The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 March 1944 — Page 2

THc DAILY BANNER, GREENCASTLE, INDIANA,WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1944.

Hopes To Raise 'B' Gas Raticn

7t an outfit In Great Britain for tlv •; l part in the liberation of occupied

Europe.

Their big guns daily blast simulat- | i ed enemy positions, leveling them for

] an attack by the Infantry and preparing the way for drives throug i

•many lines.

WASHINGTON, March 29 — Rationing Chief Bryan Houston said tonight that while the Office of Price Administration hopes to increase th ■ "B” card gasoline rationing, a decision cannot be made for at least

thirty days.

Asserting that "it Is basic OPA policy to ration out all the gasoline j

that is allocated to it,” Colonel Hous- ; , . , . . 3 ’ , . , i other subjects have become duuy

ton added in a Blue Network broad-

With the example of the artillerymen in the Mediterranean campaign to follow, these soldiers concentrate their barrages with deadly effect. Fire coordination, location objects, fire control and man;.

cast. * "We hope to bo able, in keeping with that policy, to increase the ration allotment of people who need gasoline to earn a living. However, such a ration the "B” ration will be increased only when md if there is enough gasoline to spare. "The question that arises in we saving enough gasoline to make an increase in the B" ration no.s sible ? I wish I lould answer that nojv but I can't. I ran't even begir to tell you of at least thirty days. Earlier, a spokesman for Colonel Houston had said that a-suming continued progress against the gasoline black market, an increase in the "B" ration to a maximum of 72C miles of driving a month would be made within thirty days to six weeks. Maximum "B” ration levels at present are 400 miles a month in five • far West states, 32. r ) miles in tin East and 475 miles in the rest of the country.

routine for the men who man the by.

■juns.

Among the soldier's in this artillery mit in . Sgt. Kenneth I. Surber, ,1. t, Greencastle, and Sgt. Fay L. Bin., It, 1, Fillmore.

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TO ZASE MISERY OF .CHILD'S COLD RUB OH VICKS * VVapoRub

Mrs. Charles Michael is seriously ill •'it her home on N. Jackson street.

It is impossible to stand on the defensive, battles are won by attack; you cannot stand still: Whoever .shall • k to gain bis life shall lose it. but

whosoever shall lose his life preserve it. Luke 17:38.

FOR SALE: Two purebred Duroc ■ ilts with pigs. Bussell Varvel, Fern. 29-3p.

AltTILLKKYMEN PBACTH E INVASION ItAUHAGES HE AI (QUARTERS, EU ROPEA N THEATER OF OPERATIONS Intensive drills, lasting many hours each day, are preparing artillerymen

IN 1)1 VNAPOLIS LIVESTOCK Hogs 7,500; rather slow; 100 lbs up 10 lower; 100-159 His and sov. steady; 160-275 lbs $i:i,S5-$14.00; 375-400 lbs .*i::.75-sr; so 100-159 r $11.00-$12.25; sows mostly $13.25$13.50. Cattle 1,200; calves 80n: steers and heifers very slow; undertone weak to lower; cows about steady; few medium to good steers $11,00-$ 15.00. common to good beef cows $19.2.5 $12.50; few strictly good $i:!.00-Sl .50; vealers mostly steady, top *10.00

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And LOCAL NEWS

BRIEFS

Brice Elicit of Coatesville was relea ed from the county hospital Wed-

nesday.

The Indorsers of Photoplay will meet with Mrs. Ferd Lucas, Friday

at 3:00.

Mrs J. C. Street, sister of Justin and Angie Godwin, has returned to her home in Lincoln, Nebraska. . C mrh's E. Dobbs of U. S. N., stus ! 1 .,llj tin d at San Diego, California is home on leave visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Minnie Hurst of East

Seminary Street.

Mi. Claude M. McClure had charge 1 th ’ 1 uneral of Ed Davis, which u held Wednesday afternoon fropi , lie McCurry Funeral Home. Burial w .1 in Forest Mill cemetery.

20% TAX EFFECTIVE ON VARIOUS ITEMS APRIL 1ST. Starting April 1st there will be an

j increase in the tax on various items

listed as non-essentials. This will

Joe Harlan south Indiana street.! include jewelry, furs, all cosmetics

was released from the county ho - an d toilet

pita l Wednesday.

Mrs. John Casady of Coatesville undei went an operation at the Putnam county hospital Wednesday morning. Mrs. James W. Porter and baby, Gieencn th Route 4. returned to their homo Tuesday from the Putnam county hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dorsett, Greencastle Route 2. are the parents of a son born Wednesday at the Putnam county hospital.

preparations, hand bags

.md he gage and numerous other articles. e There has been a 10 per cent tax on some of the articles but from April 1st on there will be a 20 per •ut tax on all these items. This tax is added to the retail price of the item by the merchant selling them. M u people are buying a few of the 1 ei ny things this week before the tax becomes effective and the Ipeal merchants have prepared for this by having an excellent stock of nu-

merous items on hand.

ALLIED BOMBERS INCREASE TOLL OF JAP SHIPPING E>fE\IY SVPPLY SHIV AND TWO BARGES SI NK IN WEW.AK VICINITY

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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, March 29 (UP)—Allied bombers, ranging over the northern New Guinea coastal thi 10th consecutive day of concentrated attacks, sank an e.iemy supply ship and two barges in new sweeps over the beleguered Japanese bases at Wewak and Hansa Bay, it was announced today. Liberators, Billy Mitchells and Boston bombers carried out the assaults Monday, dropping a total of 158 tons j>t explosives on the 109mile area, described by, headquai tei spokesman as "a graveyard foi wrecked and burned Japanese ships A communique from Gen. Dougia: MacArthur's headquarters said tha 1 bombers blew up bridges, buildii . and enemy anti-aircraft defenses and accounted for their 26tn Japanese ship in two weeks by sinking a coast al vessel off Wewak. The two barges were destroyed at Manam Island in Hansa Bay. The attack on Wewak, smashed with 2,200 tons of bombs during the past two weeks, was carried out without aerial opposition, returning pilots said, and left the area covered with dust and smoke which rose 15-

000 feet.

American ground tmops continued their mopping-up in the Admiralty Islands, 240 miles north of New Guinea, with American naval forces aiding the campaign by again shelling Pityilu Island, four miles north of Manus. The results of the bombardment were not disclosed. U. S. bombers, from Solomons basts, maintained their almost daily attacks on the other BisrrureH Archipelago Islands, dropping 4 tonof bombs on Rabaul, New Britian and 50 tons of explosives on Kavieng New Ireland base hit 10 days ago by a 1,000-ton bombardment from U. S. battleships.

“i WANT EXTRA CASH NOW!’’ These five words bring you the cash you want Take advantage of your ere,lit. PERSONAL LOANS TO $300. INDIANA LOAN CO.

1912 E. Washington St.

entitled to the division's benefits. Divi ion Director Everett Gardner reiterates a recent statement that the cases of discharged war plant workers who decline to accept lowerlayin jobs will be decided upon inividual merits. Then he presents a est applied to each case to deteriiim- U the worker shall receive benefits, Tire most important question in He test appears to be whether the voi Her is available for a job and vhethei a suitable job is open. If he worker declines a suitable job Jardner says he will be denied bene .its.

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GUILTY FLEA EXPECTED

POLICY CLAKIKIED

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., March 29. — (UP)—The Indiana employment security division offers a clarification of the policy followed in determining if unemployed Hoosiers ar-

ELKHART, Ind.. March 29.—(UP> —Cleo Fred Davis 35, YI.ICA building engineer, was expected to plead guilty today when arraigned on charges of second degree murder in connection with the drowning of Harlan Elliott, 16-year-old son of an Elkhart minister. Davis was indicted yesterday by an Elkhart superior court grand juiy .and Police Chief yvugust W. Johnson said the pudgy, gray-haired engineer had indicated his desire to admit guilt and be sentenced. Elliott was drowned in the “Y” pool March 19. Davis has admitted that he pushed the youth under the water and held him there because he feared detection in unnatural sex ielations. Investigation of Elliott’s death led to arrest of two other men and a boy on morals charges who were indicted by the grand jury. Their names were not revealed ponding their arrest.

Commercial (Phone 47, weeks (March 28-Aprii Si Jl for those Workers i s ur 'l-l ly in the Casualty Branch / General's Office, War De,

Miss Towsley will be

with any interested per,

ing the nature of the ing conditions in is authorized to give

and to make immediate 1

of qualified candidates. Applicants should be

months of 18 years of . ginning salar y for clerks a typists, and , ^ a year, Including overtime,® tation will bi prov f ton, D. C. "

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The address of a s Dales I fried, A. S. N. 'hiesiTTs 112, Flight I A. A. F. C.C4I C. C., ban Ant Texas

JNDIAN CO-ED MISSlJ mm

DRIVE UNDERWAY A drive to recruit clerks, typists, and stcnngraphei s, for duty in Washington, D. C., is being conducted in Greencastle, Indiana. A representative of the Civil Service Commission in Washington, Miss Alice M. Towsley, is at the Tost Office in Greencastle (Phone 78) or at the Hotel

Daughter industrialist. V.tlsa Maltha;, student at Columbia rniorCjl been missing from her resM the International house in .%l since March 20. Her father)! former president of the liKhsI board and head of the Tata CM Company of Bombay. (Internill

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< I Our Boys Need Musical Instruments . on the Battlefront and in Camp You can help send them this easy Way; That forgotten musical instrument in your storeroom is wanted! Some boy In uniform, halfway round the world, is asking for it now. Harmonicas, accordions, ocarinas, flutes, bazookas. In cooperation with the United States Government we have worked out a plan to speed these gifts on to their destinations without trouble or expense to you. All you have to do is deliver them to your neighborhood Coca-Cola dealer. We'll do the rest. Here's how it works:

! You take your instrument to your nearest Coca-Cola dealer.

2 The Coca-Cola truck picks it up and sends it to the U. S. Government.

3 They send it to the boys in camp oni overseas.

* bri "g* *ome lonely soldier |oy. Thonk you.

Don’t delay. Dig out all your old musical instruments today and start them on t!' e ' , journeys to our homesick fighting men*

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. Inc.

Greencastle,

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