The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1944 — Page 1
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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1944.
NO. 139
PUTNAM MEN |VERE ACCEPTED 'for ARMED DUTY
|S IKK CENT OF LATEST (tOl NTV GROLr PASSED FINAL EXAMS
krty-six more Putnam county have been accepted for duty the armed forces under the Natl Selective Service Act, the local t board office announced Friday, is 66 2-3 per cent of the group went to Indianapolis for final ^nations on Wednesday. this latest quota, 18 went into Kavy, and 28 will be inducted [the Army. list follows:
Army
Livey Glenn Barnes Irl Wilson mold Nardo Calidonio ti man Lee Day ti rel K. Hutcheson klph Andrew Shonkwiler hrvin Adolph Walbring Li Cline Lisby kfford Orren Langdon trry Albert Parrish lester Arlington Elmore fwayne Clinton Whittaker •derick Alonzo Hays kvid Kollmgs Duell lester Kay Williams klph Murel Davis kaan Sackett rthur Grover Parrish harles Ralph Harcourt |il Russell Blaydes klph Edwin Beaman roes Robert Jones byd Kenneth Griswold km Blue korge Scott rneral Bertram Osborne lonard Elsworth Mayfield Jiiord Earl Witt
Navy
fenneth William Bennett rthur Amantius McKamey paries Daniel Stewart pwph I, Alice erman Lee Pettit Iwrence Cox kinon Brumbaugh VanDyke Idrie Ernest Collins pnald Sears llbert Leslie Chrisenberry ksil Eugene Baldwin kid Kenneth Blye pies Harold Collins ranklin Allen Eldridgc Jerschel Wesley Smythe ra O. Hall klph Eugene Long |hn Finley Andrew, transfer in
AVIATION C ADET PROGRAM CLOSED TEMPOKAKILY Announcement of the closing of | the aviation cadet program of the 1 Army An Forces was made here last night by Lt. Herbert R. Rif kind, president of tne Army Aviation Cadet Examining Board for the state of Indiana located in Room 419 Federal Building, Indianapolis 4, Indiana. Amplifying the War Department announcement concerning the closing of the cadet program Le. Rifkin I explained that temporarily no further applications would be taken for the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve program for 17-year-olds. In the near future, however, enlistment of 17-ycar-olds for the air corps enlisted reserve program will be resumed and eligible men are urged to keep in contact with the Army Recruiting Offices and the Civil Air Patrol squadrons throughout Indiana and to observe the newspapers and radio programs for announcement of the re-opening of the program. Voluntary induction through local draft board of the 18-26 years age group also is closed except for Negro applicants and will remain closed j permanently, according to the an-
j nouncement.
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NURSE'S AIDE APPEAL MADE TO PUTNAM WOMEN
MEMBERS SOUGHT FOR VOLUNTEER CORPS; REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED
i JAMES M. TUCKER SEEKS SENATOR’S NOMINATION James M. Tucker, former Secre- ] taiy of Slate, and until recently on j active duty as a lieutenant in the | United States Navy has announced that he will be a candidate for the nomination for United States senator before the Republican State Convention. June 2nd, 1944, to be held at Indianapolis. Mr. Tucker, formerly a resident of Salem and now a resident of Paoli, was unanimously endorsed recently by ha home district, the Ninth, for such
nomination.
The request that interested qualified persons file their applications for admission to the Red Cross volunteer nurse’s aide corps was mad< today by Mrs. Don Ellis. Applicants may register either by phone or in person at the Red Cross office in the First-Citizens Bank Building. Tinphone i« number 4. Registrants call-1 mg after office hours may phone Mrs. Ellis at 633, or the secretary cf| the volunteer nurse’s aide commit-1 tee, Mrs. Sam Stickle, at 709-J.
Mrs. Ellis stated that an urgent i Julia O’Connor Rady of appeal is being made to Putnam ^ oac * 1t * ^ * e, P a - SHC< J awft y a t her home county women to register for thei" 10 "' l ‘8ht o’clock I hursday even-
course who will be able to give duty
Death Summoned Mrs. Julia Rady
Dr. Wildman On State Commission President Clyde E. Wildman of DePauw University, recently appointed a member of the Indiana War History Commission by Governor Henry Schricker, has been named chairman of the Division pf Social FUrees for the history group by President Herman B. Wells of Indiana Univer-
] sity, chairman of the War History l Commission. j Social forces represented under | President Wildman’s chairmanship , include education, churches, profesj sions other than medical, medical, j population movements, recreation, I social service organizations other j than governmental, governmental i welfare organizations, women's ori ganizations and clubs, civic organi [ zations, and post-war planning, j President Wildman has announced ! that within a short time he will ap- , point subchairmen for each of divi | sions of the social forces field. The , entiro history project has been un- ; dertaken at the suggestion of Governor Schricker who believes materials
5GT. J. R. MONNETT AWARDED AIR MEDAL
should be collected during the war for writing Indiana’s war history. To Repair Pennsy Road Bed, Report
It was reported Friday that a , number of Mexican workmen Will
hi award ofThT Air Medal to ^art repairing the Pennsylvania
an . | r a i 1 r o a d right-of-way, thiough
j n Greencastle and vicinity, starting the
land” by Brig. General James P. j first of tlle
Iges, commanding general of a
[gt. James R. Monnett was peed recently “Somewhere
Hator bomb division. He is a son Mi. and Mrs, Harley Monnett, 411) Bose avc., Greencastle.
pie citation read: “For exceptionmeritorious achievement, while live separate bomber combat misIs over enemy occupied continentputope. The courage, coolness skill displayed by this man upon j B' occasions reflect great cred.t j ki himself and the armed forces j
ph- United States.”
pis present duty Is the enginee:pier of a Liberator bomber.
The local Water Company has
made a hydrant connection for the crew on the site of the old canning factory in the south part of town. It was said this location will be the headquarters for the workmen dur-
ing their stay in this section.
Jugoslav Forces Repulse Germans
nours during the daytime. The need for volunteer assistance at the local
hospital is critical, during
hours, particularly.
Red Cross requirements for membership in the volunteer nurse’s aide
corps are as follows:
1. Age between 18 and 50 when en-
rolled.
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2. Satisfactory physical condition. 3. Graduation from high school or its equivalent. 4. Satisfactory completion of 80hour course. 5. Willingness to serve without remuneration. 6. Willingness to accept the policies and rules of the corps as defined by the American Red Cross and the U. S. Office of Civilian Defense. 7. Willingness to give 150 hours minimum yearly service, preferably in a three months' period. If this is not practical, the 150 hours of service may be given throughout a year. 8. Preparedness to serve in emergencies in local hospitals, casualty stations, and first aid posts, for as long a period of time as needed. 9. Completion of Red Cross standard first aid course. Following is a listing of some of the services Red Cross volunteer nurse's aides will be able to give ui the completion of their training: Give baths, take temperature, pulse and resn:ratio:-; prepare patients for meals and feed helpless pat ients; carry trays and serve betweenmeal liquids, except in precaution cases: help with admission and discharge of patients; perform messenger and personal services; assist with dressings where there is no question of asepsis. . Make beds; assemble material for baths; take care of flowers, fruit, and patients’ personal belongings. Fill hot water bottles, ice bags, and collars; take care of linen closet; assist with preparation of supplies for sterilization; help keep oxygen apparatus in order as directed. Answer telephone; escort visitors; help with records and clerical work. Members of the Red Cross volunteer nurse’s aide class become qualified to wear the regulation uniform at the completion of the first 34 hours of the course. The blue denim jumper-apron is worn over a white blouse, plainly tailored and inexpensive. The cap will be worn after the 80-hour course is satisfactorily completed.
TAX PROBLEMS TOPIC OF MEETING HELD THURSDAY LOCAL MEN AT IT’.NDKD SESSION AT INDIANAPOLIS; HEAR TWO SPEAKERS
SERVING COUNTRY NAVY ATTACKS
JAP BASES ON
ing, following an illness lasting through two years. She had been seriously ill since last December. Her these i was due to complications. Mrs. Rady was born in Putnam county on March 21, 1863, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor, pioneer residents of the north part of Putnam county. Mrs. Rady spent her entire life-time in and near
Roachdale.
She was united in marriage to Mr Rady 55 years ago. She is survived by a daughter. Mrs. I»rretta Stanley of Kalamazoo, Mich., five sons, William. Indianapolis; Frank of New Ross; Carl, Charles and Albert at home. There are also 27 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
surviving.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the Bainbridge Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Bainbridge cemetery.
Putnam Schools In Music Contest Terre Haute, ,Ind., March 31 —
Music students from Greencastle am! Bainbridge high schools are among the 1,550 entries in the state solo and ensemble contests to be held Saturday, April 1, at Indiana State Teachers College. The annual contests ar-' under the sponsorship of the Central and Southern Indiana School Band,
Orchestra and Vocal Association. A staff of seventeen judges wil!
rate the contestants, with each hearing an average of sixty different events before the day is over. Some events will begin as early as 7:30 a. m. because of the intensive schedule.
Usually the contests are spaced
over a three-day period, hut wartime conditions necessitate the condensing of the events into the largest oneday music contest in public school music history. Approximately 115 high schools are represented in the
entries.
Officers of the association in charge of the contests which are be ing held at Indiana State for thi third straight year are: Vernon Spaulding, CrawforUsville, president: Paul Rigsbee, Seymour, vice- president; Lincoln Northcott, Speedway high school, Indianapolis, secretarytreasurer; Aithur Hill, Indiana State Teacher's College.
IT TNAM COURT NOTES , |r> ne Spenyer vs Ralph Spencer, k for divorce Fay S. Hamilton is brney for the plaintiff. rarke J. Kenney et al vs Solomon pker et al, quite title. Gillen Apn. plaintiff’s attorneys.
EASTER PROGRAM ftere will be a short Easter Prohi at the Fillmore Christian lirch Sunday morning April 2. se bring eggs and cookies for the "eland Orphans Home.
LONDON, March 31.—(UP) — Marshal Josip (Tito) Brozovich announced today that Jugoslav Partisan forces had repelled new attacks by German troops, which took advantage of abating heavy snow storms to launch offensive operations in eastern Bosnia. Operations in the area were suspended by both sides three days ago because of the snow storms, which halted even infantry movements. As soon as the storms subsided, the Gbrmans attacked the Partisan forces in the Bjeljina sector, but a Jugoslav communique said the maneuver failed.
20 Years Ago Df GRCENOABTLR
Jss Beulah Veager was home Muncie where she was teachin the high school. 28ter Sudranski was home from eyette where he was attending 'ue University, ank Davidson and Hiram Hufwere visitors in Terre Haute. Uie Aaston spent the dav in Tnd11s.
fire destroys school
STEWARTSVILLE. Ind., March 3j (UP)—Fire officials attempted today to determine the cause of a $100,000 fire which destroyed a combination grade and high school yesterday after most classes had been dismissed. Fifty high school students filed from the school in orderly fashion and 150 grade school pupils already pad been dismissed. The blaze, which originated in the belfry ,Tf the old section of tne school, quickly went out of control and file depa'iments from Evansville. Cvnthiana uml Posevvllle re- ■ w -n..,;<': ! > r. r«U for sin.
FBI JOINS PROBE SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 31.I UP)—The Federal Bureau of Investigation today joined South Bend authorities in attempting to learn how Helen Gizewski suffered injuries which left her in a coma and unable to tell her story. The FBI agents started their investigation on the theory that the young woman may have been trans ported across the state line against her will. She was thrown, or jumped, from a car at Roseland Wednesday after having been missing from her home since early Tuesday.
HOKE ON WELFARE BOARD INDIANAPOLIS, March 31.* (UP)—Governor Schricker today named two men to the State Board of Public Health, on the heels of a legislative commission’s recommendation that the board be eliminated in favor of a “new system.” Fred Hoke, Indianapolis civic leader, was reappointed and Rev. Marshall A. Talley, pastor of the New Era Baptist church, was ap pointed to succeed Henry J. Richardson. Jr., Indianapolis attorney, who resigned because of pressure of business. Both appointments became effective as of March 20, and were for a period of four years each. Both m-m me Democrats.
Brick Chapel Has New M. E. Pastor
Rev. Forest Howell has been ap pointed pastor of Brick Chapel Methodist church, effective as of April 1st., according to announcement madi today by Dr. Claude M. McClure, superintendent of the Grecneast! District. Mr. Howell, a ministerial student in DePauw University, succeeds Rev. Howard Clinebell who graduated from DePauw in February and is now enrolled in Garrett Biblical institution at Evanston, Illinois. Mr. Howell who ig District President of the Methodist Youth Fellowship, will preach his first sermon at Brick Chapel as pastor, Sunday, April 2nd at 11:00 A. M. Members and friends are cordially invited to be present to greet the new pastor.
FINAL FILING DATE FIXED FOR SATURDAY EVENING
Candidates who file declarations for the coming primary election must do so some time Saturday, It was stated today by Omer Akers county clerk. The clerk’s office will be open Saturday evening, he said if any desire to file at the last minute and to date, all offices have not been filed for he
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Harley Miller. J. J. Eitel, Lois J. Arnold and Simpson Stoner attended a luncheon meeting Thursday afternoon in the ballroom of the Columbia Club, and were told that private enterprise is threatened with extinction hy the high-speed growth of tax-ex-empt competitors. Called by executives of eleven state-wide trade associations, the meeting was attended by representatives from 45 counties, and thirtyfour different organizations were registered. Chairman was Clarence A. Jackson, executive vice-president of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce. Speakers were Ben C. McCabe of Minneapolis, president of the National Tax Equality Association. and Loring A. Schuler, of Chicago, general manager of the asso-
ciation.
Mr. Schuler outlined the growth of tax inequalities the exemptions that have been granted certain groups, the social taxes that have recently been imposed, the punitive taxes that arc aimed to destroy certain segments of business for the benefit of othcra, inheritance taxis whose sole purpose is to distribute wealth, income taxes that sometimes now completely absorb all that top executives can earn. “Long ago, the great Chief Justice Marshall said that the power to tax is also the power to destroy,” said Schuler. “We are seeing that come true today.” War has accentuated inequalities in taxes, the speaker went on, because favoritism has been extended to some at the expense of others. Chief beneficiaries of this unfair situation, said the speaker, are the gov-ernment-owned businesses and thq cooperatives, which are able to grow faster than any private enterprises because of their freedom from federal income taxes. Disclaiming any intention of attacking the cooperatives as such Schuler told of the many special privileges that the government lias given them, under which the cooperatives have been able to go far be yond their original concept. Further, these coops are growing under philosophy that proclaims the coming of a new social order and cooperative commonwealth, which VicePresident Henry Wallace was quoted as having said he hoped could be accomplished by a “bloodless revolu-
tion.”
What can be done to equalize taxes as between privuti business and the coops and government-owned enterprises was the suoject of Mr. Mi -
Cabe's talk.
The National Tax Equality Association was organized about eignt months ago, said Mr. McCabe, by group of business men who rccogniz ed the threat that faced them. It a coordinating research organization which represents today more than 1,000.000 big ait I little businesses over the United States. The platform of the association calls for taxation of all forms of pri vately or publicly owned businesses in the competitive field on an equal basis; equal credit facilities, with no favoritism, for private and coopera live businesses; denial to govern inent-owned businesses of the use free public funds; and equality treatment in all other respects. The philosophy of the association, said Mr. McCabe, is that “political freedom rests upon economic fii"dom, and that anyone who depen is upon the government is not and can-
not be free.”
The right of cooperative business to exist and grow on their own merits—and for government business to do likewise if the public so wills is fully recognized under the system of free enterprise. “With the tremendous differential now existing between private businesses and government and cooperative businesses,” said Mr. McCabe, “it will be only a short time until the tax favored businesses will drive out the taxed businesses. Then wr.o will pay the taxes the costs of government and war that are now being paid by piivate enterprise?" "With a future tax load that will not fall less than twenty billion dollars a year in our life time, the government must continue to look to the business life of the nation to collect about one third of the money needed to meet its costs. There can and must be no shirkers.
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J. I*. Moore
James P. Moore recently r e c e l v e d hia commis s i o n us second lieutenant at Foster Field. Victoria, Texas.
MS FLASHES WASHINGTON, .March 31.—(UP) —British carrier fighter planes, protecting an allied Atlantic convov, shot down an American transport plane by mistake this week and its crew of six men was lost, the War Department and the British Admiralty announced today. The plane was a lour-engined C-54 iqirralrd by the I . S. Army Air Forces Air Transport Command. It imis flown hy a civilian contract
crew.
The plane carried cargo hut no passengers. “Fighters protecting the convoy attacked the (' .">1 in the vicinity of I he convoy route when, according to reports, idriitilicat.ion waft not established," the announcement said. “Evidently the lighters mistook the f-54 for a German four motored honiber, the C’-M 100."
MOSCOW, March 31.—(UP) — Russian advance guards have pushed high up in the Carpathians within sight of Hungary and have entered Ihe approaches of the strategic 'iioiintaln |>asses guarding Hie border region, front dispatches reported to-
day.
The vanguard of Marshal Gregory li. Zhukov's First Army of the kralne raced southweslward from captured Delyutin, 15 miles short of Hungary’s Carpalho-1 kralne, formerly the eastern tip of Czechoslovakia, in a hid to seize the mountain passes before the tiermans arrived LONDON, March 31—(I I*)—The Royal Air Force suffered the heaviest loss ever inflicted on an allied air armada last nighl when 96 planes were shot down hy German night fighters and antlalreraft guns during power!ill British moonlight assault on the arms center nt Nurnberg and targets in the western Reich. AM.(I D ii K A D I A RT E R S, \ \I*LKS, March SI—(UP)—Allied troops haw abandoned all hut one ot iheir laKanced |N>sltions on the slopof Mount Cassino, it was disclosed today, while German combat patrols laiimlcr-attacked heavily Inside Cassino and on the Anzio licachhcad in
I he north.
WASHINGTON, March 31—(UP) --1 resident Roosevelt notified Congress today that lie would allow Ihe -.ohlicr vote hill lo become law wilhuul his signature, although it is •wholly inadequate” to assure servicemen and women a “feasible” opportunity t« vote.
NEW DELHI, March 31—(UP)— Japanese jungle troops, slashing 3(1 miles across Ihe wild Indian frontier Ironi central Burma, have cut the m.tin highway linking Imphul and liohima and are dosing in for a major assault on the twin British strongholds ,it was disclosed today.
Legislature To Meet April 11
PALAU ISLANDS
POWERFUL AMERICAN FLEET BELIEVED TO II \\ E RAZED ENEMY INSTALLATIONS PEARL HARBOR. March 31. - (UP) A powerful American fleet, spearheading the greatest coordinated offensive of the Pacific war, was believed today to have wrecked Japanese bases within 460 miles of the Philippines in heavy attacks that still may be continuing on the Palau
j Islands.
While American battleships, carriers, cruisers an I destroyers were making their deepest penetration of Japanese waters since the fall of the Philippines, U. S. bombing fleets from Southwest and Central Pacific bases blazed a trail of flanting destruction through Truk and other enemy strongholds along an arc stretching 2.600 miles from Palau to the eastern Marshalls. The naval force launched its assault on Palau, 1,055 miles west of Truk and nearly 4,000 miles southwest of Hawaii, at dawn Wednesday (Palau time) in a new attempt to bring the reluctant Japanese navy to battle, but such ships as were at the islands fled before the/ American warships could maneuver into attack
positions.
Hundreds of planes wjie believed to have participated in the attack on Palau. Coupled with simultaneous aerial thrusts at Truk, the operation indicated a mounting campaign to keep the Japanese bastion neutralis'd while strong carrier forces clear the way for the next amphibious move, the nature of which still ;s
^loake-d in secrecy.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 31—Governor Schricker today called a special scvdnn ol the Indiana legislature to convene mi April II to make appropriate legislation to |*ermU all ser vice' men to vote in November. This action followed announcement made in Washington (hat President Roosevelt would |M-riiiit the iu-tioii passed recently by Congress to become a law without his signature. CONCESSIONS CANCELLED MOSCOW. March 31. (UP)— Japanese oil and coal concessions in the Soviet half of Sakhalin Island off eastern Siberia were cancelled by an agreement between Russia and Japan concluded yesterday. It was
announced today.
At the same time the pact giving Japan fishing rights off eastern Russia were extended for five years in the negotiations between Ambassa-
Adlri.' Chester W. Nimltz. commander of the Pacific fleet, announced the start of "heavy attacks” on Palau in a communique late yesterday. The attacks were continuing, he said, but added that no details were available, presumably because ti the necessity of maintaining radio
silence in enemy waters.
(Naval otoaej ,,r?'» ai Washington regarded the attack as the prelude to an American invasion thrust against the Japanese defense system in the Carolines, stretching eastward. Most observers doubted a landing would be attempted at this time in the Palau Islands, because it would necessitate a long, exposed American supply line through the strongly-lor-
tified Carolines.)
The exact size and make-up of the task forces comprising the attacking fleet was not disclosed, but Nimitzs communique called them “strong" ind a spokesman said they were similar to those which sank 2.'i to 29 Japanese ships at Truk in a two-day
aid last Feb. 16 and 17.
Japanese search planes from New Guinea and Carolines bases spotted the huge fleet as it approached Palau and flashed a warning to the island.), enabling ships anchored there to flee
lefore the assault began.
Deserted by their protective w irships, the islands presumably were left at the mercy of the attackers with only coastal batteries and iigtiter planes with which to ward off a
sea or air bombardment.
In view of the destruction Inflicted on the even more strongly-pro-tected Japanese bases of Truk and Saipan hy similar task forces last month, observers believed Ihe American fleet probably achieved wid“
ievastation at Palau.
T he raid was the most daring yet attempted by American naval forces and carried them nearly 2,-TOO miles west of their nearest Central Pacific bases along the Invasion route to the Philippines and south China, which Nimitz has proclaimed to be his ulti-
mate objective.
The Palau group of 200 small, heavily-wisx led islands lies at the western end of the Carolines some 460 miles east of Mindanao, south- < < oiif iniiuit «»n T*vo>
dor Naotaka Sato and S, A. Lozov-
■Tax equaHty must be made a fact 'sky, reprcac.-ting the Soviet foreign cl zne.cly a Ihnorv.” r.anrnisHariat
41 Today's Weather Vi 41 and 4> 41 Local Temperature til @4>4t«4t«****tif Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; light snow flurries and warmer Saturday.
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