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ME FIFTY-TWO

THE DAILY BANNER IT WAVES FOR ALL"

WINNERS ANNUAL TRACK AND FIELD MEET

PIBUC SCHOOL STUTS HELD “LITTLE OLYM-1-It'S” WEDNESDAY

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 1 1, 1944.

NO. 173

following is a list of public 1 winners in the annual track Iield meet held at Blackstoek Wednesday, sponsored by the lis Club: . BOYS 50 Yard Dash grade—1st, Louis Scott; 2nd, ;rd Rossok; 3rd, Leroy Oneal. Grade— 1st, Oscar Chatman; javid Grimes; 3rd, Charles CarGrade—1st, Doyle Chiles; 2nd, ay lor; 3rd, Joe Miller. Grade—1st, John Dee Allen; David Burroff; 3rd, Don Jones. 7fi Yard DaMh Grade—1st, Louis Scott; 2nd, oi l Hossok; 3rd, Leroy Oneal. Grade—1st, Oscar Chatman; Billy BrowiG 3rd, Charles i. High Jump Grade—1st, Smithers; 2nd, I. n 3rd, B. Allen. Grade—1st, D. Grimes; 2nd, E ish. 3rd, F. Burroff. i Grade—1st, F. Sanford; 2nd, J. or; 3rd, B. Mahoney, ri Grade—1st, B. Dunn; 2nd, E. in, 3rd, B. Pursell. Broad Jump h Grade—1st, I. Strain; 2nd, C. key; 3rd, C. Collins, h Grade 1st, O. Chatman; 2nd, an ish; 3rd, K. Stapley. Pole Vault :h Grade—1st, D. Stites; 2nd, thers; 3rd, Bell. Ii Grade—1st, D. Grimes; 2nd, Smith; 3rd, W. Bitzer. Baseball Throw Ii Grade—1st, Louis Scott; 2nd, rles Stuckey; 3rd, Billy Parrish, h Grade—1st, Oscar Chatman; , Wendell Bitzer; 3rd, Freddie roff. . Sack Race th Grade—1st, Jim Poor; 2nd y Strain; 3rd, Dennis Welch. ‘th Grade—1st, Martha Btecgmil- ; 2nd, Bob Poor; 3rd, Billy StrotnJM and 4th Grades—1st, Eddie rain; 2nd, Bobby Bryan; 3rd, Joan Id. 3 Legged Race th Grade—1st, Donald Smith, Sears; 2nd, Patsy Ross, Vcrtale Tweedy; 3rd, Barbara Hedge. 1th Johnston. th tirade 1st, Oscar Chatman, ly Brown; 2nd, Madonna Skelton, rtha Steegmiller; 3rd, Ntckey landlngham, Billy Strother. Jth Grade—1st, Bobby Bryan, ris Knauer; 2nd, Nancy Jeffries. Jii' Dicks; 3rd, Virginia Prichard, Steward. t'l Grade—1st, Susie Glorc. PatriMonnett; 2nd, Patricia Masten. Rgy Webb; 3rd, Eddie Strain. ly Godfrey. GIRLS 50 Yard Duah 6th Grade—1st, Dorothy Chatmar; I'atsy Ross; 3rd, Carolyn MorMh Grade—1st. Josephine Rollo; J'l Edna Ash; 3rd, Patty Miller. 4th Grade 1st, Bobby Bryan; 2nd, jarlene Twomey; 3rd, Evelyn Nelli. 3rd Grade 1st, Susie Glore; 2nd, irley Bowman; 3rd, Doris Wright 7ft Yard Dash 6th Grade—1st. D. Chatman; 2nd -Uy Ross; 3rd, Patty Remsburg. 5th Grade—1st, Joyce McMillan; <1. Josephine Rollo; 3rd, Martha *< agmiller. High Jump 8th Grade—1st, D. Chatman; 2nd, Monnett; 3rd, J. Stites. 5th Grade--1st. D. Tucker and E. ■nore, tie; 3rd, L. Jarvis, J. McMil■h' J. Rollo and M. Cook, tie. 4th Grade- 1st, B. Bryan; 2nd, G. Viliams; 3rd, Mary King. 3rd Grade—1st, V. Dunn, S. Glore.

20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE

Cornelia Allen and Helen Grose ' V(, re members of Mortar Board, DePaiiw's honorary fraternity for sentor women. Mrs. F. c. Tilden was made an honorary member of the DePauw ^ha-pter of Theta Sigma Phi. The Greencastle Garment Factory was re-opened and hummtng with activity. More than a score of women w *re employed.

tie; 3rd. S. Bowman. D Wright and J. Allen, tie. Broad Jiiinp 6th Grade 1st, J. Ewing; 2nd, J. Stites; 3rd, A. Wells. 5th Grade 1st. M. Steegmiller; Jnd, M. Skelton; 3rd. E. Ash. Baseball Throw 6th Grade 1st. Barbara Drake; 2nd. Carolyn Monnett; 3rd, Betty McLemore. 5th Grade 1st. Martha Steegmiller; 2nd, Calita Scobee; 3rd, Betty Lee.

2.IM BOMBERS ARE LOST DURINti V I MONTH PERIOD LONDON, May 11 A total of 2,158 allied bombers have been lost over Germany and northern Europe in the first four months of this year, Sir Archibald Sinclair, British secretary of state for air, announced in Commons today. Included were 1,. 041 British bombers and 1,117 of the American air force, he said. Rotarians Hear Postal Inspector The growth of the United States Post office from 2,000 employees to 300,000 employees was interestingly discussed by William McBroom, post office inspector, who was the guest of Albert Doobs at the Rotary Club luncheon on Wednesday. Tracing the growth of the post office, Mr. McBroom went back to 1630 when the first post office was established in a proclamation by the state of Massachusetts. According to the speaker, it .vas not until 1691 that Thomas Neal received a mono.ply from the King and Queen of England to handle all American mail. Alter America declared its independence of the crown, the post office was taken over by the government of the United States and its most remarkable growth dates from 1820, when railway express service was first put into effect. The tremendous war time job placed on the post office in handling the mail of the men and women in service was pointed out by the speaker. Guests of the elub were R, L. Pattinson of Chatham, Ontario, Canada, John Palmer of Binghamton, New York, Frank Kencsson, and William Wilde, Greencastle high school senior, who has been selected as Junior Kotariun for the month. LOCAL BOY IS AWAITING OVERSEAS DUTY ORDER Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Goldsberrj are in receipt of Word from their son, George K. Goldsberry, who recently was graduated from the Radar school at Treasure Island. He has been sent to San Diego for a month’s work, having refused an offer as an instructor at Chicago for a year, for ilie chance to go over-seas with his unit which is due to leave some time soon. He was made a Staff Sergeant following his graduation. George will not be 20 until next December, but already has seen a lot of service with the Marines and hopes to get to the south Pacific to help win the war.

FORRESTAL IS NOMINATED FOR NAVY SECRETARY

LEADERS IN CONGRESS FAVOR FDR'S SELECTION FOR KNOX’S SUCCESSOR

T-Sgt. Reese E. Phillips has recently been awarded a Cluster to his Air Medal for meritorious achievement during five heavy bombardment operations over Germany and Gorman-occupied Europe, as announced by the Commanding General of the Eighth Air Forces. He is a son of Mrs. Raymond Phillips, R. R. 3, Greencastle. WAR TRAINING CLASS Indiana University’s school of business has completed arrangements for conducting another tuition-free war training class in Greencastle. The class is under the Engineering, Science and Management War Training program of the United States Office of Education and is being given in Greencastle in cooperation with DePauw University. The class will be in Social Security and Payroll Accounting and will meet each Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock in room 115 of Harrison hall on the DePauw campus. The first meeting will be May 17 and will be open to the public. Gordon A Meffnrd, public accountant of Crawfordsville, will come to Grccnca.itle each Wednesday evening to tvach the course, which will run for 15 weeks. The purpose of the course is to make available to industry an increased supply of personnel trained in specialized phases of business management. It has been designed not only for more efficient work now in War production but for better service in the peace to follow, and will be of mutual benefit to the employer and the employee. The course scheduled for Greencastle will study labor costs, wage payment plans, Federal old age benefits and unemployment contributions, state unemployment compensation and tax, tax forms and reports, systems for payrolls, and the withholding tax. This class is open to beginning accounting students.

Police Department Poster Recalls An Unsolved Murder At Reelsville In 1896

¶ An unsolved Putnam county murler, which occurred in the Gay Nineties, was brought to our attention yesterday by a poster brought to The Banner office by Lt.-Col. N. Huckleberry, north Jackson street. It was found among some household effects by Mrs. Huckleberry and the slaying in question occurred nearly fifty years ago at Reelsville when William E. Counts, a druggist, was killed by two holdup men. The slayers were never apprehended. ¶ An interesting item in the poster is the name of J. F. Gillespie, well know local physician, who it is believed is the only one mentioned as authorizing a reward who is alive today. D. Huffman, also included in the list of citizens offering a reward of $500 was the father of Mrs. Huckleberry. ¶ The poster follows: . POLICE DEPARTMENT, . Superintendents Office, . Terre Haute, Ind., Dec, 19, 1896 . WANTED FOR MURDER! . FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS . REWARD ¶ On Tuesday night, December 1st, 1896 at nine o’clock, William E. Counts, a druggist in the town of Reelsville, in Putnam county, Indiana, was murdered by two highwaymen in front of his store, just after closing for the night. The following is a description of the two men who did the killing: ¶ No. 1—Aged 25 to 30 years; 5 feet 6 or 7 Inches tall, rather stout build, black hair; heavy dark moustache;

dark complexion. Wore dark striped pair of pants; dark coat; light striped bicycle cap; red sweater and shoes nearly new. Was a slow talker. The clothes were pretty well worn. ¶ No. 2—Aged about thirty-five years; about 5 feet 11 inches tall; slender build; fair complexion; light hair; moustache light in color and very thin; light blue eyes; wore dark coat; dark pants of cheap rough material; dark sweater and dark bicycle cup; shoes were bad; feminine voice. ¶ These parties may change their clothing, as they got about ninety dollars in money from the person of Mr. Counts after shooting him. ¶ I am authorized by William D. Foster, D. Huffman, E, E. Evans, J. F. Gillespie and Mack Foster, all responsible citizens of Reelsville, to offer a reward of Five Hundred Dollars for the arrest and conviction of the murderers. To any person who will furnish information which will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the murderers the above reward will be paid. ¶ Officers are earnestly request [requested] to give this matter close attention. The men described above were seen in the neighborhood on the afternoon of the day of the murder and there will be no trouble to identify them. Address any information to . C. MEAGHER, . Supt. of Police, .Or Terre Haute. Ind. . W. D. FOSTER, . Reelsville, Ind

WASHINGTON, May 11 President Roosevelt lias nominated James V. Forrestal to be Secretary of the Navy, succeeding the late Frank Knox. Forrestal, 54, has been under-secre-tary since 1940. He is a former New York investment banker and a Democrat. The undersecretary's advancement to cabinet status had been urged by many leading members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans. In his present position it has been his duty to present to Congressional committees most of the navy's appropriations requests and he has developed wide friendships at the Capital. REESE PHILLIPS HONORED

WOMAN WHO FOUNDED TOPPY DAY” IS DEAD ATHENS, Ga. May if _ Miss Moina Michael, 74 ivho orignated Poppy Day” in 1918 as a memorial to the war dead, died in a hospital eaiiy today after an illness of several months. She also originated the annual memorial to soldier., a nd sailors who died at sea in the first World

War.

She carried the “Poppy Day’’ Idea to the American Ix-gion, which sponsored it in August, 1920. The British l-icgion adopted it in 1921. Since then poppy sales have brought millions of dollars, chiefly for the aid of disabled veterans. * Roachdale Girl's Husband Missing Luther Smith of Crawfordsville is missing in action following a raid over Germany on April 25 according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Martha A. Smith. He was a tail gunner on a Flying Fortress. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith, of southeast of Crawfordsville. He entered the Army on Nov. 3, 1942, and has been overseas since March 29. The last letter received from him was written on April 24. He had been on several] bombing missions over German-held territory, it was indicated. Since her husband entered the service, Mrs. Smith ha s resided at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Cully Wilson, of Roachdale. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one son, Jerry Dgg, age two. A number of targets In Germany and France were hit by the American heavy bomber force on April 25, the day Smith was reported lost.

JAP ATROCITY I ACTS REVEALED BY PRISONERS NEW STORIES OF JAPANESE I

SERVING COUNTRY

CRUELTY TOLD TO YANKS AT HOLLA NDIA

ii. Broudslrcrt

Martin Bi'oadstreet.

S 2 c Kenneth Broadstreet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Broadstreet of Fillmore, entered the Navy Sept. 1 1942. Received his boot training at Bunker Hill, Ind. He is now stationed somewhere in the Soul h Pacific. For liis address see Mr. or Mrs.

URA SEEGAR RE-ELECTED CHAIRMAN BY DEMOCRATS Ura Scegar, of West Lebanon, was re-elected Sixth District chairman at the meeting of county chairmen and vice chairmen in Crawfordsville on Wednesday. Mrs. Lawrence Arnsman, of Lebanon, was re-elected vice chairman, and Leo W. Sinclair, of Crawfordsville, .vas chosen as secretary- treasurer. All of the elections wore unanimous. No resolutions were adopted during the district meeting. The organization recMitly endorsed the candidacy of Governor Schrioker for the U. S. senatorial nomination, during a meeting at Turkey Run State Park. IN DEI’IN ITE 'DEFERMENT

WASHINGTON, May 11 Indefinite draft deferment of all men over 29 in essential occupations, regardless of whether they are “necessary men” by present standards, was understood today to lie one of the provisions of a new selective service policy tobe made public tomorrow night. Maj. G«m. Lewis B. Hershey has predicted that calls can be met until early Fall with men 18 through 25. Those 26 through 29 will be inducted next with deferments granted only to those in a necessary job in essential work. Under present regulations this same yardstick is being applied to men over 29. CIVIC obligation On the occasion of the annual membership drive of the Chamber of Commerce we are again reminded of how indispensable such a civic organization is in a progressive community. Like any other public activity people among its members and outside feel free to growl and grumble because it has not accomplished something in which the critic is interested. Yet we do well to appraise its value more justly. Without constant efforts on the part of the organization, a large number of the jobs important to the city would not be done. The progress of the community would be halted, if it were not for the fact that many business men with much to do within their own concerns give so freely of their time and energy in attempts to improve conditions in Greencastle and the surrounding territory. That feeling of civic obligation is strong among American business men generally and much of the industrial development of the nation is due to the sense of responsibility which they feel for the improvement and progress of their city and state. The Observer

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD- ! QUART ERS, New Guinea. May 11. j (UP) Chinese who aided Australian; guerrillas on the Malay peninsula were crucified by Japanese troops who nailed them to palm trees with spikes driven through their foreheads, it was revealed today, with announcement of the liberation of 707 allied prisoners during the U. S. invasion of Hollandia and Aitapc. A communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters disclosed that 462 Sikhs, Indian troops captured at the fall of Singapore, were liberated at Hollandia, along with 159 other allied prisoners, including American missionaries, Australians, Dutch, Chinese, Filipinos, Poles, and Czechoslavaks. Eightysix Javanese were freed at Aitape. The communique also disclosed that the Japanese already have lost 1,502 dead and 290 captured in the twin American invasion. At the same time, It was revealed that 69 Sikhs were rescued during the invasion of the Admiralties Iasi March, and the Australian department of information quoted one ol them as accusing the Japanese of the atrocities against the Chinese. The liberated prisoner, Jemadar Shingeeia Singh, declared; “On an 18-day march from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur we were herded along the road like cattle. At one place we saw a number of Chinese who had been nailed to palm trees with spikes driven through their foreheads. “We were told by our guards that they had been suspected of helping guerrillas, mostly Australians, who were still fighting determinedly in

inland areas.”

Another Sikh, Naik Gurman Singh, said 15 of th<4 Indian troops who became III were put to death by the Japanese "because they did not want to waste time and medical supplies.’’ Others of the tall, turbaned Sikhs, members of the 216th Punjab Regiment captured at Singapore, revealed how the Japanese forced them to

work at top speed to hours on less j market today by the hog committee than a pound of ioiai and beat them j of tht joint marketing improvement when they slowed down. [ eommittee who warned farmers that MacArthur's communique said | ling; (nought to market may not be

placed on sale until sometime next

week.

Alfred Paden of the War Good Administration said that 12.500 hogs were unsold last night and that it was imperative to get them off the market before accepting fresh hogs. The glutted market condition probably would be Intensified by the arrival of 8,000 to 10,000 hogs within tlie next few days despite the warning. lie said, and the new arrivals will not be sold until conditions warrant it.

Invasion Notes LONDON, May 11 (UP) Kuosia is ready! The fall of Sevastopol cleared the last obstacle to full Soviet participation in the Tehran master plan for the smashing of Germany, allied military experts said today. If invasion in the west depends on Russian preparations for the grand, two-way offensive. those preparations are complete, they said. LONDON. May II. (UP) Marshal Erwin Rommel, German antiinvasion commander, has seized control of France's bomb-crippled railways, the London Daily Mail said today, presumably in a desperate effort to keep supplies anti reinforcements moving to his west wall defenses. A Vichy broadcast reported that all passenger train service in France will be cancelled from next Monday as a further step toward keeping the lines free for essential military traf-

fic.

Non-stop allied air attacks already

had reduced passenger traffic in France to the "barest skelton stivice,” the Daily Mad said in asserting that messages from Vichy indt eated Rommel had assumed full control of the railway administration.

Virtual Embargo Placed On Hogs INDIANAPOLIS, May 11 (UP) A virtual embargo was placed on

hogs at the Indianapolis livestock

that the largest Japanese casualties were inflicted in the Hollandia area, where the enemy losses were placed at 977 killed and 259 captured. A total of 525 Japanese was killed and 31 captured at Aitape. There was no further disclosure of U. S. casualties other than the announcement two days ago that 28 Americans were killed and 98 wounded in the

Hollandia operation.

The Sikh troops were jubilant when the Americans began the bombardment preceding the invasion April 22. Their Japanese captors fled as the big shells and bombs fell into the ansi, and the Indians, back

in the hills, shouted;

“USA soldiers have arrived.” They remained in hiding for a whole day, however, before sending out an emissary to contact the Americans, Then they were brought aboard ships for evacuation, given their first food in days, and medical

attention.

As they were shown maps, listing the various allied victories since the fall of Singapore, the Sikhs beamed;

DIVORCE SET ASIDE ELIZABETH, N. J., May 11 The Reno divorce of Doris Duke from her husband, James H. R. Cromwell, former U, S. minister to Canada, was set aside m Chancery Court today, and declared “null and void and of no effect in the state of New Jersey.’’ Cromwell thus won the first round in his divorce battle with the tobacco heiress, who, Cromwell testified, nearly four years ago told him I that he could divorce her in New

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“We are certainly lucky to be in your hands. Thanks to the Americans for saving us.” They said that during the two years they were imprisoned by th • Japanese they were forced to work at quick or double time 10 hours a day, on a maximum of 14 ounces of food a day, and when tin y showed the least sign of slowing down, tht Japanese slapped them and threatened them with death. “They gave us rice and infrequently tuna fish, but no vegetables,” one of them said. (American troops get five and a half pounds of food a day.) The enemy also tried to force them to speak Japanese and drill Japanese army style, but the Indian officers refused, one of them telling the Japanese bluntly he never would speak anything “except English or Hindustani.” Some of the officers were imprisoned three days without food or latrine privileges, but finally were released when the rest of the Sikhs refused to eat or work.

Advisory Master Dougal Herr called attention to the “fraud elements so conspicuous in this case.” He declared ’’therv is no evidence against the proof presented that Mrs. Cromwell’s residence never changed from Ne.v Jersey. Shi' had no competence as a wife to change her residence.”

DR. LESTER SANDS GETS LEAVE FROM UNIVERSITY

BIG FORCE OF RAF BOMBERS OVER GERMANY ALLIED IT.ANKS BLASTED WEST WALL DEFENSES DURING NIGHT ATTACKS LONDON. May 11 (UP) The RAF sent another big force of fourengined bombers against Germany's 'west wall defenses last night and Nazi broadcasts said some penetrated the Reich, touching off an air raid alert in the arsenal city of Essen. A closely-packed formation of the British heavyweights streamed out across the English southeast coast in a starlit sky shortly before midnight and other strong waves headed out across the east coast. Soon afterward, the Calais and Luxembourg radio stations went off the air and a German broadcast said an elert had been sounded in Essen, home of Germany’s great Krupp Anns Works, because of the “approach of enemy planes." (A Budapest broadcast reported by the FCC said allied planes made a “nuisance raid” on the Hungarian capital last night, presumably from Italian bases.) First British announcement of the night's activity said only that the RAF had attacked targets in “occupied territory.” Some 2,500 American and British medium, light and fighter-bombers and fighters raked German airfields and railway targets in northern France and Belgium yesterday, but Flying Fortresses and Liberators were idle for the first time since April 23. Fortresses and Liberators based In Italy, however, bombed the Messerschmitt factory at Wiener Neustadt, 25 mile* south of Vienna, and an adjacent airfield yesterday for the sixth time, returning crewmen reported numerous hits in the target area and considerable smoke.* Other Italian-based Liberators raided the Yugoslav railway center of Kntn, 30 miles northeast of Slbrnlk - HAPPY MOTHER Mrs. Charles Kirchner of Centerpoint looked forward to a happy Mother's Day today after her aerial gunner son, Sgt. Samuel Kirchner, who had been reported missing in action, cabled her his best wishes and told her he was safe and well. The last previous word she had had was from the War Department, which said Kirchner's bomber had been shot down over Austria.

LOCAL MERCHANTS WARNED OF CLEVER CHECK FORGER A clever check forger who operates under the name of William Dodd plus several aliases, is being sought hy Indiana authorities. Dodd, described us a man of 51, weighing about 170 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair, and standing utout 5 feet, 7 inches, usually cashes his cheeks while dressed in farm clothing. He has some checks stolen front the Drake Commission Company of Indianapolis. Dodd was successful in cashing a check for nearly $50 in Greencastle shortly before Christmas ami Sheriff Paul Grimes advises all local merchants to be on the lookout for a return visit of the cheek artist. AIR LOSSES WASHINGTON, May 11 (UP)— Army Air Forces In the Pacific In the first 27 months of the war destroyed 4,06-1 Japanese planes while losing 1,163 of their own. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced today.

Dr. Lester B. Sands, curriculum

coordinator for the DePauw University naval flight preparatory school and associate professor of education at DePauw, will bu on leave during the summer to serve as dean of the university and head of the education department at New Mexico Highland

University, Las Vegas, N. M. Dr. Sands joined the DePauw

faculty in 1940 after serving as coordinator of curriculum in the public

schools of Palo Alto, California. Thomas R. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brown, Putnamville, un

! derwent an operation at the Put-

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