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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1944.
NO. 128
JOHN H. ALLEE ANNOUNCES FOR PUTNAM CO. JUDGE
PRESENT judge will seek REPUBUCAN nomination IN PRIMARY Announcement was made today by Judge John H Alice that he will seek the Republican nomination for judgv of the Putnam Circuit Court in the primary election in May. Judge Alice is now serving as Judge of the Six-ty-fourth Judicial Circuit having been appointed by Governor Henry F. Schrickvr upon the resignation of Judge Marshall D. Abrams, who entered the armed forces and Who is now stationed in England. Judge Alice’s appointive term is until January 1st, 1945. Judge Alice is a native of Putnam County, having been born in this city, a son of the late Mr and Mrs. John P. Alice. His father was one of the pioneer and widely known attorneys of this city and throughout central Indiana. Judge Alice has been actively engaged in the practice of law for over thirty years having been associated with his father and later with the late John H. James. Judge Alice was educated in the public schools of this city, DePauw University and the Indiana Law School. He has frequently served as special judge in local cases, and has a wide acquaint, ance throughout Putnam County. He also served as city attorney of Greencastle for twelve years. Judge Alice is a veteran of World War I, having enlisted in the United States Marine Corps soon after the declaration of war and served from 1917 to 1919. He is married, and is affiliated with the Gobin Memorial Methodist Church of Greencastle
SEEKS JUDGESHIP
BRITISH POET TO SPEAK HERE SUNDAY NIGHT ALFRED NOYES WILL BE GUEST OK UNIVERSITY THIS WEEKEND
Alfred Noyes, British poet and || |||| .. [ author will be an campus Sunday <■; ) evening, March 19. He will speak in
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Miss Skelton Is $50 D.A.R. Winner
Miss Charlotte Skelton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Skelton, and a senior in Greencastle high school, won the highest D. A. R. award in Indiana,a prize of $50.00 on a dress she entered in a contest for the best Cotton dress made by a senior in the Home Economics department. Miss Skelton's teacher is Mrs. Doro-
WILL SPEAK SUNDAY
Gobin Memorial church at 7 p. m. under the sponsorship of the DePauw lecture-forum series, no charge is made for lectures in this series. The English poet, formerly professor of English at Princeton University, wlil use as the subject of his address, "Original poems Old and New.” Air. Noyes has been a frequent visitor to this country since 1912, coming here first in response to an invitation from the Carneigie Fund. | Since then the demand for Ids public i appearance and readings of his own j poems has grown so intense that he has been on numerous lecture tours. | Alfred Noyes is the author of several dozen volumes of verse. His most recent ones are "Poems of the New World,” published by Lippincott In November, 1942, and one published in December, 1941 by Frederick Stokes under the title of “Shadows on the Down, and Otiier Poems”. A profound believer in aesthetic and religious values, he has vigorously fought materialistic doctrines as guides to personal and public action. His most spirited address on
DR. ALFRED NOYES
Perjury Charges Will Be Pressed
thv Compton.
Second prize was awarded to Miss sub J ect WHS 8 iven at Now York
June Fogle of Indianapolis and third prize was wan by Miss Dorothy Spencer of Plainfield. Elizabeth Sm.illwood, critic teacher of Bloomington,.vas chairman of the judges. The dres-i that Miss Skelton made will be sent to the national D. A. R. cotton dress contest.
FARM PRODUCTION UNITS ARE INCREASED The 1944 units for maximum war production has been increased from 16 to 20 points. It Is on this basis that selective service deferments may be asked, it being con sidered that one man can handD the 20 units without outside help Under crop lands is listed: Corn 20 or in other words 5 acres constitub 1 unit; wheat, .05, oats for grain .07 alfalfa hay .10, soybeans .08, sweet com .33, canning peas 100, canning tomatoes 1.00. Under live stock all cattle calves, cown and heifers kep’ for milk, 1.00; cattle and calves being fed for market, .10; other eatUt and calves, .10; ewes .03, shee<p am’ lambs on feed for market .62; ot’no. sheep and lambs .62; horses, all hog: and pigs 1.30, hens and pullets kept for market 1.30, sows to farrow either spring or fall .33, chicken, raised .33. The farmer also must list the members of his household tei years and older and hired employe' whom he employed eight months o longer during the year. Production rooms, fourth floor of court house need women to cut material for kit bags. Rooms are open on Mondays and Fridays, 1:30 to 4:00.
HOUCK FI NKKAL WILL BE HELD IN WASHINGTON, I). C. Announcement was received today from Washington, D. C., saying the funeral services for Mrs. O. N. Houck who died there Friday morning, will be held from the Hyson Funeral Home, 1800 N St., N. W., Washington at four o’clock Monday afternoon.
University's centennial in 1932, and the philosophy expressed in his speech has been developed in prose and poetry during the past ten years.
ROOSEVELTS OBSERVE BOTH WEDDING YEAR
Perjury charge j will be pressed against drivers making false affidavits to secure driver’s licenses after their driving privileges have been suspended, Don F. Stiver, state division of public safety director, disclosed oday, in anouncing the division’s determination to prosecute all violators of the motor vehicle responsibility law. First to be arrested under the new safety dlvisi-m policy, Perry Larimore, 46, and John W. Greenwell, 33, both of Indiana]: lis, will be tried in Marion county criminal court within a few wet ks. Both men were arrested by state police on warrants charging them witli making false statements in making application for drivel's permits, Mr. Stiver said.
M’ARTHUR LEAVES CURTIN CANBERRA, Australia, March 18, —Gen Douglas MacArthur left Canberra today in a Flying Fortress after holding a lengthy conference with Prime Minister John Curtin. They discussvd future Pacific strategy which Curtin will advocate at a London conference of prime ministers.
WASHINGTON, March 18 President and Mrs. Roosevelt observed
their 39th wedding anniversary Fri- j iarly from Indiana courts
day.
White House aides said the chief executive, who spent tile day at hi; desk, sent an anniversary message to the First Lady, currently visiting armed services bases in the Caribbean area. They were married on St. Patrick's day of 1905 in New York City, with President Theodore r jvelt g'ving Uu briJc :' v.
ST. PATRICK’S TRIPLETS LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 18 Triplets came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Crump here as a St. Patrick’s Day present .The parents recovered from the astonishment long enough to name them Patrick, Michael and Kathleen. At the hospital where they and their mother were taken the report was, "Surr, and they’re doin' foine.”
FOUR MORE AMERICAN DOUGHBOYS
Notice of traific convictions, involving revocation or suspension of driving privilege:;, is received regu-
by tlv
•ifety division, Mr. Stiver pointed out. This information, under the plan, will be relayed to the motor vehicle bureau, at Indianapolis, where a “stop” will be set up against the records of all drivers forfeiting driving rights.
Although it is possible for a person to secure a permit illegally at an autlying license branch, the violation will be discovered as scon as the application arrives at the bureau's central office here. The case then will be reported to the safety division and charges filed against the individual. Motorists 'ibtaining permits to operate a motor vehicle by making false affidovits regarding previous convictions will be subject to arrest for perjury or for driving without a license, Mr. Stiver warned. Persons who surrender a license plate failure to comply with the safety responsibility act and who then purchase a new tag illegally, face simi-
lar charges, he declared.
DEFERRED MEN UNDER 26 WILL FACE INDUCTION ACCENT ON YOl TH IN NEW DRAFT PLANS SAYS PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON. March 18 President Roosevelt, saying there are a fc.v men u.ndvr 26 really indispensible to industry. Indicated today he is leaning toward the armed services’ view that virtually all physically fit men under that age must be drafted. He told his press-radio conference however, that he still has the manpower question under study, expects to work on it all week-end and probably will have a statement on it early next week. For the past ten days there has been an intense behind-the-scenes tug-of-war between the armed services a.nd production officials over the approximately 250,000 men under 26 who have occupational de-
ferments.
Production officials have hoped to keep deferred some 40.000 to 50,000 who they contend are kvy men in industry and vitally needed to maintain production. Military authorities contend that is too large a number of deferments of men of the best fighting age. Manpower Chairman Paul V. McNutt, representing selective service, and Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the War Production Board have presented the opposing viewpoints to Mr. Roosevelt in a series of White House conferences. The question was raised at the President's news conference by a reporter's reference to those meeting::. Mr. Roosevelt told of his plans for i Week-end study of the problem which he defined as one of building up the Army with men under 26 without doing too much harm to in-
dustry.
In going over lists of plants and employes, he said, it appeared that most of such men were not indispensible. Of eourste, he said, some are engineers carrying out some special project, for example, or chemists working on special research. But most of the men under 26 are not indispLnsible to industry and they are indispensable at the battlefront, he said, adding that is what you call a fact of life. “Can they (the armed services) spare 50,000?" a reporter asked. Are you going to lose a battle? Mr. Roosevelt asked in reply.
SERVING COUNTRY
Mrs. West Funeral Will Be Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Charles West who died Friday, will be held trom the Campbell Funeral Home in Coatesville at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon and will be in charge of the pastor of the Methodist church of which the deceased was a member. The body was removed to the Funeral Home Saturday and friends may cal] there until funeral time Sunday. AT GREAT LAKES John William Hodshirc, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hodshire Is stationed at Great Lakes and would like to hear from his friends. His address is John William Hodshire A. S., Co. 426-142, U. S. N. T. S„ Great Lakes, Ul. Clarence Otis Vontress and Lavid E. Grimes of near Russellville ore also in Company 426.
The four Putnam county men pictured above were recently inducte 1 into the United States Army under the National Selective S'TVice Act They are (left to right) Arhy V. Downs. Elbert Raymond' Morphew, Robert
Clayr Alexander and Earl Phillip Sourwine.
TWELVE PUTNAM MEN SERVING WITH THE NAVY
Army-Navy Take Big Group Friday According to reports from men
who returned Friday evening from the Indianapolis induction center, a
big per cent of the group of 53 pass-
ed either Army or Navy examina-
tions. This number reported at In
dianapolis under the National Selective Service Act, having recently received their call from the Putnam County draft board. A number of Greencastle business men were in
this latest quota from the county.
Ralph Floyd Ruth Dean Floyd Ruth Dean Floyd of the U. S. Navy and Pvt. Ralph Floyd, now stationed in England, arc thv sons of Mrs. Margaret Floyd, 500 south
Jacitson street.
Their addresses are Ruth Dean Floyd, A-S, Co. 314, U. S. N. T. S„
Great Lakes, 111.
Pvt. Ralph Floyd, 37660188, A. P. O. 638, r /c Postmaster, New York,
N. Y.
Jersey Cattle Men Hold A Meeting The Jersey Cattle Breeders of Putnam County met Thursday owning, March 16 in the county agents office for the purpose of getting better acquainted with each other and to form an organization to advance the interest of the breed. Ten pure bred Jersey breeders were present at this initial meeting and five diivctors were elected, who in turn elected the officers. Those present at the meeting were Noal Nicholson, president. Lowell Oursler, vice president. Glendon Irwin, secretary-treasurer. Dolby Colling and Fay Scott, di-
rectors.
Elbert Irwin, James F. Strain. Carl Strain. Ikey Strain, Russvll Day, James Hughes, Glenn Hodshire, Robert J. Coffman and David L. Grimes. Germans Attempt To Sound Out Allies
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Mr. ami Mrs. Jesse McAnally were
the parents of a son.
Fred Boatman was here from Lainbridge transacting business. Dave Braden, deputy sheriff, went
to Cloverdale.
Charles Ewan was a visitor In In-
dianapolis Frank Masten spent the day in « a £ v y = " rt< J,>hn JoS,,ph Dannhny '
erre Ha “te. singer. William George Pitts,
inducted irto the U. S. Navy this week included: Eldon Henry Lewis, IIIUlSll- « _ m I T ... D r, 1 y, n L' , »-. I.l n *-»
Name Liberty Ship For Colonel Cook
RICHMOND, Cal . March 18 Tli late Col. H. Weir Cook of ludianajhi lis, memiticr of Eddie Rieke::hi:kei aerial squadron in World War 1 and one of the first airmail pilots, We: honored before dawn Friday at the launching of the Liberty Ship H Weir Cook at the Permanent Metal.Corporation Snipyird No. 2 here. Colonel Cook, who was commander of several airfields In Ui' sout!. west Pacific in 1942, died March 24. 1943, of injuries received in an aT crash in that area. Miss Susannah Ci"k, Colonel Cook’s 22-year-old daughter, sponsored the launching and bis widow was matron of honor. A son Pete Parr Cook, pulled the launching trig
ger.
“This is a supreme moment in my life and also a most difficult one.” Mrs. Cook told the audience on tin launching platform. Her daught- >• thanked shipyard officials on behalf of her family for the honor paid her father. The colonel’s two brothers, R. Marvin Cook of Indianapolis and Lt. I! Paul Cook of the Navy, also attended and the former gave a brief review of Colonel Cook’s career.
Yanks Capture Manus Airdrome
ALLIED HEJAOQ UAIYTRI IS, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, March is — (UP) American forces neared
LONDON, March IS (UP)—Germany has made two approaches to Swedish envoys In France to sound out the Allies on peace terms, but they were obviously aim’ d at splitting the Allies from Russia and winning concessions which the Allies would never make, a neutral diplomatic source said today. The offers were made about four or fivv weeks ago, it was added, and apparently nothing came of them l>ecause neither the Swedes nor thi Allies would consider them. The Information regarding tin soundings was belivved to be au thenie. But it was indicated that they were in line with others made ever since 1940, none of which showed the slightest sign that the Germans had start 1 d to face realities. Otto Alietz, German "ambassador” to Vichy France, made inquirie: of Gocsta Nordling, Swedish counsul genera! in Paris, and Pierre Laval inquired of Erik Hedengren, Swedish charg’ d’affairs at Vichy, according
to the informant.
Abetz asked Nordling whether King Gustav V would act as intermediary to arrange peace negotiations, adding that Germany would not make a formal approach unless assured in advance that thv King would accept his part, it was said. Laval told Hedengren, accordin' to the informant, that Joachim von Ribbentrop, German foreign minister had informed him that Germany was ready to open peach talks Tlie informant said that Sveden undoubtedly informed the United States and Great Britain of the approaches but intimated that the matt r had ended there, partly because of the unwillingness of Sweden to hold the diplomatic bag for the
Germans.
According to the informant Laval, purporting to quot Ribbentrop, proposed as a basis for talks (1) that Germany would abandon her conquests in western Europe; (2) that i Alsne" and Lorraine would become | “autonomous;’’ (3) that Poland would be reconstituted hut without Danzig or the Polish corridor to the sea, "so le,ng as the German Army
SOVIET FORCES ' AT RUMANIAN PRE-WAR BORDER
REDS NOW WITHIN SIGHT OF FRONTIER AFTER FRIDAY
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LONDON, March 18 The Red Army in southern Russia leai>ed forward from positions In old Poland yesterday to capture the German strongpoint of Dubno and a town eighteen miles beyond while farther south it won towns only eleven miles from the pre-war Rumanian border and drew tighter its semi-circle around the Black Sea p rt’of Nikolaev, Moscow announced today. The Russians also captured a village on thv outskirts of the important rail junction of Zhnun inka, south of Vinntsa, said the midnight Moscow communique recorded by the
Soviet monitor.
Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov's troops, long Installed inside of Poland, brought the front still closer to Lwow, historic and strategic Polish rail city, now only seventy miles west of thv Russian spearheads. The new thrust, which won Dubno by crossing the Iva River and outflanking the town, also won Demidovka, eighteen miles beyond. Demidovka is seventy miles from Lwowa.nd forty-two miles inside tliu
old Polish frontier.
(The Germans were reported to have closed all factories in Lwov and to be evacuating the equipment to Cracow, said Stockholm dispatches quoted 'ey Tass News Agency. The Moscow broadcast was recorded by the United Slat's Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service.) Southeast of this fighting area Russian troops captured Klembovka, elvvea miles north of the Dnister River, frontier of Rumania, an l twelve miles from the former border town of Yampol, the communique said, and also Olshanka, an equal distance from the winding river. Ankara dispatches said Rumanian civilians were flveing the area, leaving only the military in possession. The Rumanians were said to have five divisions on the front. In one area a retreating German Infantry regiment was ambushed and over 800 killed before the survivors fled "in panic", the late Moscow
bulletin said.
At the southeastern end of the front the Russians said they killed 2,000 Germans and took 1,000 prisoners in a sudden blow that captured the town of Ongulka, only fiftevn miles northeast of Nikolaev. Other troops were reported to have advanced five miles farther south from Nova-Odessa to the lower Bug Kivvr to take Novo-Petrov-skoyo, twenty miles above Nikolaev. A Berlin broadcast said the Russians attempted to cross the Bug in this ana, but were forced hack with a loss of eighty-three fully loadvd boats when German planes and howitzer batteries attacked.
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complete control of the Admiralit e.i re mains the main military force in
today following capture of the Important airdeme on Ma ns Island in a diive which carried them to within 600 yards of the Japanese headqua--
ters town of Lorengau.
Six hundred miles to the east, Ui enemy’s offensive against the U. S. Torokina beachhead o.i Bougainville "has completely broken down," w'nil"
the east;” (4) that Germany would keep “Bohvmina’ the Czech part of Czechoslovakia and (5) that Slovakia would become an "independent
state.”
Staff Sergeant Charles Walter Brown, who is serving with the nrm-
2.400 miles to the west, Allied he ivy led forces in Iran, has been promoted lumbers raided the big Japane-e to technical sergeant, according to naval base at Soerahaja, Java. Gen. word received by his parents. Mr
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