The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 February 1942 — Page 1
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(IHEEXCASTLE, INDIAN'A, WEDNESDAY, FEBRl'ARY II, I'.DJ
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ATE AUDITOR S LINCOLN DAY SPEAKER IN CITY
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PROGRAM
ENJOYED
IKcr PraiNOs Civil War President, here Are Today’s Leaders?” He Asks
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I audience that was much larger j was expected because of cents of weather and travel heard Lincoln Day program sponsored 111. Republican Central CommitTf Putnam county and the PutCounty Republican Women's in the Circuit Court room of fcourt house, Tuesday evening. speaker of the evening was fcrd T. James, auditor of state of Bum who was presented by O. Lane, joint senator in the Indi(state Legislature from Putnam Montgomery counties. Mr. A introduction had more than |sii.d amount of personal relationthan many such presentations in that he was closely associatlith Mr. James in the Legislature the latter was a member of it. Jung man, representing Jay counJames, later, was deputy sec- ’ of state during the first term > present incumbent. James M.
ler.
Tuesday evening’s meeting, krt E. Ogles, chainnan of the |am county Republican Central nittee, presided. He presented Clara S. Jones. Putnam county f chairman, to lead in the salute )i< flag. The invocation was givDr. R. H. Richards, of PatJbtirg, joint representative from and Putnam counties, j quartet of DePauw University pits sang, followed by announcemade by Miss Florence Evens. Ident of the Putnam County Re-
Women’s club.
liman Ogles introduced guaata, |riing Orville Pratt, Republican ly chairman of Parke county, ! is head of the gasoline refund in the office of the auditor late, and also Frank Judd, secreI of the Fulton county Republican his address, Mr. James said, in fe are happy to rush taxes to the axis.” Mr. James said, “but can no longer stand the burden iliions of dollars which are bediverted to extravagance, profing, patronage and dilly-dallying I tices of the nation’s capital. The aucratic army of this nation is st as large as the military army I h is fighting for victory, he United States Treasury rely proposed to make a movie t in which Donald Duck told Means—of all things how to taxes. No one has to tell us how ay taxes. The New Deal has cn that home for ten long years, need some two-fisted leaders in hington that know how to spend cy for ammunition not dancers, e stars, debutants and the other sites,” Mr. James states, e state auditor stated that ie Sam can not win the war with hand tied behind his back. In gizing the great Civil War presi- , he called for a reversion to the d principles and simplicity of the ancipator. He strongly decried iteering, overlapping of duties other colossal extravagances ch are draining much-needed reves from the war fund revenues Bch are being used for nonessentpatronage for the New Deal para-
k.
contrasting the wanton waste in phington, D. C., Mr. James cited economy program in Indiana Jeie expenditures have been pared the nub. The common sense econof the Republican-controlled oeral Assembly was lauded by Mr. Jbes who cited a budget reduction |five and a half million dollars. No f f'lintl nu»«l on V v nirf Two) INDIS STUDIES PLANS TO RE-ORGANIZE OCD
MEN, 20 TO 44, WILL RESISTER NEXT MONDAY ONLY NINE qi F.STIONS TO BE ASKED DH \FTEES ON FEBRUARY Hi
LEGIONNAIRES FORM BOARDS All Men Subject To Regist atim Have Boon Asked To Register Near Their Own Homes
Joseph Kay Lawrence
Joseph Ray Lawrence, stationer! at Fort Knox, Kentucky is a surgical technician with fourth, fifth and sixth class specialist rating. He is the son of John Lawrence of Quincy, formerly of Greencastle. He was married to Vesta Kendall of 514 Washington street. Greencastle, on
December 20th, 1941.
"Milt" Thomas Dies Suddenly
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO RE-
TIRED FARMER LIVING AT BRICK CHAPEL
A heart attack suffered Tuesday night at 11 o'clock resulted in the death of Elmer Milton Thomas, age 69 years, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Forest O'Hair at Brick Chapel. Mr. Thomas was a retired farmer. He had spent practically all of h‘s life in Clinton township, where he was born on October 7, 1872, the son of James and Sarah Mar-snail Thomas. He was a member of the M E. Church near Clinton Falls. Survivors are seven children, Mrs. Forest O'Hair, Brick Chapel; Mrs. Robert Jones, Greencastle; Mrs. Marjorie Woodworth, Clayton; Mrs. Lysle Call, near Moru-LiA. Irving Thomas, at home; Henry Thomas, Indianapolis; and Mrs. Lester Wells. Indianapolis; sixteen grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one sister. Mrs. Emma Bacthelder, Greencastle; two brothers, Harvey ami Pern Thomas, both of Clinton township, and other relatives. His wife and a daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Brown, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at L.’iO o’clock from the M. E. Church near Clinton Falls. Burial will lx; in the cemetery near-
by.
Only nine simple questions will be asked of Putnam county men who register next Men lay, Feb. 16. f ir possible mill.ary service under the provisions of the Selective Service aclu I Registration of the indivi lual | should require a compar.i ively short J time, it was sai I, pointing out that I the registrant will not be asked * > fill out questionnaires but must only answer interrogations about his | identity, his place of residence, and his mailing address. Also he will be lequired to list his telephone, if any, his age in years and date of birth, place of birth, the name an l address of the person who will always know his address, his. employer's name and address, and his place of employment or business. While it is important that registration be conducted as speedily .is possible, the board said that every registrant will be given ample time to respond properly to the questions on the registration card, which on this occasion will be green. Whrte and melon colored cards, respectively, were used for the first and second Selective Service registrations. No questionnaires will be given registrants when they register Monday, nor will they then be required to undergo any physical examina-
tion.
Questionnaires are given to registrants after their older numbers have been determined and reached by their local boards. Physical examinations are given only after the boards have passed on the general I qualifications of registrants and have | determined that they should not be I deferred for reasons of interest to ] the nation. After a registrant has answered all questions and signed his name to the registration card, he will be given a registration certificate signed by the registrar. This certificate must be in the personal possession of the registrant at all times. Failure to possess the certificate, or fo show it to authorized persona, constitutes a violation of Selective Service regulations and is prima facie evidence of failure to register. All men 20 to 44 years of age, inclusive, who have not previously registered for the “draft” will be required to do so Monday.
WAR FLASHES
WASHINGTON, Feb. II (UP) — The Navy announced today Uiat V. S. Admiral Thomas t’. Harl had been relieved at his request fr.un command of the combined naval forces of the United Nations in the Far East. Vice Ailnilral C. E. L. Helf ich of the Royal Netherlands Navy has been name.I acting enmmander. The Navy’s announcement of the change in command follows: “In view of Admiral Thomas Hart’s request to he relieved because of ill health. Vice Admiral E. L. Helfrieh, Royal Netherlands Navy, lias been designated ns acting commander combined naval forces A B !» A (AmeHcan-BrlOsh-Dutch-
Australian) area.”
BRAVE FORCE CONTINUES TO HOLD BATAAN
VALIANT U. S.-FILIV1NO \RMY BATTLES AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS
ISLAND “FOX
JAPS
AI.I.-Ol T ATTACK
r'ast Llk Rulers i Jawed At Dinner CHARTER MEMBERS AND OLD-
TIMERS ALSO GUESTS TUESDAY EVENING
LOCAL MEN RECEIVE DEFENSE CERTIFICATES
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.—(UP) — ?ctor James M. Landis today Id he was studying plans for iplete reorganization of the Office Civilian Defense. He indicated that one of the ma!#r questions under consideration is wtidber the division of physical fit■tc- iii which the dancer Mayris ^Bncy. friends of Mrs Franklin D. welt, is employed -may be t»n.sferred to some other agency.
Certificates have been awarded to nine local men for satisfactory completion of Ui(> defense training courses given here during the last twelve weeks by Purdue university under authority of the United States office of education. Prof. C. W. Bcesc, director of the Engineering, Science and Management Defense training program at Purdue, announced today. The second term under this program starting in January with classes in engineering drawing, pre-foreman-ship, physical metallurgy and production engineering. The following wore awarded certificates by Purdue: L. M. Bemis, G. L. Tate, G. E. Rainge, I. D. Sutherlin, J. E. Birt, P. E. Johnson, D. M. Chittenden, W. H. Roby, and W. F. Lear in elementary metallurgy.
FORMER DEPAUW TEACHER RESIDING IN HONOLULU
Past Exalted Rulers, charter members, and old-timers were honored guests at a dinner meeting of the Greencastle Elks lodge Tuesday
evening.
Four of the five active charter members of the order were present. This group include 1 C. C. Gillen, John Young, Ed Hamilton and Charles Broadstreet. There were nine of the 16 active past exalted rulers present and about 25 men who have been members of the Elks lodge for more than 20 years were also in at-
tendance.
Mr. Gillen spoke briefly following the dinner. The local Elks lodge was organized in June 1907, and has progressed steadily throughout near.y
35 years.
During the lodge session, past exalted rulers exemplified the work of the various offices. Boy Scouts Held Court Of Honor THREE LOCAL, TROOPS MET ON TUESDAY EVENING AT G091N CHURCH
Mrs. Marquerite Doby Rynerson who was an instructor in Romance Languages at DePauw in 1925 is now in Honolulu, Hawaii, wnere her husband, Wendell Rynerson, is stationed with the army. In a recent letter written to Mrs. L. H Turk she describes some of her experiences in war-time Hawaii. Because of censorship, according to Mrs. Rynerson. descriptions of the December 7 attack are forbidden as in any discusaion of military matters. Mrs. Rynerson says that fandlies are being evacuated to the mainland and that she expects to have to leave soo i. Mrs. Rynerson was well known in I Greencastle during her stay here. She had many friends among the I faculty and townspeople.
Bartlett Attends Chicago Sessions DEPAUW DEAN PRESENT FOR ANNUAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MEETING
Dr. E. R. Bartlett, Dean of DePauw University, will attend the annual meeting of Religious Education at its sessions in the Stevens Hotel, Chicago, beginning Wednesday, as a member of the Commission on Educational Program and chairman of the committee on curriculum revi-
sion.
In the meeting of the executive committee on Saturday, the question of the relationship between the International Council of Religious Education and the Federal Council of Churches .together with inter-de-nominational agencies, is to be taken up. There is a marked trend toward closer co-ordination of all agencies representing Protestant denomination in North America, and the nreliminary steps toward reorganization will be taken in this session. The Council is launching a longterm program under the name of United Christian Education Advance designed to reach the masses of unchurched people in city and rural areas. It is estimated that approximately fifty per cent of the children and youth of America have no church home. A campaign to stimulate interest in , reaching these young people through the services of the church and through religious education in connection with public schools is being undertaken by the forty-three Protestant denominations which make up the Council. The Indiana Council of Christian Education, of which Dr. Bartlett is president, is setting up a series of (Coalliiurd «■ ruga Two)
On Tuesday evening the three scout troops of Greencastle held a Court of Honor at the meeting place of Troop 43 in Gobin Memorial Church. Maurice Smith, of Alaska and a former member of Troop 13,. gave a short and very interesting i talk on Alaska illustrated with some Kodachrome slides which he had taken. The Court of Honor was opened and closed with a candle lighting ceremony built around the scout law and oath and presented by members of Troop 90. The following advancements were awarded: Troop 43 — tenderfoot, Richard Fulmer, Cecil Phillips; second class. Tommy Dryer; merit badges, Glenn Fulmer, photography. Troop 90 second class, Charles Miles; merit badges, James Miles, civics, weather; start Scout, James A. Miles. Troop 99 - merit badges, Phil Fiazier, handicraft, carpentry; Bill Wide, farm home and its planning, .safety, corn farming; Bob Wilde, carpentry, hog and pork production, personal health, public health; James A. Wilde, auitomobiling, farm mechanics; star Scout, Bid Wilde, James A. Wilde, Robert
Wilde.
Assisting in the Court of Honor were Jervis Fulmer, county chadman; Robert Dean, county commis- j sioner; Scoutmaster Walter Baynard, James Pence, O. H. Smith, Robert Williams Jr., and assistant Scout executive Hubert Smaltz of Brazil.
NlpiMinewe Forres Seek To Drive <ken. MaeArthur \ii«J His Men Back To C’orregklor For ress M VSHINGTON, l eh. | |. (UP) The War Department reported today that savage fighting in Batumi | M ninsula has “appreriahh lessened’* hut that Japanese reinforcements indica’ed an early resumption ol an all-
out 'attack.
WASHINGTON. F. t. n , ur) The men of MacAilhur, buttered and weary but covered with glory, today neared the end of a valiant. 65-day struggle in defense of he Phil ppt, u . island oi Luzon. In the fox holes’’ of Bataan peninsula they fought with their barks to the wall again.-! Japanese divisions overwhelmingly superior in numbers fought as desperately as they had on the day tile fiist invad-
ers landed.
Today is Japan’s national holiday, called foundation day, ami it was believed that the Japanese forces might go all-out aga n-t MacAilhur in hopes of obtaining a ’’victory gift for their Enipoivr. During the last few days, it appeared on the basis of official communiques, the Japanese have virtually doubled the size of their forces on the Bataan battlefront. Without hope of reinforcement or evacuation, Ameiiran and Filipino troops who probably number less than 20,000 fought 100.000 to 150,000 Japanese to keep their lints intact for a withdrawal to fortress of Corregdor in .Manila Bay. There, In the “Alcazar of the Pacific with its battleship-size guns, Gen. Douglas MaeArthur and his men may soon be making their last stand. Corregidor, most formidable coastal defense position un ier the j stars and stripes, lies just off the Up of Bataan peninsula and is strong enough to withstand a long siege, according to military experts. War department communiques of the past 24 hours spoke ominously of tremendous reinforcements of Japanese troops surging into Bataan.'. It was the story of ’•'particularly savage fighting, of blasting Japanese aerial attacks and of the ’’grim determination’’ of the American- Filipino troops to give a glorious account of themselves to the end. The Japanese clearly are paying a terrific price for every inch of ground gained and the defenders mean to
keep it that way.
The war department cautkWd, in so many words, in two oomnmniqu s yesterday that miracles cannot be expected in the jungles and mountains of Bataan, but there was no indication that MacAilhur was yet falling back upon Corregidor. Instead, it appeared that his forces still were fighting along a line anchored to the areas of Hague and Pilar on the China Sea ami Manila Bay coasts of Bataan, even coun.i - attacking successfully at times to prevent the Japanese from siting up their ranks and preventing an orderly withdrawal southward. Military informants said they believed MacArthur’s lines still were 15 or 17 miles north of Corregidor and •hat it might lie several days before any word is received of a withdrawal back upon the island fortress.
Japs Claim Singapore Has Fallen
Calcutta Says Radio In Far East Base Heard At Noon UALUUTT \, Feb. 11—(UP)—The Singapore rulio still was broadcasting at noon today. TOKYO. Feb. II (Ottical broadcast recorded by I I* in San Francisco) — Imperial headquarter* announced at 8:30 p. m. tonight that Japanese troups had cute rid the city of Singapore at 8 a. m. today. LONDON, Feb. II.—(UP)—The Evening \c«* said today that “heavy righting” \>as in progress on tlie approaelie^ to Singapore city as Brilisli defenders stubbornly resisted the Japanese under reported orders to “fight to the last man.”
U. S. HERO—This is a picture of gallant General Douglas MaeArthur, now performing miraculous defense against Japs on Bataan Peninsula, Philippines, when he was superintendent of U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Time was 1920-22. He's native of Arkansas.
Farm Institute At Belle Union
The Choral Union will not be able to liegln rehearsal this evening as planned, but will be postponed until a later date.
20 YEARS AGO
IN GREENCASTLE
The Greencastle Orphans Home, south of Vandalia, was burned to the ground. F. C. Tilden addressed the bankers of Knox and Sullivan counties at
Sullivan.
Jack Davis, of south Locust street, attended the state poultry show. Harry Stamp was elected president of the Draft Horse Breeders Association in a meeting at Indianapolis;
24 MISSING AFTER SUB . TORPEDOES ARMY VESSEL HONOLULU, Feb. 11 (UP) Twenty-four persons are missing and 36 have arrived at Maui from the army transport Royal T. Frank, which was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine near Hawaii Jan. 28. the army announced today. No details of the rescue were disclosed. Thirteen survivors were taken to the Maui hospiatl and 23 to the Maui first aid station. (The army said in Washington yesterday that 33 were rescued and
29 were missing.)
A number of the trustees of Putnam county townships will be at Terre Haute tomorrow for the meeting of trustees of the ten counties of the Sixth Congressional district. They will gather in the Indiana State Teachers’ College. President Ralph N. Tirey of the Teachers' school will j welcome them and Gerald Alexander, |
will
Ml <11 INTEREST MANIFEST BY FARMERS IN JEFFERSON
TOWNSHIP
Farmers of Jefferson township and territory nearby braved the l.y roads Tuesday to attend the farmers' inatitute which was held in the school building at Belli* Union. In fact the attendance was much better than was expected. The speakers were Mrs. O. A. Scipio, of Lafayette, and Otis Crane who appeared at the preceding ins’itutes this week. In addition to thcii addresses there were special fen - lures on the program that proved highly entertaining. Mrs. Scipio, in her first address, sustained the reputation she had established at the two preceding institutes, this week, for pleasantness in her manner of speaking and her subject matter. She spoke this time on “The Art of Seeing Things.”
Briefly, she said:
“Happiness comes, not by searching tor it but as a by-product of several things. Don’t envy the other fellow’s job. Do your own so well that you enjoy doing it. Make yourself like it. if you don't already. Keep busy with the work at hand. Material possessions or powet in themselves have never brought content-
ment to anyone.
“Cultivate a sense of humor. Find som "thing everyday to laugh at if it is only yourself. See the other person’s point of view. Learn to
work with him.
“Only through co pciation can we have a better community; better homes; better family relationships “All these help to bring happiness
and contentment.”
LONDON Feb. 1L—(UP) —Reli:tl)l ■ inform tuts said today that the Singapore radio was believed to have gone completely silent, while London, gloomily and almost hopelessly awaiting news, prepared itself for one of the greatest blows of the war. The last word from the besieged city was that the imperial troops were fighting desperately, with no nope of reinforcement and under tile attack of great swarms of Japanese
planes.
Informants said that the Singapore radio was last heard clearly at about 3 p. m yesterday (10 a. m. EVVT yesterday.) Throughout the long hours since then the most powerful radio monitors in Great Britain had listened vainly for the station. Tne customary 10:30 a. m. (5:30 a. m. EVVT), Singapore transmission failed to come through today and experts expressed fear that the station was out of action. The station was off the air for a time yesterday, and then signals were bad. But now, it was indicated, the station actually had gone silent, whether to resume or not nobody
knew.
Omer Lee Wilson Called By Death RITES THURSDW FOR WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF HEBRON UOMMl MTV
and Dr. T. A. Sigler was elected vice ^ Parke county superintendent,
j president. ^ respond.
A WARNING Yesterday and today children returning to their homes from school are sliding in the middle of the streets. These are small children and apparently do not realize the danger as, with the streets coated with a layer of ice it is almost impossible, at times, for motorists to bring their cars to a stop. In one case the child did not see the ear approaching and if the motorist had not been going very slowly there might have been a fatal accident. „ We urge the parents to see that their children arc kept out of the streets and to find suitable places for them to slide. There should be many safe places so tragic accidents may be prevented. The Observer.
Omer Lee Wilson, age 65, of Russellville died Tuesday afternoon at 3:50 o'clock of complications in the Culver hospital where he had been
a patient for eight days.
Mr. Wilson was born October 21, | 1885, in the Hebron neighborhood, j the son of Charles P. and Hannah «»t . Wilson. He was a member of the Hebron Christian church and a member of the Odd Fellows and the
Knights of Pythias lodges.
Survivng are, two sisters, Mrs, Addie Ckxltfelter of Russellville and Mrs. Lula E. Simpson of near Russellville and a brother, Ellis H. Wil-
son, also of Russellville.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock m Russellville with the Rev. Hartling in charge. Further funeral arrangements will he announced later.
< <INDIT1<IN SERIOUS E. R. Bartley, south Indiana st reel, remains in a very serious condition at tiic Putnam county hospital.
§ o * o G o ® • Today’s Weather and O Local Temperature YJI Little change in temperature this afternoon and tonight with occasional very light snow in extreme north [xirtion.
Minimum 6 a. m. . 7 a. m. 8 a. in. . V a. m. . 10 a. m. 11 a. m. . 12 nocn 1 p. m. . 2 p. m. .
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