The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 February 1942 — Page 6

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THE DATTjY BANNER, (1REIENCASTIJ5. INDIANA. MOXDAY, FEBRT'AEY 16,

CHATEAU

Tonight Thru Thursday HAIK.MN MAT. TUES. 15c

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starring DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. Directed by GREGORY RATOFf Released thru UNITED ARTISTS

\lso: “DtinaUl Duck" & News

Sports

BOWLING STANDING

(By Jim Zeis)

BASKETBALL

Tuesday Greencastlo at Brazil Franklin at DePauw

WT-ilncsday Russellville at New Market

Friday Columbus at Grcencastle Fillmore at Roaohdale Hillsboro at Russellville Bainbridge at Danville Quincy at Belle Union Amo at Cloverdale

Saturday DePauw at Butler

BOWLING SCHEDULE

EVEYBODY READS THE BANNED

Monday 8 p m. Eitel’s vs. Midwest Tuesday No games. Wednesday 8 p. m. Lone Star vs. Kroger’s Thursday 8 p. m Coca Cola vs. Zinc A Friday 7 p. in. Zinc B vs. University

University

.686

Coca Cola

.627

Kroger’s

.588

Eitel’s

.549

Lone Star

.549

Home Laundry

.529

O. & I

.490

Midwest

.437

Zinc A

.385

Zinc B

.196

School News

(By Georgia Anne Zeis)

HOSPITAL NOTES Kenneth Dickson of Grcencastle returned to his home Sunday from the Putnam county hosiptal where he recently underwent a major operation. Mi s. Marie Kile of Grcencastle was released Sunday from the Putnam county hospital, where she has been confined for two weeks due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Mrs. Kenneth Dayton of Greenwood returned to her home Sunday from the Putnam county hospital. Miss Eleanor McKamey of Cloverdale was released from the Putnam county hospital Sunday. Otto Dobbs, Central avenue, was transferred Monday morning from the Putnam county hospital to th. Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis for further treatment. Dorothy Tucker of Greencastlo returned to her home Sunday from the county hospital.

BASKETBALL

FRANKLIN COLLEGE VS. DEPAUW, 8:15 P. M. Ball State Frosh vs. DePauw Frosh, 6:45 P. Art

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

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The sixth grade club of Martha Ridpath School was entertained with a play at its club meeting Friday. The name of the play was “Her Royal Valentine” and was under the direction of Betty Ann Baker, chairman of the program committee.

The children of the various rooms of ti'.e Ridpath School enjoyed Valentine parties Friday.

Each grade in Miller School had a Valentine party Friday afternoon. The first grade had individual Valentine boxes due to the ingenuity and industry of Miss Vaughn. Several grades had so many valentines that they had to have extra boxes. The party in the sixth grade was under the direction of the social committee of the Sixth Grade Club.

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The Purcell children returned to Miller School after an absence of four weeks. We are glad to know that they are well enough to come again.

The Junior Red Cross of Millet School held its February meeting Friday morning in the school auditorium. Margie Smith, president, called the meeting to order, after which the school sang “America'' and gave the pledge to the flag. The j secretary’s report was read by Harold Myers. Karen Barnaby thanked the children for the plant she received from the Red Cross while she was in the hospital. Ann Cockley, treasurer. reported a balance of $:i5.00 in the Junior Red Cross fund. Margie cautioned the children about playing in the street. The Junior Red Cross sang the “Star Spangled Banner.” The meeting was then turned over to the fourth grade which had dramatized a story, “The Golden Goose” for their entertainment. The main characters were as follows: Jack— Lewis Berlyn; Jack’s Mother—Ann Cockley; The Old Man—Wilbom Kendall; Landlord Charles Barnaby; Wife and Daughter—Joyce Arnold and Martha Whiteman; King Billy Voltmer; Queen — Patsy Ross; Princess Barbara Hedge. The play was well done and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Birthday stickers were given to many children and to Mrs. Pinegar and Mrs. Mason whose birthdays were this month and last.

CARD OF THANKS We desire to express to our k'nd neighbors an I friends our heartfelt thanks for the r many expressions of sympathy. The beautiful floral offerings were especially appreciated of a ttiangle battle zone which had Rbctor and the Rev. Raphael for their kindness at the time of the death of our husband and father. Bert Smith. Mrs. Bert Spilth and family.

CARD OF THANKS We wisli to thank our neighbors and friends, the pallbearers and flower girls, Mr. and Mrs. McCurry and those who sent letters and cards of sympathy. Robert Hewlett Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scobee and family.

George D. Cooper, Coatesville Route 2, was admitted to the Putnam county hospital Sunday for treatment.

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Each room of Jones School had Valentine Party Friday afternoon.

The Lyons children of Jones School have moved to Clinton.

Th<‘ Girl Scout Troop of Miller School visited the Cold Storage Lockers two weeks ago. Mrs. Reed promised two prizes to the girls having the best written account of the trip. Some very nice papers were written and the judges finally decided that first prize should go to loan Alexander and second prize to Dorothy Williams.

Miller School has a button box in the hall to collect buttons for the Red Cross.

The mon'y for Defense Stamps was $25 at the Miller School this week. This brings the total for stamps up to $807.20. We feel that the children of Miller School are doing their part in defense work.

The junior class sponsored a movie Friday morning. The double feature was “Say It With a Song” and “That’s My Meat.” Both of these movies were comedies. Mary Louise Brown is the chairman of the movie 'oinmittee.

Mr. Skelton’s third period history class listened to the DePauw chapel Thursday morning through the benefit of the sound system. Mrs. Turney Garten reviewed the “Life of Lincoln” and was found very interesting to the students.

Thursday afternoon the Interlude program was a recording of the story of Lincoln. This story for the radio was written by Julia Swintz, senior at DePauw and directed by Professor Ross. The program was very interesting.

Thursday evening at the Hi-Y meeting they had a short business meeting in which they decided to make model airplanes for Defense program.

RIDE A CROOKED Mill

Serialized by STEPHEN LORRAiNh from the ^CLtO-tnOUtlt J^lCtUXC featuring AKIM TAMIROFF LEIF ERIKSON • FRANCES FARMER

CHAPTER 1 IN A NARROW wood-road well J screened from the nighway 8 huge moving van without lights was parked as the first faint light of the false dawn glowed in the east. The man at the wheel wore a telephone receiver and mouthpiece. Lounging beside him a second man slipped a clip of cartridges into the rifle that lay across his knees. Both were dressed in the denim uniforms of freight truckers. From overhead came the faint purr of an airplane motor. Flying without lights it circled over the pasture where a small herd of cattle stirred restlessly. Like the man in the waiting truck the pilot also wore a telephone head-and-moutltpiece. From his aerial vantage point the pilot surveyed the entire scene. All clear. He spoke into the mouthpiece on

his chest

“Okay, Hack,

Step on it.”

Still without lights the big truck slipped across the highway, through a gate in the fence

and came to a halt beside the cattle. The driver switched on the powerful headlights and the herd stood stock still staring into the bright glare. From tho rear of the truck five men sprang to the ground. Two carried long, flexible-handled sledge hammers; three wore butchers’ aprons and carried carving knives and cleavers. All wore revolvers. Silently and methodically the group set to work slaughtering and butchering the nearest members of the herd. Above, the watchful look-

out circled in his plane.

Suddenly the pilot's attention was caught by the lights of a speeding car. Through his powerful binoculars he could see the riflo held by the man beside the driver. He spoke

crisply into the mouthpiece:

“There’s a car coming and It's coming fast. Looks like farmers

with shotguns. Better scram.”

The driver of the van softly tooted siren three short blasts and

Cossack ancestry, it revealed, too, the wilful, headstrong nature of the man. In his hand he carried a short, heavy cattle whip. Descendant of countless generations of cattle raiding ancestors, It was not surprising that this man who had come to America thirty years before as a half-grown Immigrant boy today should head this flourishing business in stolen and hi-jacked meat and cattle. Two things were responsible for

ly. ‘Tin bigger, understand?" Ill shouted. Mike's eyes blazed but his tail was even silkier. "Do not put jx hand on me. Mr. Big George.lt not like it." Then Mike Ided:'I; know your cattle, Mr. K gGiorss' “1 know every hair on 'em.' “Come, then, Mr. 1 Georp, show you my cattle. S II you pick out any of yours,” Still carrying his whip. Mikel* the little group onto the runn' above the

“Big George and a couple of his boys are on their way up here,” Misky

said.

his

Monday afternoon the students of G. H. S. had the pleasure of hearing the Novelty Trio. This trio not only played excellent music on the piano, and violin, but also t»ang and presented novelty acts.

‘KEEP ’EM FLYING”

switched out the headlights. Hastily the rustlers tossed tho dressed beef into the truck, clambered in and closed the rear doon The big truck turned, lurched across tho field and

fled down the highway.

In the office of the Liberty Packing House and Stockyard, tho proprietor, Mykola Balan, better known as “Mike," stomped angrily back and forth. Stocky and powerful, his expressive face clearly revealed his

Mike’s anger: Ho had just heard of tho partial failure of his raiding party. That in itself would have inflamed him. He could not excuse failure. And now Big George Rotz, would - be overlord of the illicit packing Industry, was trying to force Mike to "deal” with his racketeers. Misky, one of Mike’s Cossack lieutenants, Interrupted Mike’s angry thoughts. “Big George and couple of his boys are on their way up here," Misky said. “Good,” Mike said and he smiled in anticipation of the meeting. “Hello, Big George," Mike said affably as Rotz and his men entered the office. “1 am glad to see you. I have talked to some of your friends.” Towering a full head above Mike. Rotz wasted no time In polite preliminaries. "You're gonna talk to me now,” he snarled. “Did you hijack a load of my steers about an hour ago on the Avondale Road?” Mike’s voice was aggrieved. “Why, Big George, you know l would not steal any steers from you after you had all the work to steal them first. 1 am your friend.” "This Is a five million dollar business, but It ain’t big enough for me and you,” Rotz yelled angrily. Mike’s voice was soft. "Maybe you are not so big as you think. Big George.” Rotz seized Mike’s shoulder angri-

pen - Cig Geo? stu lied eatl group of steers! tenth His am tlon focused • one. '1 want ton that steer,’’ i

growP d.

•'Sure BH Gcor-’. 1 will you see bio t® close." MlH cracked bis as loud.y. "Man* 1 Java' ’ besboat* “Rim those « tie out this «!.' “I in sure ali*< that one," W George Kiuaid “And I saw a al do/.i a others tl 1 w; ut to look

closer.”

“My Bleak' Mike said

antly. smilMS* to Big G® 01 * 1

Bl ry face.

are the blowH' bladder of a pig and . nm g 0 ! 0 * save the hide of that steer to you up in.” Big George’s face I came with rage. He snatched a knik its arm-pit sheathe. Mike coat, contemptuously: “You are a loud-nv itired bua of dead moat and you wo ullJ have the courage to stick & into a live cow!” With a bellow of rage. Big lunged at his smaller ad'd With surprising quickness side-stepped and brought the of his heavy whip down on head. Tho big man sag - ' 1 ,m,! ly and then crumpled to the

the walk.

Into the runway beneath Maxie and Java we goadmr disputed cattle. Mike raiml)' ^ the Inert form of Rotz fr° m 1 e above directly Into the pdlb 01 stampeding cattle. . With a sad, almost child-H** pression Mike watched the rushing beneath them, ihR ’ ( two lieutenants stood near J ing In horror at tire trnnipimg Mike turned to them. IB 3 ,0

sorrowful.

“That was too bad. I am very he said. “But you sa w h" 11 me, comrades.” His voice rose ly into n question. “I th,n we better report this liK° 8

dent?”

Big George’s former aide 9 dumbly. (Xe »• oo"< ,n,, * A '