The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 May 1942 — Page 1

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GLUME FIFTY

OVERDALE WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY

t-coiains POST of AMERICAN EEPION SPONSORING PROGRAM

SERVING COUNTRY

VICES ON SATURDAY

Concert Of Sacred Mimic At 1 p. M. To Start Memorial Day Observance

The Hiirst-Colllns Post No. 281, 111 again sponsor the Memorial Day rogram of the Cloverdalc tommuny. A committee will place flags on e graves of all Veterans Saturday orning. and at 1:00 p. m. the Meorial service will be held on the autiful lawn of the Reed Funeral ome. Should weather conditions be avorable for an outside service, e meeting will be in the funeral ome. The following program has been repared: 1:00 p. m. Band concert of sacred usic by Cloverdale Band. 1:30 Special group directed by J. Broom will sing “Remember earl Harbor." A moment of silence observed by udience. followed by prayer. Reading of Gen. Logan’s address. Singing of "America” by audience. Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg ddress. Quartet singing “He Took My lace.” Address by D. E. Denny. Formation of all groups for march o cemetery. Reading of Legion Memorial ritual. “Star Spangled Banner’’ by Clovrdale Band. Salute to the dead, by firing squad f Hurst-Collins Post. Taps. Assemble for return marcli o funeral home. All war veterans arc urged to attend the service and all clubs, lodges and other groups are invited to attend and take part in the program.

UHEENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1942.

NO. 189

John It. Robinson John R. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Robinson, Fillmore, R. 1, is stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss. Robinson lias been in the service nineteen months. His address is Headquarters and Service Company, 131st Engineer Corps, A. P, O. 38, Camp Shelby, Miss.

H. S. GRADS TO PRESENT OWN COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES WILL BE HELD IN UOBIN CHURCH FRIDAY EVENING

ALL WILL PARTICIPATE No S|M*cial Sjieaker For Graduation Exercises As Has Been CAmtom In Past

COMMISSION ACTS TO HELPS TRANSPORTATION

The Public Service Commission today moved to bring about greater efficiency In war transportation by setting aside several regulations governing the operation of bus and truck lines. The order, which will be in effect from June 1, 1942, until Dec. 31, 1944, unless extended beyond the latter date, contains these provisions: 1. Allows trucks and busses to deviate at least five miles from their present routes if they are transporting defense plant workers or war materials. 2. Allows interchange of trailers and semitrailers by trucking companies. 3. Allows transportation of any class of property over present routes. 4- Gives bus or truck companies an opportunity to extend routes for emergency purposes without formal application or hearings. To avail themselves of the new regulations, however, bus and truck operators must apply to the commis•ion for suspension of the old rules, the commission said, but there are to be no advertised or formal hearings

Government May 'Freeze' Workers

PLAN TO KEEP MANPOWER AT VITAL WAR AND ESSENTIAL FARM JOBS

CHINESE AGAIN REPEL , JAPS BEFORE KINHWA

CALLENDER FUNERAL DATE CHANGED TO SUNDAY P. M.

Funeral services for Mrs. Emm i Callender, west Washington street, w ho died Wednesday morning, have 'fcon postponed from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon at 2 Oc lock, so that one of the daugnfera, Mrs. Marguerite Wright of Angeles, may attend he serviWs ' 'Che Rev. John Tennant will of-C-ciate. Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery.

WASHINGTON, May 28.—(UP) — The manpower problem has reached such a critical stage that the government today is prepared to “freeze” millions of war industry workers and some essential farm workers at their present jobs. War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt has been directed to draft a policy statement on a “freezing” plan agreed to in principle last night by the commission. The plan is designed to stop “pirating” of workers—a practice that is hampering some war industries—and to give complete control of war worker placement to the federal government. The plan in its present form also provides for draft deferments for key war industry workers through Selective Service directives. There would be no blanket deferments. The United States Employment Service would become the sole hiring agency for war industries which are considered critical. Employers could get new workers only through ( that agency: workers could get jobs or change jobs only with the service’s approval. Officials have indicated that the manpower problem—hundreds of thousands of new men for the armed forces and additional millions for war industries- is approaching a crisis requiring drastic control measures. Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Selective Service director, already had indicated that the armed service problem may be eased a little by seeking legislation to permit the drafting of 18 and 19 year olds. They have to register June 30 but the present law prohibits their induction. Apparently no decision has been reached, but Horshey conferred with President Roosevelt yesterday. Presumably they discussed the possibility of using 18 and 19-year-olds since the President told his press conference Tuesday he expected to survey the problem with Hershey soon. The “freezing” plan for workers would be the most ambitious attempt by the government to control labor supply and to prevent war workers from changing jobs because of the lure of higher wages or other incent-

ives.

The sixty-fourth annual Commencement exercises for seniors of the Greencastle high school will be held Friday evening at 8 o’clock in the Gobin Memorial Methodist

church.

The exercises this year will be unique, due to the fact that the graduates will conduct their own program, without the usual special speaker for such an occasion. The program follows: Organ Prelude: "Allegro and Air” —Handel. Class Processional: '’Cortege"— Vierne; Van Denman Thompson, or-

ganist.

Invocation—Reverend Victor L. Raphael. “I Hear America Singing”—Walt Whitman; Greencastle High School A Capped la Choir. Excerpt from "The Oracle Of Philadelphia," by Norman Corwin; The Class As A Verse Speaking

Choir.

Theme: “Youth Looks To The Future"—(a.) Toward An Opportunity For Service, Freda Steegmiller; (b.) Toward A Stronger Nation, Aura May Durham; (c.) Toward A New World Order, Bill Moseley. "Mozart’s Concerto for E b Horn No. 3,’’ French Horn Solo by Virginia Wal bring. "Petitie Piece Ooncertanta”—Balay; Comet Solo by LeRoy Mason. "Etude, O. P. 10, No. 3”—Chapin; Piano Solo by Marcia Hamilton. "Dedioaticm To Democracy,” The Class As A Verse Speaking Choir. (This verse narrative was written by one of the class sponsors, Mr. Frank N. Jones. Helpful adaptations were made by Miss Helen McGaughey, and valuable assistance in interpretation was given by Miss Mary E. Abel. Mr. Gene Pennington is the Choir Director. Frank Hueatis, class president, will serve as solo leader and class representative. The usual functions of presentation of the class and awarding of diploma* are incorporated in this part of the program.) Benediction—Reverend Victor L. Raphael.

CHUNGKING, May 28.—(UP) — Chinese defenders of Kinhwa have hurled back a third Japanese frontal assault on that capital of Chekiang province while 1,500 miles to the west other Chinese forces have encircled Lungling in a general offensive in Yunnan province, dispatches

reported today.

The official Central News Agency said Kinhwa, 185 miles southwest of Shanghai, still was in Chinese hands following the new unsuccessful enemy assault yesterday morning. The Chinese offensive at the other end of the long front was viewed as an all-out attempt by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces to drive the Japanese back beyond the Bur-

mese frontier.

PARADE WILL BE HIGHLIGHT OF SERVICES

PROCESSION TO FORM AT AMERICAN LEGION HOME AT 2 SATURDAY

DETAILS NEAR COMPLETION

Instruction* For Forming Of ado Aro Sol Fprth In Article Below

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Tank Battle On Libyan Desert BRITISH AND AXIS MECHANIZED FORCES LOCKED IN GRIM STRUGGLE CAIRO, May 28—(UP)—British and Axis tanks, beginning a new round of their slugging match, weto locked in a fierce battle 40 miles souhwest of Tobruk today. The battle ended a lightning 90mile Axis dash across the blistering Libyan desert, and there was mounting evidence that the Nazi commander, Ool. Gen. Erwin Rommel’s long-awaited eastward push toward the Suez was under way. The fighting area centered near Bir Hacheim, a desert outpost about 40 miles southeast of El Gazala which is one of the major British forward positions. Details of the battle were not known here, but British Middle East headquarters amnouced that strong imperial forces had been thrown against the attacking columns. This Axis force may be the spearhead of a heavy assault or a "feint” to divert British strength from the

coastal area.

Some observers believed Rommei, a master of feinting tactics, had sent a plane-supported force against tno British southern flank to screen an advance eastward along the coastal road from Tmimi toward Tobruk, the famous “siege” city 100 miles from the Egyptian frontier. Another clash was reported Vn the direction of Alemhamza, another British forward outpost and approximately the center of the imperial lino running roughly from El Gazala to Bir Hacheim.

RESIGNS H. S. POST

A parade will feature the observance of Memorial Day in Greencas* tie on Saturday afternoon. Graves .j. the veterans will be decorated with flags in all cemeteries within the jurisdiction of the local American Legion Post and Spanish American War Veterans will give their ritual ceremony. Some details of the program are yet to be completed. The line of march for the Memorial Day parade will form as follows; American Legion and Auxiliary on east Walnut street west of College; band on Walnut street at high school gym; Boy Scouts on College south of Walnut; Veterans of Foreign Wars on College north of Walnut; W. R. C. on Spring avenue north of Walnut; Girl Scouts on Spring avenue south of Walnut; D. A. R. on Locust street north of Walnut; Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary on Walnut street east of Locust street; and Mother's Service Chib on Poplar street east of Locust. The A Cappclla Choir will join the line of mareh at the .Pennsylvania Railroad. Tne marching body will go ahead of all

cars.

Chester Elson Supt. Paul Boston today announced the resignation of Chester Elson as director of boys’ physical education and athletic coach in the Greencastle high school. Mr. Elson came here three years ago from Madison. His plans for the future are not definite. No successor to Mr. Elson has been selected as yet.

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Physical Fitness Session June 4th

DISTRICT MEETING HERE TO BE ONE of SIX OVER hoosier state District meetings for county physical fitness representatives of county defense council will be held in June in six Indiana cities by the physical fitness division of the state defense council. The meetings will be held at Rensselaer, June 2: Columbia City, June 3; Greencastle, June 4; New Castle, June 9; Hanover, June 10, and Jasper. June 11. The meetings are to acquaint county physical fitness representatives with the importance of the state and local programs and also to help them plan well-rounded physical witness activities for their local com-

munities.

LAFAYETTE, May 28 Certificates have been awarded to 48 men and women in Frankfort, Greencastle, Lafayette, Logansport and Peru for satisfactory completion of courses offered by the Purdue university defense training ptogram under the auspices of the United States office

of education.

For production engineering in Frankfort certificates were given to E. C. Beall, William Disbrough, Horace Tansey, Francis Scheets, W. H. Dunn, Harold Armantrout, Hugh Norris, Arthur Carroll, Ii-a Hayes, Arthur Eller, Victor Small, and Charles Marshall. In Greencastle for production engineering certificates were awarded to William Alexander, Kenneth Bryan, Dane Chittenden, Wilbur Crawley, Floyd Eastham, Edmund Gregson, Raymond Purcoll and Dal-

las Ruark.

In Lafayette for a course in stres j ses certificates were given to Charles Bowman, Charles Brades, Ernest Caldwell, Herbert Lauck, Guy Pacey, George Springer and Robert Wood. Logansport far fundamentals of radio engineering: R. G. Lanning, Glenn Ogle, Paul Duddlesten, Clarke Welsh, Don Harness, D. F. Raber, John Klumpp, A. E. Conrad, Albert Fiscus, Thomas Kessor, and C. E. tCoatlnned on »»■*» Twol

Public Schools Out For Summer

CHILDREN RECEIVE THEIR GRADE CARDS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Bulletins MELBOURNE, May 28 (UP) — Gen. Sir Thomas Blarney, commanding allied ground forces in the southwest Pacific, revealed today that United States reinforcements were arriving at a “remarkable'' rate and were daily strengthening the Allied ground forces.

Russ Commandos Brave Nazi Fire ESTABLISH BRIDGEHEAD ON STRATEGIC RIVER UNDER HEAVY ENEMY FIRE

ASKS MEXICO TO ENTER WAR AGAINST AXIS PRESIDENT OK NEIGHBORING KEPI BMC ASKS HISTORIC DECLARATION

ADDRESS WAS

BROADCAST

PETERSBURG, Va., May 28 — (UP)—The Seaboard Air Line’s crack pAMei^.r tram, The Cotton States Special, collided with a northbound freight on the Seaboard main line five miles south of here today, wrecking the Cotton States’ doubleheader Diesel engine and derailing several passenger cars.

ANKARA, May 28.—(UP)—Information reaching military quarters here today indicated that the Germans, steadily gaining the initiative on the front south of Kharkov, hope to launch a big assault in about 10 days aimed at the “liquidation” of the Russian offensive.

The Greenoostle city schools closed this afternoon for the summer months. Children of the grade schools and students in the junior and senior high school returnt to their respective home rooms at 1 p. m. Friday and at that time they receive their grade cards. Annual Commencement exercises for the Greencastle high school senior class will .be held Friday evening in the Gobin churdh. DcPauw University will hold its closing exercises Sunilay. The college, however, will conduct a summer school classes starting June 8.

BANKS WILL CLOSE The Banks of Greencastle will ho closed all day Saturday, because Memorial Day.

Reprisal Action Started By Nazis FOLLOWS ATTEMPT TO KILL DEPUTY C HIEF OF GERMAN GESTAPO

V. F. W. MEETING TONIGHT

The various committees for the Vitalize For Victory parade and program, on June 4th, which Is being sponsored by the General Jesse M. Lee Post, will hold an important meeting this evening at 8 o’clock in city hall.

SUMMER CLOSING HOURS

Beginning Monday, June 1, the Greencastle stores will begin their summer working hours, which means a five o’clock closing time except on Saturday evening. This will continue through most of August. SATURDAY A HOLIDAY As a result of Memorial day coming on Saturday this year, some of the stores of the city will be closed all day, it was announced this week. These stores will also remain open Friday evening until nine o'clock.

20 Years Ago IN OREENOASTLE

Rev. J. E. Porter, pastor of the College Avenue Methodist church, delivered the baccalaureate address to the Greencastle high school senior class of fifty-one graduates. Local visitors in Indianapolis during the day included Harry Rags dale, Walter Heath, Frank Cannon and Will Lockridge. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Crump were the parents of a daughter.

LONDON, May 28—(UP)—Ruthless reprisals were underway throughout Czechoslovakia today for the assassination attempt agaiiut Reinhard Heydrich, deputy chief ol the German Gestapo, who lay 1. grave condition in ’Prague. The Nazi “protectors" of Bohem-a and Moravia ordered a general curfew throughout Czechoslovakia from 9 p. m. to 6 a. m. and the Gestapo was making a grand-scale round-up of suspects and probable retaliation victims for the attempt on Hey-

drich's life.

Heydrich, “the hangman" who had executed more than 250 Czechs within two weeks after he was commissioned by Adolf Hitler last Sep tember to quell Czech unrest, fell before an assassin's bullet in the former Czech capital yesterday. The German radio insisted that his wound was slight, but Vichy reported that his condition was grave. The Stockholm newspapers Tidingens said Berlin observers expected a new reign of terror in Czechoslovakia because the assassination attempt ‘‘destroyed German confidence in the Czechs completely.” The newspaper’s Berlin corresponden speculated that former Czech premier Alois Ellas, now imprisoned in German for allegedly conspiring with the Allies, might be executed in reprisal. Elias was understood to be awaiting a decision on his appeal

for a pardon.

MOSCOW, May 28.—(UP) Russian commandos have crossed strategically important river on the southwestern front in inflated rubber boats in the face of direct German cannon and machine gun fire to establish a bridgehead on the enemy side, official dispatches said today. It was indicated that the crossing was made in the red hot Izyum-Bar-venka sector of the Kharkov front where the red army is holding stoutly against one of the most determined German offensives of the war. Picked troops, dispatches said, made the river crossing. The boats went back and forth for hours some as many as 50 times—to bring reinforcements, In the end, it was asserted, the Russians succeeded in pushing back the Germans from their bank of the river and establishing so firm a bridgehead that it must disrupt German plans in the entire

area.

Russian Marshal Semyon Timoshenko threw hundreds of new tanks, which had been held in reserve, into the lines at Kharkov and the IzyumBarvenka sector to the south. Massed Russian tanks were used with such success in breaking up German attacks ami counter-attacks that, according to late dispatches, the Germans had again started using small formations of from 20 to 30 machines instead of the great masses of 150 to 250 with which they had vainly sought to break through. Fighting intensified hourly, it was

said.

Russian troops led by tanks and supported by planes continued their attacks at every opportunity and dis- j patches said they were still making gains despite the ferority cf the German defense. All dispatches emphasized terrible German losses. The midnight communique said that in small local actions in three sectors the Russians killed upwards of 2,700 and destroyed 20 tanks and nine field guns. It said the Russians continued to

Camacho Appeared Before Lawmakers Of Mexico Requesting War On Germany, Italy, Japan MEXICO CITY, May 28.—(UP)— President Manuel Avila Camacho appeared before a joint session of Congress today and asked for a declaration of war against Germany, Italy and Japan. There seemed no doubt that Congress would responecl affirmatively with very little debate. The country, the capital particularly, was seething with indignation over the torpedoing of two plainly marked and brightly illuminated Mexican merchant ships by axis submarines. Congress met at 11 a. m. (1 p. m. EWT) and Avila Camacho was expected to begin his historic address which will put Mexico in a state of formal war for the first time in almost 90 years. It was believed that lie would review his efforts to avoid the step and dwell upon the axia powers’ ruthless disregard for Mexican neutrality and national dignity. As Congress assembled for the session, which will loom large in Mexican history, the nation was unifying behind the President. Former President Plutarco Elias Calles, who spent years in exile because of disagreement with his successor, pledged his complete support as did Gen. Jose Escobar who led an unsuccessful revolt against Calles in 1929 and has just returned from 13 years of exile in Canada. It was believed here that Gen. Juan Andres Almazan, who sought to lead a revolution after Avila Camacho defeated him in. the 1940 presidential elections, would join the other critics of the government in burying political differences. Mexico will become the 10th Central American republic to join the United Nations in war on the axis and is, by far, the largest and richest. She. together with all the Latin American republics, except Agentina and Chile, severed diplomatic relations with the axis soon after Pearl

Harbor.

Avila Camacho’s message was to be accompanied by a number of measures designed to increase the armed forces and internal security. Calles may be given an important post in the war-time government. Almazan may even be given a post; he has still a considerable following. Tomorrow Avila Camacho meets with the commanders of the 34 military zones and the governors of the 28 states to formulate defense measures and special regulations to govern the civilian population. Mexica's first war step was expected to be the confiscation of axis property. There is approximately $50,000,000 in German capital invested in Mexico. Italian and Japanese

(Coatlnneil on 1‘ns* '•'**») Zol McIntyre Is Local Rotarian

WELCOMED INTO CIVIC CLUB AT LUNCHEON MEETING WEDNESDAY

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RED CROSS WASTE PAPER

PROJECT REPORT

Public School Pupils Cooperating

who have cooperated in such a fine way in this project. Although there will be no collections made during the summer, you can help by saving and storing paper, especially newspapers and magazines, until the collect ons are resumed next fall.

Zol McIntyre, proprietor of the Quality Meat Market, became a member of the Greencastle Rotary Club at its weekly meeting on Wednesday. The program was arranged by the high school seniors who were Junior Rotarians during the past year. Joseph Kimmel, a sophomore at DePauw University, proved his cleverness in a number of difficult sleight of hand tricks, which were gratefully received by his audience. The Junior Rotarians who had charge of the program were Bob Bills, BUI Moseley, Art Zarlng, Firman Grimes and Dick Houck. Sam Zeigler of Carmi, 111., governor elect of the 149th district, Rotary Internationale, was a guest of the club.

3 Today’s Weather 41 ® and 41 U’ Local Temperature 41 Somewhat warmer this afternoon

and in northeast portion

tonight;

scattered thunderstorms portion tonight.

in north

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Collected lected May 15-22 to date

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Newspaper

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9,505

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Mixed paper

3,996

39,551

Total

4,231

62,936

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... $17.04

$235.63

Leon N. Snyder, chairman of the

scrap paper

committee,

would like

to thank the

citizens of

Greencast’o