents in United States relations with the British em-
pire.
U. S. ambassador to Britain Joseph P. Kennedy is coming home for “consultation” next week while Lord Lothian, the British ambassador, confers with his foreign office after a trans-Atlantic plane trip to Lon-
don.
NEARLY 2,21)1) MEN REGISTER FOR SERVICE
BABIES FACE DEATH DUE TO SHORTAGE OF MILK
NEW BAINBRIDGE PRINCIPAL
St. 1.01 lie Will Be Willkie Host
GOP NOMINEE TO DELIVER RADIO .ADDRESS THERE
THIS EVENING
ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS. Oct. 17.— (UP) Wendell L. Willkie said today a Republican victory in November would mean “a real job with a real future for the head of every family” instead of unemployment and a growing dependence upon the state
under the New Deal.
In a speech prepared for delivery at Evansville, Ind., today, the Republican presidential nominee said that the Democratic national committee, disputing his pledge to provide jobs for all the unemployed, “tells us that no man now living or whoever lived can hope to bring about jobs in private industry for every worker in
America.”
“Obviously, no administration that doesn’t believe it is possible to get jobs will ever be able to get them," Willkie said. "The New Deal says to you: Why take a chance? Why take a chance on changing administrations at this time’' We say to
TOTAL OF 2,14* IN PUTNAM COUNTY DRAFTED ON WEDNESDAY PRECINCT TOTAL:. LISTED lily’s Norlh Fisi Was High With US; Several Slates Represent cyj By ( aril Signers The young men who registeied in Putnam county Wednesday in response to ti.e demands of the recently enacted military conscription ’aw of the United States numbere i 2,148, and in that unexpectedly small number there are included the registrations of a number, at present undetermined, whose registration cards will be sent tp other counties of this s.ate and to other state.-, of the Union, they having registered here as transients. To counteract the reduction in the total number actually credited to Putnam county there should be a return to this county of a number of cards of young men who are c.: - izens here but who were in other localities on registration day. Advance estimates of the numboi of registrants were based on a belief that 15 per cent of the total population would be included in thi number of males of draft age. However, taking Ore 1930 census report of 20,448 residents of Pulnam county as the basis of the calculation, the number who should have registered, according to that formula, was 3,067. If that shrinkage of the actual number registering, contrasted with the number estimated, prevails over the entire country, the number of registrants Wednesday will, fall far short of the number expected by the draft organiza-
tion.
The outstanding instance in the county in connection with the statement that many transients registered is borne out by the experience of the registering board at Pleasant Garden, in the north precinct of | Washington township and on u.t i
WASHINGTON, Oc‘ 17 (UP; French and Belgian babies face death this winter because of a milk shn tage, Wayne Chatficld-Tayloi. Red Cross representative to Europe, said today. "The infant mortality rate will increase heavily when the full effects of u.idersupply of milk are felt through d scase and malnutrition,''
ho said.
Lack of milk. Chatficld-Taylor lold th c United Press upon his re'.ura here from Eu ope. will strik with particular .severity in thc devastated towns of oeoup'ed F.anc far from the rcgio.t of direct sup plies. He said farm chddien are ir a "relatively better position." Franco and Belgium have long been dependent upon supplies of condensed and powdered milk for their children. Now milk can be obtainc.l only on a doctor’s proscription.
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WILL OPEN BURMA ROAD AT MIDNIGHT
Samuel Valentine, the new principal of tho Bainbridge schools, assumed his new duties with the beginning of the present school year, after completing his Master's degree work at Indiana State during the summer. He formerly taught in the Park ■ County schools, heading the Green Township school system. He and his family are now making their home in Bainbridge.
2,000 AMERICAN TRUCKS ARE READY TO HAUL SUPPLIES
TO CHINA
JAP BOMBING EXPECTED
Route From Burma, Through Man-
dalay, Is Life Line For China Against \ip|M>nese
FRANCO MAKES SHIFT IN SPANISH CABINET MADRID, Oct. 17.—(UP) Gen. Francisco Franco today named his brother in law Ramon Serrano Suner foreign minister and himself assumed Serrano Suner’s post of minister of
interior.
The shift was made as part of a long expected cabinet reorganization. Serrano Suner, only recently returned from visits to Germany an I Italy, succeeds Col. Juan Beigbeder Atienza in the foreign ministry. Spanish newspapers reported that Heinrich Himmler, chief of the German gestapo or secret police, would
arrive in Madrid Sunday.
Himmler’s visits abroad have
preceded
C. A. DYKSTKA BECOMES U. S. DRAFT CHIFF
you: What have you got to lose?”
Two eggs were tossed at the Re- National road where cards were depublican presidential nominee as he I posited by truck drivers from Texdrove through applauding thousands »». Oklahoma. New York, Illinois, to the park. One arched over the ; Missouri, Kentucky. Colorado, NeWillkie car and splattered six feet ' braska, Oh o, Michigan, and Tennesfrom the candidate. The other hit see. This was reported by Pete Hoi10 feet in front of his car. i sapple, trustee of that township
Willkie said he was glad to be back on Indiana soil, where he was born, married, where his son was born and where his parents are buried. He said he was “hurt” when "some of thc opposition struck at my father, who lies buried in Indiana soil." He recalled his father’s advocacy of civil liberties in the courts and said that his father's tombstone bore the inscription, “Hie dedicated his
life to his children.”
Willkie said he loved the people of Indiana, their accent and their col-
loquialisms.
“To you people here in Indiana that I love so much, even your twang, even the fact that you call a creek a ‘crick’ as I do, I preach a doctrine of a developing and expanding America so strong that no-
LASHIO, ON THE BURMA ROAD, Oct. 17—(UP)—Chinese crews manned and fueled 2 000 American motor trucks today to
start a flow of supplies along China’s j sometimes, but not always life line at midnight tonight (12:30 visits by Adolf Hitler,
p. in ESTi when Oreat Britain, de-| fying Japanese anger, icopens Mi old road from Burma through Man-
dalay to China.
A ferocious bombing of the ChinI ese sections of the mad by Japanenairplanes, based on French Indo- ' China, was taken fur granted. Chinese authoriti.-s across th" ! Butma frontier announced that they had taken adequate and forceful measures to protect the entire highway, extending from Burma into China's southwestern province of
\\lN<ON's|\ UMYEKSm PRESIDENT ASSUMES POST AS <’ONS< RIPTION DIRECTOR SALARY IS $10,000 A YEA1 Tnki i Over Duties In National Capital After Getting lamve Of
Absence From School
Damage Sait Is Started In ( ourt
PROF1TT YS. HARTI.K FROM MONTGOMERY CO. YENUED
TO PUTNAM
! The damage suit of Profitt vs. ! Hartle. from Montgomery county. | venued to the Putnam Circuit court I hut being tried before Judge Howard
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. (UP) Clarence A. Dykstra. newly appointed director of conscription, arrived today to take over administration of the machinery that will determine who, among the millions that registered. will be called to bear ai ms. Dykstra began the duties of his $10,000 a year post only a few hours ifter registration offices in Pacific oast states closed at 9 p. m. (mid-
night EST) last night.
The new director of the draft, who is on leave of absence as president of the University of Wisconsin, took the oath of office in the presence of Sec-
NAZIS RESUME AIR RAIDS ON LONDON AREA
AERIAL ATTACKS SLOWED UP BY ADYEKSE WEATHER DURING NIGHT MANY GERMAN PLANES SfrivV Mass BomlKrdiuent Of British Capital Again Order Of The 'Day For Hiller’s Fliers LONDON. Oct. 17 (UP) British fighter planes ranging swiftly through the clouds over southeast England fought off strong German aerial squadrons today in many short, fierce aerial battles. Only a few bombers blazed a path through the- strengthened British
i defenses.
LONDON. Oct. 17. (UP)—German plane formations, balked throughout the night by bad weather, pressed stubbornly toward London today in an attempt to resume their ‘hammer-krieg” raids. Pedestrians scurried for cover as I successive air raid alarms sounded j iuiing the morning. High above j ’hick clouds the drone of motors could ho heard. j Coastal watchers reported that j itrong fleets of German planes were crossing the coast above low clouds I ind heading inland to attack London. First anti-aircraft guns, then Brit1 sh fighter planes met them. Machine gun and cannon fire we:e heard for miles along the coast. Many of the German planes were turned back, fleeing for the French coast with British planes in pursuit, but some >f them penetrated the barrage and got through. Many Londoners who were forced to seek shelter had been standing in the streets, awaiting police permis;ion to pass through zones in whicli time-bombs lay, in order to get to their offices. During the night German bombs struck two southeast England hospitals. killing one nurse and wounding many persons in one hospital. After 86 hours, rescue workers still lug f< i bodies in the ruins of a LonJon school, used as a shelter, in
retary of war Henry L. Stimson. He [ which un unknown number of people then began immediately directing la d been buried. About 40 persona
the
began
nation-wide organization which
Yannan, against bombing raids. , Hancock from the Parke county I will classify the estimated 16.404.000 The tiucks must go on, a 8 0V " i cour t opened this morning before a j men between the ages of 21 and 35.
i jury. Attorneys for the plaintiff are
of that
who, exofficio, served on the regis-
tration board of his precinct. In the west precinct of Jeffe son
township, Roy Herbert reported thc registration at Mt. Meridian of a cit-
izen of a South American country. The respective registration boards
were on duty from 7 in the morning to 9 at night, without pay, and furnishing their own meals. Many members of these registration boards are also members of me regular
eminent spokesman said.
(At Hanoi, Indo-China, Capt. K.
Chudo, commanding the Japanese | An ' d ; e *. Ko , oy . Harry N. plans would bomb the Chinese part p,j ne an(t w a u er i^i nei a n from the
Montgomery county bar. For the defendant are C. C. Gillen, of GreenI castle, taking the place of Charles McGaughey, whose illness kept him | out of this hearing, although he was j in the former hearing; and Arthur j McGaughey, of Crawfordsville, also
; for the defense.
The court reporter in this case is Mrs. Mabel Groover, of Rockville, ofj ficial stenographer of the Parke Cir-
cf the road starting tomorrow if
weather pennitted.)
The Burma road had become a
symbol. Closed in July at Japans demand, it was reopened by G cal Britain, effective tonight, after thc conclusion of a Japanese-German-Italian military alliance considered to be aimed against Great Britain,
the United States and China. Chinese feared, however, that the
election boards, and, less than ' hro “ | Japanese had engaged many na-| cujt CO urt.
weeks from registiation day. they t j ves a i( )n g (he road to act as spies. -p, lf , mem bei.s of tho jury are Andwill again be serving the public on | j t was understood that the first I rew p gtoner and Allen Binkley,
; 'ight
months of 1940 is *1779.-
' saving on repairs of equlpr :!i that period is $415.33; the on tires and tubes in the same
1 "tonths la (Ctt »uou»a
$405.39; making >n Pane Four)
body will seek to strike us.” he said. Willkie said he was especially glad
on Piute Two)
Expect Crowd On Saddle Club Ride CRAWFORDS! ILLS, INDIANAPOLIS AND LEBANON RIDERS PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM John Earnshaw, president of the Putnam County Saddle club, said today that a large crowd is expected on the ride on Sunday, October 20, as this will probably be the last big
ride of the year.
The Crawfordsville club will send about 20 riders. Arthur Crane of Indianapolis and Dr. W. H. Williams of Lebanon, both well known horsemen, are expected to be present. The riders will leave from the Deer Stables at 8:00 o'clock and ride to the Ramp Creek Ranch, north of
Greencastle.
After a chicken dinner, served by Mrs. George Garrett, the remainder of the afternoon will be devoted to
games and contests,
A new way to play the Potato race has been devised, while the old favorites of musical chair and the al-ways-funny balloon contest will also
be played.
Something novel in the way
treasure hunts is planned by having the teams participate on horseback. Prizes will be awarded to the win
ners in the various contests.
truck convoys to enter China pro«i- hotk 0 f Greencastle township: John ably would be used to test out Jap- fjewgent, Dan Hall, Ray Clodfelter, anese bombing planes, and would a n a ( Clinton township; A. R. York, consist of mixed goods including j m. F. Gobel, and Mamie Reed, all of Japanese textiles. J Cloverdale township; Glenn MichOn their return trips the trucks ao |, Monroe township; H. B. Web-
tin, Tungsten, bristles, with
election day, which duty will occu-
py them even longer hours.
In the north precinct of Russell township, Frank Gardner, trustee, reported no registi ations at all during the last two hours of their "open
house" and s'milar experiences were | wm carry wood ni | t reported from other precincts. Four- anHmony and piR
teen horn's service was required of | china will repay loans rcceiv- j township,
the boards, to register small num- ed from thp Unjted states,
hers of men. North Floyd, for in- Sub-tropical Lashio all week has stance, had a total of only 24, and heen j Jusy preparing for the reopsouth Floyd only 25, to register dur- ening of t he road But the only sign ing the entire period. he ,. e ^ hat the British Empire Is enThe number of males between the saffe( , in war is t wo posters, seen at ages of 21 and 35, inclusive, who i ^ airdrome. They depict airegeu registered for possible conscription j Q erman atrocities, such as conconinto military service was as follows, lration C amp whippings, and ill
j treatment of Poles during the occu-
| pation of Warsaw.
in each registering precinct:
North Jackson, 26. South Jackson, 47. North Franklin, 35. South Franklin, 54.
Fincastle, 44.
North Russell, 58. South Russell, 39. North Clinton, 44. South Clinton, 35. East Monroe, 58. West Monroe, 41.
North Floyd 24.
South Floyd, 25. North Marion, 66. South Marion, 36. North Greencastle Twp., 63.
Limedale, 44. Fox Ridge, 126.
North First Ward, 143. South First Ward. 90. Nor’h Second Ward, 58. South Second Ward, 72. North Third Ward, 92. South Third Ward, 92. North Fourth Ward, 88. South Fourth Ward, 81. East Madison, 39. West Madison, 45. (Cootlnurd on fuse Two)
ster, Claude Coffin, both of Marion township; Janies Smcdley, of Floyd
Vote 920-117 For C. A. A. \l DrPauw
86 PERCENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENT BOD! FAVOR THIS
TRAINING
inclusive, from Class I-A fit for military service to Class IV-F— physically, morally and mentally unfit. Dykstra takes over the job from Lieut. Col. Lewis B. Hershey, acting director, who. last night near the end of the 14-hour day of registration, praised the men who registered “eagerly” for the first peacetime draft, and called on local draft boards to show a corresponding spirit in classifying them for military service. “Lot no man be able to say that through any careless act of yours, selective service was unfair to him,” Hershey told the boards in a radio address. Intangible Tax Is Distributed
TOTAL AMOUNT K EG EI \ EU FROM STATE WAS $2,818.72, OGLES ANNOUNCED
TOWNSEND MEETING N. C. Pickering, a business man of national reputation, will explain the Townsend Plan ns it will affect business October 19 at 7:30 in the assembly room of the court house.
Eighty-six per cent of DePauw students are in favor of a Civil Aero- ! nautics Commission training being established at this university, final tabulations of the 1940 DdPauw campus poll showed today. The vote:
Mrs. Earl Ellis returned from a visit at ScotUburg. Mrs. Edgar Shamel and daughter Marjorie Rulh returned from a visit at Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Albaugh were here from Doland, S. D., visiting his father, Albert Albaugh. DePauw defeated Albion in football 35 to 2.
Men Women
Yes 488 432 920
No
86 61
There was a distinct drop-off when it came to enrolling for the training, only 522 students, or SST,, saying that they would sign up. The poll also showed that once again the student body has decided ' move of application is up to the
Board of Trustees.
Enrollment in a training course for a school of this s ze would b.> | limited to twelve or fifteen persons, j Any of the persons qualifying would, j on completion of the course, be automatically taken into the army air corps, providing they njet requirements. *
In the office of Gilbert E. Oglca. county auditor, today, announcement was made of the distribution of tile recently-received amount of intangble tax sent to Putnam county from the state department of the treasury. The total amount received from tho state was $2,818.72. and, after 25 per cent of that amount was deducted to le credited to the county’s general revenue fund, the remainder was distributed to the respective townships of the county, each one’s share to be applied to cither the tuition or spec-
ial school fund.
The county’s general fund receives $708.68, and the townships receive the following amounts: Clinton, $98.44; Cloverdale, $113.31; Floyd, $97.39; Franklin, $175.15; Greencastle, $742.12; Jackson, $147.53; Jefferson, $121.42; Madison, $60.41; Marion, $132.56; Monroe, $121.53; Russell. $147.67; Warren. $56.95; Washington. $99.56. The distribution to the townships is made on the basis of each township’s 1939-40 valuation of real property for taxing purposes.
were rescued alive yesterday, but it was feared that all still in the ruins
were dead.
Thick, low-hanging clouds, mist and at times driving rain gave Londoners their first real sleep in a week luring the night. German planes were heard frequently over the city . ut few bombs were dropped, and nost of these were dropped in the
outskirts.
The air and home security ministries said that only slight damage md a small number of casualties had been caused in the night raids. London was the chief objective, it was
said.
Britons, including experts of some leading conservative newspapers, persisted in thc belief that an answer to German night bombing might he evealed at any time. UKTI RE on DISPLAY ; The Central National bank has a t.eautiful picture of new Harrison I Hall on display down town. The picture. an unusually large one. is tinted to an extent that the present fall oloiing is almost brought out in the building. Harrison Hall dedication will he a feature of the Old Gold Day program an Saturday.
IN INDIANA BAND BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Oct. 17Carl and Maurice Pickens of Cloverdale and G. Matthew Michael, of Bainbridge, have been appointed to what the late John Phillip Sousa once termed "the best marching band in thc United States" the Indiana University ROTC band.
$ Today’s Weather 0 0 and • l* Local Temperature • *•»«»«**•*• Fair and slightly cooler tonight, scattered light frost in northwest portion; fair Friday, cooler in south portion.
BUSINESS MEETING There will be a business meeting of the Young Democratic Club on Friday, October 18, at 7:30 oclock at the Democrat headquarters. All members are urged to be present.
Minimum 6 a. m. 7 a. in. 8 a. m. 9 a. in. 10 a. m 11 a. m. 12 noon 1 p. m. 2 p. m.
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