The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 17 February 1942 — Page 1

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THE DAILY BANNER “IT WAVES FOR ALL”

For Victory Buy UNITED STATES DEFENSE BONDS * STAMPS

H.lume fifty EPAUW SETS COMMEiCEHENT SUNDAY, MAY 31 i\\(.hs i\ i pmersity calt M) \If \ OTEI> I Al l I.TV MONDAY' EVEMNO Li STEEDS IT THOOKYM Billin'! School Will He 110,1 \t DeTaiiM For First Time In

Many Years

UKHFXCASTLE, INDIANA, TIT'/SDAY, FEBIU’AHY

1942.

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. . ral important changes in the kiuw calendar were voted at th' Liar faculty meeting Monday Lt. Commencement will be a |]i earlier this year, the time beI gamed by telescoping an abbreL ,| final examination schedule L the commencement week proL The faculty also adopted the L i! for its 1942-4:: accelerated. Inili i the now schedule Alumni |r Aill be Saturday, May 30, inL of June 6. Commencement I i_;ain be a Sunday afternoon |> is service but will be held [day. May 31, instead of June 7. L call for an outdoor commenceL again this year, l, mreate, oi Iginally scheduled ■ m iv 17, will he held the morning of I commencement day. President Cl®' E. Wildman will He the baccal^Bate speaker and the service will beat 10:30 a. m. in Gobin Memorial ^H-ch. The commencement speaker H not been selected, but the time of th, service was changed from 5 p. nJimtil t> p. m. on account of dayUglt savings time. ^Bnal examinations will begin Sat^Ky. May 23 and end Thursday, 28. There will be no day for pN) a i at ion. Graduate theses must beli by April 25 for non-resident ^Hliilatcs and by May 8 for resident stud ts. I'fljh mer school is scheduled to begin a week after commencement, M<fcday, June 8, and run for ten closing July 11 for the first ten and starting the second term July J and dosing August 15. Dean E.E: Bartlett, who will head the hier school, is at - oik now dening the courses to be offered, iximum of twelve hours can be

sident Wildman announced to the f iculty that the enrollment for current semester was 1384 and ^Htlic first semester was 1477, a deof 93 students between semestH The probable enrollment for er school cannot be estimated students have been canvassed, adopting the 1942-43 calendar Imber of changes are to be noted. will be several of this year's graduating at the mid-year but no mid-year commencement is behr planned. Orientation week has ban shortened, starting Scptembci 2 h ending Friday, September 4 Rflg Iration and payment of fees for the lirst semester will be Saturday jt' her 5, with cla ss woi k beginMonday, September 7, a full earlier than usual. |nly two holidays appear on the semester’s program: Old Gold October 24, and Thanksgiving Day, November 26. Dads Day has set for November 14. As a re- ■ of these changes, the first senwi r's work will end December 22 bef< students go home for the ^Bstmas vacation. second semester is also teled. class work Hiuta-

daj

mfi' ‘mens on Sunday. May 16. The summei sessl n will get undei waj May 24 and close July 31. af-

for

■nith’s vacation in August. mg vacation has been retained

end will be held Marcli 6 to March 15. This does not coincide with Bar r but is mid-way in the term. ^^Hndcrs and Benefactors Day will be April 13 and Mother’s Day, no

IlM). r May Day, will 1 ~~

Alii'

15 with

mem ement May 16.

Mil liOKROKS OF WAR mtOl'GHT TO A MOTHER

HjEL. MONTE, Cal. Feb. 17 Mrs. ®Ct'‘ C. Trovato, who lost one son ©Bon in the Navy, has been classed

enemy alien and was ordered

(by ti> move from her home in a

pibited zone,

Tiovato, a widow, has been

^paundry employ, for twenty years.

( IRCl IT ( Ol RT NOTES

ph" State ' ii '' Court notes lounoe the dismissal of the habeas J>us petition oi Millikin vs. Hem-

taken to the higher court on an

_>id in 'in I ii! mini Cl i i nd

fci l.

Gordon A. Sayers

Corporal Gordon A. Sayers, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Sayers, city, who was recently recalled to service, is now doing clerical work and issuing supplies as a part of his duties. Corp. Sayers is with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the General Headquarters Army War College in Washington, D. C.

COMPROMISE IS ANNOUNCED IN JARRELL SUIT SALARY OF $3,500 IS AGREED I TON FOR ( OI \TY SCHOOL SC TERINTEN DENT < \SE VENTED TO DANVILLE County Council To Meet Soon fo .Make Appropriation To Meet

Salary Increase

24.

be Saturday,

Alumni Day will be

The mandamus suit of Frank Jarrell, county superintendent of schools against the Putnam County Council for the enforcement of the payment of a salary claim, made by the Putnam County Board of Education effective last August 1, was compromised in the Hendricks Circuit court Monday afternoon when it was agreed between all parties concerned that a salary of $3500 would be paid by the county iind accepted by Mr. Jarrell. The Board of Education raised his salary to $4500 effective

the first of August, 1941.

The increase was granted under a law passed by the 1939 legislature, which left the salary of the school superintendent absolutely in t.ie hands of the Board of E,hjiation. which is made up of the township trustees, without there being fixed

a minimum or a maximum.

As a result of this law, the salaries of county superintendents in adjoining counties were found to have been raised from $1760 to $3570 for Montgomery. $3605 for Hendricks, $3315 for Clay and $3475 for 'Parke county. Because of these figures standing, the compromise figure of $3500 per year for Putnam county was agreed upon. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Jarrell will pay his own secretary and traveling expenses, which heretofore have been

paid by tho county.

As a result of the compromise agreement of Monday, the Putnam County Council will t»e called together at a future date to make an appropriation of $1740, which with that already made of $1760. will make the total of the $3500 for the ,Con,I»iip,I on I'nKP Two* JURORS SUMMONED IN PAYNE MURDER TRIAL

CITY COUNCIL HELD REGULAR MEET MONDAY CLAIMS ALLOWED AS FIRST ITEM OF HI SI NESS AT

CITY HALL

TI'R.N DOWN HOARD POST Coiuieiliiien Refuse To Serve On Hoar,I Of Works After Gwtn

Ensign Resigns

All officials of the city, with the exception of John Alice, city attorney, who is confined to his home by illness, met Monday evening at the council session with Mayor W, D.

James presiding.

Councilman Gwin Ensign introduced the claim ordinance which was passed by a unanimous vote after a motion for its passage was seconded by Councilman Leon W’elch. The mayor spoke of the cooperation of the Crawfordsville fire department in sending a truck with four men to Greencastle last Thursday night when flames threatened to destroy the entire Gardner Bros, plant in the south part of the city. Councilman Fred Starr moved that Paul Grimes, city clerk, write a letter to the Crawfordsville officials expressing the appreciation of the j Greencastle council for the quick and | efficient services rendered by the j Montgomery county seat firemen. Work of volunteer firemen at this conflagration was also commended by the mayor and council members. Councilman Ensign announced that he was resigning as a member of the Board of Works effective as of Monday night. Mayor James asked if any other member of the council would serve on this board as Ensign's successor, but all refused. The mayor said that he had “tried to be fair and had appointed each one (councilman) on the board in the past.” He asked the press to make it public that no member of the council wanted to be on the board. The Board of Works is composed of | the mayor, the city attorney, and a

council member.

A letter from Fire Chief Harry Ragsdale was read by the clerk asking for a 90-day leave of absence from his duties as he was now a fireman on defense work. The leave was granted upon a motion by Councilman Starr, seconded by Council-

man Ensign.

A letter from Miss Pearl O'Hair, 208 Spring avenue, was also read by the clerk in which she asked that the alley north of her home, running east and west, be repaired. Landy “Red” Watson was given the council's consent to collect old tin cans In the city. The council touched briefly on a special appropriation in the near future which will provide funds for a municipal election this year as well as pay some outstanding bills that were not provided for in the budget which was made out last fall. Following the council's adjournment, Councilman Raymond It. Neal, speaking in behalf of the other members of the council concerning the re cent suspension of Policeman Logan Woodrum by the mayor, said. “We (the council members) suggested Woodrum’s appointment. We were satisfied with his work and sorry that he has not been retained.’’ In this connection the mayor cited his authority for the dismissal of Officer Woodrum. •

(OURT HOUSE REGISTRATION SCENE MONDAY MORNING

This scene at the registration Doth i.n the court lb use M mday, shows the board at work. 1^,'ft to right around the table are L. J. Brendle. Mrs. Brown, Sheriff Patton, a y, .ing man being regist, i, • . County Agent David Grimes, Chief Registrar Cecil Brown, another registrant R K. Neal. Marshall Snider and Eddie Buis. This Board! along with several volunteers worked until after nine <> , lock registering men In the third selective service call SCENE AT THE LEGION HOME MONDAY DURING REGISTRATION

This is another scene of military registration Monday. Shown in the

picture are Chief Reg tiar.

Ed Coft

man, Ted Groenke. a student, Gifford Black, L. C Comae, Fred Pease away off in the background, a DePauw student waiting to register, Dr. If. W. Killinger. Russell Alexander and Jake Hirt, the heavy weight trio if th, crowd, along with a group in another room at the Legion home which Include John Cartwright. Frank Stoessel! a,Td Lawrence Crump were swamped throughout the day with men of military age waiting to register fc military service.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., (UP) -'Preparations for

Feb. 17-

, the firstay ! degree murder trial of Mrs. Caroline baccalaureate and com- . Payne, charged with the sl&yiftg ot Charles O. Mattingly last July, were speeded up today with the announcement by Sheriff Earl Baxter that 30 members of the regular prospective jury panel and 100 of a special venire were ordered to report to the Monroe circuit court Thursday at

9 a. m.

CHANGE DATE FOR RET I RN OF KNITTING

Many Registered In City, County HOARDS KEPT HI SY MONDAY SIGNING I I MEN, 20 TO 41 YEARS OF AGE BULLETIN A total of 1289 men register,Ml in I’ulnani counH Monday, il was ofticially aiiiiotinrcd.

WAR FLASHES

The Production Unit of the Red Cross, fourth floor of the court tiouse will be closed on Monday in observance of Washington’s birthday. All persons going Red Cross knitting are asked to complete and return knitted garments to the Production Cent a by Wednesday, February 25

Present Users Of Gas Not Affected CURTAILMENT ORDER APPLIES ONLY TO NEW CUSTOMERS SAYS HAMHERGER Existing gas customers of the Public Service Company of Indiana Inc., will not be affected by the order of gas curtailment issued yesterday by the War Production Board, J. A. Bamberger, district manager of that company, stated today. Strict regulations are imposed by the order over gas companies operating in seventeen states, including Indiana. The War Production Board said the action was taken to assure adequate supplies of gas fowar production. Customers now using gas for any purpose are not restricted by the order, but new installations of gas heating equipment cannot be made. Mr. Bamberger added, "We can see no cause for any customer of this company to be disturbed in regard In hi-: supply of gas."

The third selective service registration for Putnam county, was completed soon after nine o’clock, the closing hour and by half past ten, all the cards had been turned into Selective Service headquarters in Grecncastle. Tuesday the board was busily engaged in going over the cards and the first step will be the serial numbering of each card, so that when the third master lottery Is held in Washington about March 9, the individual men will know how they will stand when the final call comes. In Greencastle several men registered from various nations, which does not mean that they are foreigners. as they with one of two exceptions are American citizens. Two registered who were born in Germany, one in Spain, one from Hawaii. and some from other foreign nations. Putnam county men who were away from the county on Monday as a result of business were able to register in any community in which they happened to be on that day and their cards will be sent here to the selective service hoard and until they all airive, the total number registerft «ttiflniit‘«1 nn Twnk

20 YEARS AGO

IN GREENCASTLE

“Andrew Durham is being urged

by his many friends to announce himself as a candidate for Congress on the Democratic ticket from the Fifth District,” said the newspaper.

Miss Lydia Cravens was visiting in St. Peloi'sburg, Florida.

WASHINGTON, Fob. 17.—(I I’)— Japanese airplanes bombed a refugee camp in the Philippines village ot ( ulHulten Killing 23 women and chil dren anil wounding 22 others, the War Department reported today. CAIRO, Feb. 17.— (I I*)—Royal Air For,,' naval airplanes Sunday night scored torpedo hits on two cruisers and a destroyer and probably hit a second destroyer in an attach on strong Italian fleet formation in tlie central Mediterranean, a communique said today. State Will Enforce Fruit Regulations DETAILS DISCI SSED \T MEET ING HELD AT COI RT

HOISK MONDAY

Some of the outstanding details of the fruit labelling law which is to be enforced in Indiana this yea , affecting particularly procerymen and growers, and apples, peaches and strawberries, were discussed in a round table meeting held in the law library of the Court House Monday afternoon. Poisons directly handling these fruits were those present. They were addressed by Frank Goss, representative of the office of the commissioner of agriculture. Mr. Goss said the law states that such fruits of these varieties which are sold, or offered or exposed for sale within the state of Indiana shall be plainly and conspicuously markedw ith a sign bearing the name, variety, the minimum size and the grade thereof, except that strawberries recognized as standaid grades need not be so marked if other requirements are met. Mr. Goss asked the cooperation of all persons in the county who sell such fruits either to dealers or eo private customers. The purpose _>i the meeting in part was to educate growers and dealers with the requirements of the law, inasmuch ns it. is to lie strictly enjPoroed this (ronllutieu cn r&se Twej

PRAYER SERVICE BY CITY WOMEN PLANNED FRIDAY

DAY OF DEVOTION WILL OBSERVED \l LOCYL

BAPTIST CHI R< II

With the advent of L> nt this Hn day. the women of Gn one istle will join with the women of many land in a service of dev ion and prayer. Practically all of the chui'chivt in the city, both colored and white, are operating in this endeavor which n scheduled for 2:30 o'clock, in the Baptist Church. Mr- David Houck, president of the Federated Church Women of Greencastle will serve a presiding chairman of the meeting. The observance of a si>cci.il "World Day of Pi aye, has been tl. custom in many countries for the past fifteen yearn It was instituted in 1927 at the request of many faraway friends, in numberless pine, - around the world. In 1936 Christians of more than fifty countries observed the day ‘together. And even la.,t year, despite wain and threatened dangers, new meeting centers weie

begun.

Today, one thinks again of lands which are war-torn and weighted down with tragedy and terror, whe, freedom to assmble is either forb, iden or unsafe. One thinks of Ha waii, the Philippnes. Singapore. Burma, China, Greece, Norway, Holland, Belgium, France, England, a: 1 Scotland — where women will praying, but where they may be obliged to do so silently and furtively. It is not an ordinary privilege which is extended to the wmen of Greencastle Ibis year, for freedom to assemble for worship is denied many persons today. The World Day of Prayer in America is sponsored by the National Committee of Church Women, represenatives of the Foreign Missions Conference, the Home Missions Council of North America, and the National Council of Church Women. The program for this year's service is onthe theme, "Am The Way." U U'oatlnui-J on Twei

MacARTHUR TO REMAIN WiTH HIS SOLDIERS

\\Ol I D KIXJI IRE ORDER BY PRI'.SIDI NT TO GET HIM TO l.l YVE BATAAN YIOVE NOT ANTICIPATED Brave Leader Of Valiant Island Defenders Lives I p To Army Tradition WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UP) — Gen. Douglas MacArthur will remain with his valiant troops on Bataan peninsula, despite demands here that he la 1 ''rr-icue I" from the Philippines for an important command elsewhere, informed quarters believed

today.

The fall of Singapore and the possibility of another shakeup in tin: United Nations Pacific command now heade 1 by Gen. Sir Archibald Waved lias again focused attention on MacArthur, the outstanding strategist and most colorful soldier of the Pacific battlefronts. Already the hero of a gallant stand that will rank with such epics as Little Big Horn, The Alamo— and Wake Island-—MacArthur is understood to lx? determine I to remain with his outnumbered American and Filipino troops to the end of their last-ditch fight. "It probably would take an order from the i’r, ulont to get MacArthur out of tin're, and perhaps even that wouldn't do it.” said an officer who served wiili MacArthur in their "shavetail" days. Around the war department it was indicated that no efforts would bo made to remove MacArthur, at least so long as his forces continue in their determined stand in the mountains an I along the jungle trails of Bataan peninsula. If and when the defenders are forced back upon Corregidor fortress in Manila Bay, the question would then become a matter of holding out under siege, with far less demands on MacArthur's tactical

brilliance.

Military officials said there 13 nothing to indicate an imminent “knockout” of MacArthur’s 10 weeks of resistance in Luzon, largest Philippine islun 1, despite indications that a Japanese all-out assault may be unleashed at any hour. The suggestion of Wendell L. Willkie that MacArthur be brought out of the Philippines and made head of the U. A. Army vv i.s treated with skepticism in military

quarters.

His evacuation whin his troops, outnumbered 10 to one or more, are fiercely battling (ho Japanese and establishing a proud record of valor on the Bataan front might strike a blow to his men's morale so serious as to destroy what thev have done in weeks of day-and-night resistance from “tlie fox-holes of Bataan and the batteries of Corregidor,” th, je military men said. The proudest tradition of the army that a commander sticks with his men—a tradition MacArthur would uphold vehemently as any

U. S. officer—would be repudiated if he were evacuated now, they ad-

ded.

YSKS (.AN HI III ( I ION

WASHINGTON. Petroleum coordin Ickes today called reduction of 15 p gasoline consumpt hut expressed bell, tioning is not yet i

Feh. 17 (UP) • a tor Harold L. for a voluntary i' cent in civilian Ion in the east ■f that actual raiccessary.

FEDKK M. It RY M \ N William E. Mon.son "f Cloverdale was called to Evansville Monday to serve as a juryman in Federal Court. ® €• * O O Today’s Weather & and 41 Local Temperature & v \i ® Q o •::> @ O 0 o Moderate cold wave this afternoon and tonight, temperature falling to zero to 10 degrees above in north portion and 10 to 20 degrees above id s uth portion; a few slow flurries in northeast ortion.

Minimum

6 a. m -

7 a. m

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