The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 January 1941 — Page 1

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FOIU K CUTTING IN FROM DESERT SOUTH OF BARDIA

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Of Difantrymen Movlnj; Up By Trurk To Join Tajiks I And (iun Carriers

^ LOND ( , Jan. 7 (UP)-A new British *» my was reported speeding across tii Libyan desert today to attack To#i uk, important Italian naval and air [base 60 miles west Bardia DUpatfc it's from Egypt said that while ■» tiium and light tanks armored 'ars and Bren gun carriers t were iWt along the direct BardiaTobruk Toad paralleling the coast, an entirely [new British Empire force was cutti ■ i g in toward the road from the desert south of Bardia. It was fanned that the mechanized and ami' ted units should form the advance [guard for the main body, basically infantry, which was moving In from Ihe desert toward the coastal

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Infantryn en by thousands were reported! moving in trucks toward what wa to be a new front. Report.^ said that the British command in Egypt had started forming this new army at the moment the attack Was launched on Bardia three weeks .ago, ready to move out for a full kl c attack on Tobruk while the Italia is were still reeling after Bardia's fall. There was nothing to halt the Empire forces between Bardia and Tobruk, and there was every indication thi't fast moving British tank units wei,» now within a short distance of Tobruk in force.

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The President’s Birthday Ball wil be held Saturday, January 11. at th FQ| Bowman gym, featuring ‘•Warpy’ Waterfall his clarinet and his orches tra, sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega national scouting service fraternity. yPi Broceci! of the dance, in excess o „ { expense. * 1 - will be turned over to th national infantile paralysis fund. A spo >ring committee of leadini men both in town and on the campu has be< selected. Members of th

committee are:

Mayo W I) James Judge Mar shall Abrams, S. K. Rariden, Kcnnetl Bennett Frank Jarrell, Joe B. Cros Id rid Fleenor, Robert Stevenp Ih Eitel. Rex Boyd and Willian klay night at the meeting o [y council a resolution was pas ling the support of this nation

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JNTY board awards Iontract for gasoline

171 embers of the Board missionera of the county, in |nn this forenoon, adjourned frr Viiv evening, awarded the cc |t for furnishing the gasoline us Bounty vehicles during half of t pu't year to the Cities S. r , t bjr Lm M 1 ha contract for the remain! ^■-balf of the year went to the Sh ^Bpany, Everett Ellis, agent. ^Bhe Lee School Supply Corpor Paul Frederick agent, was gl ^■contract for grader blades and 1 i boiler shell* for sewera,

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^ITJ/VAVES FOR ALL” GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1D41.

WORKERS TO STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES

EAST FARMLNGDALE. N. Y. Jan. 7 (UP)—Tlie United Automobile Workers (CIO) prepared today for a strike for higher wages at the Ranger Engineering Division of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, working full time on National Defense orders worth millions. laical 661 of the union voted 212 to 0 last night to walk out Thursday night unless the company signs a contract before then replacing one that expired Oct. 31 and includes in it a new wage scale granting incrcas. es 7 1-2 cents an hour over the starting wage of 50 cents on hour, after two months' service. The union offered to meet with the company at 5:30 P. M. tomorrow in a last effort to reach an agreement, and it arranged to give the National Defense Commission 48 hours notice of its intention to strike. Belle l Hum To Give Program Wed. WILL BE HELD AT IIK.I1 NFHOOI BUILDING; ALL URGED TO ATTEND

The Belle Union High School will present a musical program Wednesday night, January 8th. at the hlgi. school building. Everyone is urged to attend this concert. The program to bo presented is as follows: Golden Spur March. Local Pride Ma ch, Blushing Rose Serenade - Saxaphone Band, Katherine Taylor, Margaret Clarkson. Betty Campbell, Dorothy Reiter, Mary Jeanne Newbold, Marian Myers, Leotha Snyder, Lala Healy, Glow Worm Saxaphone trio. Betty Campbell, Katherine Taylor, Lcotha Snyder, accompanied by Royce McDonald. Liebestraum Clarinet duet, Mary Jeanne Newhold, Marian Myers, accompanied by Leotha Snyder. Valse Viennese Accordion solo. Geno Gleason. Valse Erica Saxaphone solo, Margaret Clarkson, accompanied by Leotha Snyder. Rock of Ages with Variations— Contralto solo, Mary Margaret Miller, accompanied by I>e<)tha Snyder. Song of Songs Trombone solo, Royce McDonald, accompanied by Leotha SnyJer. Selected Numbers Violin ami trombone duets, Barbara Jean McDonald, Royce McDonald, accompanied by Mark Gilkey. Selected Number Violin solo, Barbara Jean McDonald, accompanied by Royce McDonald. Selected Numbers Violin, Cello, Piano Trio, Barbara Jean McDonald, Mary Gilkey and Royce McDonald. Selections bv a String Band from Eminence. Greece To Get l. S. Warplanes VBOLT HHI SHIPS TO BE SENT TO GREEKS WHO WILL PAY CASH WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UP) The United States acted quickly today to fulfill President Roosevelt’s pledge of ’’ever-increasing" aid for Democracies by releasing to Greece an undetermined number of warplanes now In production for its own army. Less than 100 planes are involved and Greece will pay cash for them. That action became known less than 24 hours after President Roosevelt, in his annual message to Congress, promised more ships, more planes, more tanks and more guns to the nations that are fighting the "New order of Tyranny" and defied Dictators to prevent fulfillment of thst promise by threats. Such aid is not an act of war, He said, and most members of Congress appeared to agree with him. The exact type of plane released to the Greeks could not be leame-; immediately, but it was believed they were fighting craft of ultramodern design which were virtually ready for delivery to the U. S. army air corps. British purchasing commission officials have beern negotiating for war materials for Greece for about a week. The British purchase program for the present has been completed and future orders await congressional action on the President's multi-billion-dollar arms landing program for Britain, Greece and China. A group of administration officials have been busy for days seeking to translate that into legislation to be introduced soon in Congress.

DIRECTORS ARE NAMED AT MEETING PUTNAM COUNTY CREDIT ASSOCIATION MET MONDAY EVENING

WARD MAYHALL PRESIDED G. \V. Sulley Of The Merchants Service Bureau Of Cash Register Cornpajiy Was Speaker The annual dinner meeting of the Putnam County Credit Association was held Monday evening at 6:30 o’clock at the Lincoln Tearoom Annex with forty-eight members and guests present. Ward Mayhall, president. presided at the meeting and Joe Crosby read the treasurer's report. Mr. Mayhall introduced some present, including John H. Sonason of Indianajiolis: L. J. Fleming of Terre Haute; George Spencer of Russellville; Sam McCoy, Zol McIntyre and Fred Pease. Directors for the coining year were elected as follows: Eitel Floral Company. Sam Hanna. High Point Oil Company, R. P. Mullins, and Miller Grain Company. They will meet Friday noon at the College Inn to elect the officers. Mr. Mayhall introduced G. W. Sulley of the Merchants Service Bureau maintained by the National Cash who was the speaker of the evening who was the speaker o fthe evening. Mr. Sulley complimented the local association and said that organization has a definite value and was never needed more in this country than today. Many yet, he said, haven't learned the value' of organization and we are going to have to deal more and more with highly organized groups. In the 16th century, according to the speaker, business men organized gave money to the government but also protected themselves. Business men, according to Mr. Sulley, need a common interest in prosperity and the upbuilding of the community. It is necessary to your own business that you learn and understand competitors and then organize. Ii> this way, he continued, business can be built up instead of tearing down your competitor and spending more than would be spent in an organization. It costs money, the speaker said, to do business and it also costs money to modernize but more business can be obtained in the right kind of a store. It is possible to cut down on operating costs but that also cuts down on business. Modernize and increase business, Mr. Sulley advised. He continued by saying that when merchandise came into the store it should be counted and checked. You may, he said, know the value of your stock the first of January but conditions do not stay the same for any length of time. The merchant should know when he is operating at a loss and when at a profit. Ixiok forward. he said, to these times and do everything possible to counteract loss. It is also necessary, he pointed out, to look forward to price changes. You must know when you make money and when you lose money, for this reason the proper distribution cf sales is very important. Another important item brought out by the speaker was intelligent salesmanship or trained' people who learn to know customers and merchandise. Good salesmanship results from impartial, accurate supervision and proper reward. Mr. Sulley said. Salesmen must be educated, errors must be few, and the record shows your value and the organization should know where this value is. The effort put into it and the way it is gone after may mean success or failure. Mr. Sulley listed some points which customers do not like. They were, delay in service, indifference of salespeople, attempted substitution, inability to find and explain merchandise. misrepresenting merchandise, and over insistence of clerks. It takes. he said, a skilled, conscientious person to sell merchandise. Individual efficiency is one of the main factors. A good salesman learns something from every customer whether he makes a sale or not. He then listed several points to help salespeople. These were, making a favorable approach, knowledge of the stock, answering objections, and learning to close the sale. He said they can raise the sale by suggesting better quality, bigger quantity, helpful suggestions such as things which are used together, featured articles, and new merchandise. Mr. Sulley concluded by saying that salesmanship Is service and facts. Never, he said, overlook seemingly unimportant things.

BUS HITS WALL AT MANHATTAN

The above picture shows the westbound Greyhound bus which crashed into a concrete retaining wall at the home of Mrs. I^ila Long in Manhattan Tuesday morning, causing injuries to the driver un i several passengers. Ihe accident occurred when the bus driver swerved to avoid hitting a light pick-up truck. Fhe picture of the wrecked bus was taken fiom the National

Road looking south.

War Flashes

ARMY CLOSES ROADS TO PROVING GROUNDj MADISON, Ind., Jan. 7—(UP) — Army officials announced today all roads within the 50.000 acre tract for the new ordnance proving ground have been closed to the pub-

lic.

Only residents of the area, now being evacuated to make way for the project, will be allowed use of the roads, they said. Announcement was made of a contract awarded for construction of a 45 mile fence aniund the entire area. The contract specified a fence 8 feet high and non-cliniable. Another contract let was for the removal of graves a.-ut tombstones from Bayless cemetery north of here. Contents of the cemetery will be moved to a point outside the project' tract. HEALTH BOARD IS NAMED BY CITY COUNCIL HELM TED AT FIRST MEETING OK NEW YEAR MONDAY EVENING SEMIN ARY STREET AM EPTKD

Other ItusinesH Truiivieted Bj Mum •’ll; President's BirlhilH,\ Ball Is Endorsed During the first meeting of the new year, Monday night, the city council selected three men to serve on the Greencastle Hoard of Health. R. P. Mullins was named to serve until December 31, 1943; Dr. W. M. McGuughey until Dec. 31. 1942. and Dr. Omer Akers until Dec. 31, 1941 Dr. McGaughey will serve as city health officer in connection with his duties as Putnam county health officer, as he is serving out the unexpired term of Dr. W. M. O'Brien, who resigned. Selection of the new city health board followed the council’s acceptance of the resignations of Dr. G D. Rhea. Dr. George McCoy and Jarvis Fulmer, who composed the old board. Dr. G. M. Brother, director of local health administration from the State Hoard of Health, was present at the meeting and explained the health department’s setup and regulations. He said that the state board is anxious to cooperate in any way with local health boards and is always glad to aid or make constructive suggestions. The council voted to use funds in the water works department to purchase $5,000 worth of bonds. Simpson Stoner, a member of the Water Works board, was present and said that a schedule had been worked out whereby firemen at the pumping station will be able to get off work one day out of every seven instead of once every three weeks as has been the case in the past. O. J. Stewart, water works superintendent, told the councilmen that the water company income for the past year exceeded by $3900 the income during any previous year. There being no remonstrators in attendance, the council voted to confirm the assessment roll for the [laving of the old interurban right-of-way on Seminary street. The council also ordered the final certificate >f $1,090.73 paid to the contractor. A. M. Goodwin, of Danville. Mr. Goodwin expressed his appreciation for the courtesy extended him by the city officials and the councilmen in turn informed Mr. Goodwin that they were well pleased with his work and that only favorable comment had been beard in rogards to Seminary street since the completion of the pavement. The claim ordinance was introduced by Councilman Gwin Ensign and was passed by unanimous vote. A1 Rosencrantz, DePauw university < CiitilliuifHl on Two i MARKIAtiK IJ< KNHK James Kstle L#ones, machinis', Jamestown, route 1, and Rosemary Lee Evans, at home, Coatesville.

20 Years Ago IN GRRENCAnTLB

A son was bom to Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Gillespie. The Ford agency was incorporated with $150 000 capital stock. i From Malta.) Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert Knetzer became the "proud parents" of a baby girl, Martha Helen, bom Dec. 31. "Miss Elizabeth Ward, of the post office, and her sister, Miss Bemadlne, are planning to go to Washington to see Just how a president is inaugurated,” said the newspaper.

LONDON, Jan. 7 (UD) Balkan sources said today lliat Turkey six weeks ago made known to Sofia that Turkey would oiler the war at the side of Great Britain if German troops tried to cross Bulgaria.

BUCHAREST, Jan. 7 (UF’i An unconfirmed report circulated here today that German troops some days ago crossed into Bulgaria and seized control of certain mountain

passes.

CAIRO, Jan. 7 (UP) The Royal Air Force reported today that the Italians have evacuated El Adcm, air base for Tobruk, and that 40 Italian planes blasted by British air attack have been captured by British troops.

ROME, Jan. 7 i UIM Benito Mussolini and Ins council of ministers, meeting today while the high command was admitting the loss of Bardia, proclaim! d their complete faith in Italy's alliance with Germany and Japan anil In the fortitude of the Italian people. LONDON, Jan. 7 (UI’i A British Blenheim bomber severely damaged one of three German merchantmen off the const of N< rway ye tc day and other Blenheims scored a direct hit on the bow of a German tanker of about 5,bOO tons off Th Nctheiian Is coast, the an ministry said today. BERLIN, Jan. 7 ((UUi The German government is prepared to apologize and make compensation if investigation proves t hut German planes dropped bombs <>n Eire on th nigtit of Jan. 1-2. at was announce-'

today.

LONDON, Jan. 7 (UP) British military authorities announced today that British mechanized forces were now in contact with the outer dcfense^i of Tobruk, Italy's Important (< oiHiitilfi! on i- I moi Last IJilrs Held Lor 11. \\. Rivers DIED AT HOME IN It) SSELLVILLE si M>AV NIGHT; FI NEKAL Tl EsI» \V

Henry Walter Rivers, age 71 years, died at his home in Russellville at nine o’clock Sunday nigh' He had been in poor health for several years. Death was due to a hear: attack, that h suffered early Sun-

day morning.

Mr. Rivers was born November 7. 1870 in Kentucky, the son of Joseph and Emma Rivers. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Hunt, Octo-

ber 20, 1892,

Survivors are the widow, foUi sons and four daughter Clifford and Mrs. Bessie Phillips of Judson; Mr Tatience Stultz of Kingman; Roy and Ray of Waveland: Otto, Mrs. Rosa Ball, and lama of Russellville; thirty-four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; thiee sisters, Mrs. Ma y Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr Ed Suiter and Mrs. Malison Keller of Waynetown; one brother, Joe Rivers, of Crawfordsville. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock at the Christian chu ch, In charge of the Rev. R. L. Hartllng and burial was made in the Russellville cemetery.

|Judicial Figures Arc Of Interest t'RlMIN A E STATISTICS STATE MI NT FOR PI T\ Ml COUNTY IS COMPILED The annual statement of judicial criminal statistics, picturing the activities of that department of the Putnam Circuit court, for the year 1940, prepared by Roger Morrison, deputy clerk of the court, shows that 6:; defendants’ cases were disposed of in the criminal court during the year, of which 12 were dismissals, 51 involved pleas of guilty, and 32 of these were sent to the reformatory or penitentiary, the charges against five were suspended, and five were

sent to jail.

The list is complimentary to the county in that there was no murder nor manslaughter case on it. One case verged on the manslaughter in character, in that the charge was classified aa “aggravated assault." There were 6 cases of burglary, with three of these sentenced to prison and three released on suspended sentence. Two cases of auto larceny; nine of auto theft; 10 of embezzlement, of which eight were dismissals; two forgery; one deadly weapon; one non support, which was dismissed; one for violation of liquor laws; four for driving while Intoxicated, of which one was dismissed, two sent to jail and one released on payment of costs, there were four other vehicle law violations; two charges of disorderly conduct; 18 farm escapes sentenced; and a few other offenses. Clerk's Stiitistlcal llc|M»rt The statistical report of the clerk of the court. Homer C. Morrison, presents data of the civil, probate and Juvenile departments of the Putnam Circuit court, for the same period. It shows the disposition of 246 cases during 1940. It also mentions 154 marriage licenses, the granting of 18 divorces to wives, 16 to husbands. On the civil docket, there were fil- ((. oiitiimuil on I’hkk Threei 21) Lxamim d Lor Military Smin* ADDITIONAL GKOI P DE I’l T NAM I Dl VIA MEN I NDER GO TESTS TODAY An additional 20 Putnam county young men, who registered for selective military service, are living examined at the Putnam county hospital today by local physicians, to determine their fitness for military service. These 20 are included in the list having numbers between 300 and 550 From that same series of numliers, another lot of draftees will be examined next week, and a third lot a little later. Thirty-one of the county's enrollees have beezi accepted by the local examiners and are awaiting notice to the local selective board of additional quotas from Putnam county, and from those waiting to be called will be selected those to be sent in resixmse to the .new quotas call, whenever they are issued. The young men now being examined ar e among those who have not been placed in classes 2. 3 and 4 by reason of the showing made in reply to the questionnaries. Those who pass the local examination will b? placed in Class I-A by the local board and will be subject to call as needed.

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—NO. 70 MANY INJIRKI) IN BUS CRASH AT MANHATTAN DRIVER. ONE PASSENGER SEKIOI SI.V HURT IN MISHAP Tl ESDAY MORNING ID S HIT CONCRETE W ALL Dri\er Swerved Westbound Greyhound Bus To Avoid Hitting Light Pick-up Truck Two men, the driver of a Greyhound bus and a passenger, were seriously injured Tuesday morning, when the driver turned off state road 40 at Manhattan to avoid striking a light pick-up truck which turned in front of him. The big bus struck the concrete wall iu front of the Lola Long residence md about one-third of the front end was badly wrecked. Oscar F. Zimmerman, St. Johns, Mo., driving the vehicle and Fred Meinschmidt, 1001 Fletcher Avenue, Indianapolis were seriously Injured ! *nd are in the Putnam county hospital. A half dozen others were less riously hurt and they are also in the hospital, while additional passengers were sent to the Brazil hospital. All the seriously Injured passengers weic in the front of the bus widen was wrecked as it hit the concrete wall Which is on the south side of the National road about a block or two west of the intersection of the Greencastle road. The pick-up truck from the indiina State Farm with only the driver jceupylng it. was driving west bound in trout of the bus. State police who were investigating said the truck I river pulled off the road to the north, indicating he was stopping on he north side, but instead, pulled ‘cross road 40, almost in front of the bus, which sheared off the truck's left running board and front fender. Before the bus driver could stop, he. hit the retaining wall at the Long residence. There were 26 passengers on the bus. Six ol them were brought to the Putnam county hospital, while ight were sent to Brazil and others were being treated in the Long home. Some were first taken to the homo of Mrs. Marie Mace. Those taken to the hospital here with more or less serious injuries, included Thomas Johnson, 17, Winslow, Arizona; Mrs. George Norman, 20 Highland Avenue, Auburn, Me.; Miss Margaret Beck, 140 West Mechanics street, Shelbyville, Ind., and Wesley Barton. Springfield, III. Must of the bus passengers were young folks, and were en route back to some college to attend school after the holidays. Idivll Carr was said to have been driving the pick-up truck. He is employed at the Indiana State Farm md is a brother-in-law of Governor Townsend. Mr KIcin.xchniidt of lndianu|K>H.x s connected with the Hook Drug Company and w-as one of thuya in|Uicd seriously. Others who were riding in the bus, eight of whom were taken to the Brazil hospital, Included; Mrs. Rena G. Webber, Crcsskill, N. J. Daisy Helm, Overland, Mo. Mary Mansfield, St Ixiuis. Mo. K C Dunsrnore, Parke College, Parksville, Mo. Tom Hunter, Park College, 1’arksvillr Mo Sprained ankle. Don Ricketts, colored, Evansville, Did Bruises on arms, leg arid rhoulder. Glenn Harrell, Jr., 1008 Broad Street, New Castle, Ind. Mrs. K W. Stover, Denver, Colo., and three children, Arm 8'j, Ellen 5 md Kenny Del Cotman, colored, Columbus, < < Ollt i|||lt>«J OH 1*1! |41* TVIO)

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