The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 4 September 1944 — Page 2
THE DAILY BANNER, GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1944,
PIG HAS EXTRA FEET ENID, Okla. (UP)—There should be no shortage of pigs’ feet in the Bill Hutchinson home south of here this winter. One of Hutchinson’s sows gave birth to a six-legged piglet. The -nany-footed animal has three left front legs.
.H'ST AROUND THE CORNER SOUTHBRIDGE. Mass. (UP) During five of the summer’s hottest days, a hardware dealer here sold six sleds.
LETTER BY LT. HURST
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erally lined with bicycles and you actually must be careful when crossing the street or you might be tun over by a cyclist. Men and women of all ages travel by bicycle. Bicycles are also widely used by the armed services both English and American. Since I left the States I have done a
great deal of my short-distance trav- town which had been
them. I was quite willing to pay for JJJJ] DAILY BANNER
them and would have given more; than they were worth, but she said j that she wanted me to have them as ■
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a souvenir of my stay in France. One reason she refused money was due to the fact that there is very
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Herald Consolidated
“It Waves For AD” S. R. HarMsa. Publisher
Entered In the postoffice at GreenIndtana os second class mail
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little left to buy. This
also did my laundry as well as the 1 matter under Act of March 8, 1878. laundry of seyeral other men in ourj SubeortpUon price, 13 cents .per
organization. One afternoon when I thought my laundry should be
cling on my petrol saver (Petrol is the English word for gasoline.) I, with several other men. was sent to the southwestern coast of England for a few days. Here I saw some of the beauty of England as it was portrayed by hills, trees, rocks and shore lines. This coastal section was called, by some, the Miami Beach of England. I have never seen Miami Beach, but this was a beautiful view, although the beach was not adorned with bathing beauties. Candy and chewing gum can seldom be purchased. You have probably read of th' familiar phrase witn which a small boy or girl greets a soldier "Any gum chum?” This Is certainly no exaggeration. A common Yank reply to this is: "Any sister mister.” In spite of the fact that they have been at war for several years, they still take time out to have tea in the afternoon. I must admit that they do make good tea. Almost everything, except potatoes and fish seem to be rationed. Fisli and chip shops are located in all the towns. The English chips correspond to our French fried po-
tatoes.
The theaters are called cinemas anil feature more American than English pictures. Smoking is permitted even in the best of cinemas. The prices of admission are in reverse compared to American prices. In an English cinema the balcony seats are always the most expensive. Since arriving in Fiance, although I am not on the front lines, I have seen some of the horrors of war. Most of the towns have been completely destroyed, however, some of them have not been damaged at all. The Fiench people are very glad that we have comt*. The main difficulty which most of us have with the local residents is the fact that we don’t speak the same language. There is one officer in this battery who speaks fluent French, so we use him as an interpreter, I was greatly surprised to find ao many people wearing wooden shoes. It seems to me that these shoes would be very uncomfortable as well as hard to keep on their feet. A French lady who lived near our headguarters gave me a pair of wooden shoes a few weeks ago and absolutely refund to accept any money for
ready, I went to the house, and without saying anything she knew what I wanted. She did an excellent job
with my clothes.
Speaking of money, our medium of exchange has been changed again. We now have two, five, ten, fifty, on-3 hundred and five hundred franc notes. A franc is equal to two cents. Most of these notes were printed ‘n the United States for use in France. It was much easier to learn to count French money than it was the English money. Very few metal coins are now in circulation. Recently while driving through a
liberated only
a few days before, we were given a
very friendly welcome. The streets
were lined with men, women, boys and girls who were waving at us. throwing flowers at us as we passed, and giving us eggs if we stopped.
The windows and poles were adorned
with American and French flags. This was a veiy impressive sight and I believe it convinced everyone that we are fighting for a worthy cause. Now, the people here are cutting and shocking their wheat and oats
There are no binders or combines here. Some of them use a mowing
machine with an attachment which
resembles a buncher while others use a cradle. Of course all the bundles are bound by hand with stiaw. Rather than thresh the grain, they haul it in near their barns and stack it. Only this morning, I saw a woman on a stack of wheat bundles helping to stack them. It is not at all uncommon to see women doing
heavy farm work. There are no
tractors here. All the wagons have two wheels and are pulled by one horse or two oxen. If the load is extra heavy another horse is hitched on in front of the first. I had never seen a yoke of oxen working until the last few days, except at a fair. The grain seems to be very good this year. There is no corn here, as the
climate is not warm enough. Since I have been overseas, I have
been receiving The Daily Banner. It has not been reaching me regularly due to the fact that I have moved several times. I usually receive several copies at a time. Even though the news is a little old when it leaches me, I am always glad to read the Putnam county news, ‘‘Our Boys With the Colors’’ is always an
interesting column.
Fiance is a nice country, the climate is agreeable, and the people are very friendly; however, I think I’li be ready to come back to the States the first opportunity I have, I had better bring this letter to a close before you become bored with my rambling remarks of my foreign
military travels.
Asythe French say “Au revoir’.’ and ‘‘Bonne chance” (Good-bye and Good
luck).
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week; 83.00 per year by mail in Putnam County; 83.80 to $8.00 per year
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A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY The King needs room. He will not share a den filled with evil companions nor a mind filled with evil thoughts: Lift up your heads, oh ye gates, and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory
shall come in.—Ps. 24:7.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dormer have returned home from Bay View, Mich. Miss Betty Allee of near Mt. Meridian spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Rosetta June
Reynolds.
Tom Shetrone, connected with the Labor Advocate for a number of years, is in Terre Haute today for
the Labor Day Parade.
Miss Mary Louise Reynolds of Huntingburg spent Sunday afternoon with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Georgv Reynolds and family.
R. L. Wysong, son of Alvin Wysong of iFortland, Ore. is visiting his grandmother, Mary Wysong, 206 | W Columbia Street. P. L. Wysong is
stationed at Great Lakes.
Sgt. and Mrs. Kenneth Jenkins are the parents of a daughter, Bevvrly Eline, born Friday at the county hospital. Mrs. Jenkins is the former Miss Dorothy Barnes. Sgt. Jenkins is stationed at Fort Meade, Md.
Mi', and Mrs. Leo Cox and daughter, Marilyn, Elizabeth street, entertained with a Sunday dinner in honor of their son, Cpl. Norman Cox, who was home on a week-end leave. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brooks, and Mrs. Norman Cox oS Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Don aid Cox and children. Cpl. Cox 's stationed at Fort Wayne with a railroad division.
Crescent Club Will Meet On Wednesday
The Crescent club will meet with Mrs Elizabeth Browning, 412 west Washington street, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. The program will be in charge Mrs. of Fay Hamilton and
Mrs. Warren Middleton.
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Tri Kappa
To Meet Tuesday The Active Chapter of Tri Kappa will meet Tuesday evening at 8:00 with Mrs. Willard Umbriet.
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Federation of Clubs Council Meeting ThV) Council meeting of Putnam County Federation of Clubs at the county president's home one half mile east of Manhattan on Road 40 will be held at 1:30 p. m. September 16 to plan thfc years work. All officers, club presidents and department chairman are urged to attend, also all interested in Federated Club work are invited. * + J * Maple llights Chib To Meet The Maple Heights Home Economics Club will meet Tuesday night 7:30 at the home of Mrs Karl Neumann, 646 E. Walnut Street. Please note change of meeting place. V. F. W. Benefit Party To Be Wednesday Night The V. F. W. benefit party which was to be held Friday night will be held Wednesday night. Please note change of date. + + + + Art Needlework Club To Meet There has been a change in the meeting of the Art Needlework Club and the meeting has been arranged for Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Clark Arnold on Crown street. *•*• + •*• Country Reading Club Will Meet Thursday The Country Reading Club will meet with Mis. George Friend Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. Fred Thompson will have charge of the program. Mrs. Elizabeth Hamrick will give the responses.
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Weddings
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kelly, 24 years today. Sept. 4. It’s not new. It’s been tested in America’s finest homes for IS years. Arab stainless mothproof protects against moth damage 2 to 5 years. Snider’s. 4 - xt -
NEED CASH FOR SCHOOL NEEDS? Loans to $300. INDIANA LOAN COMPANY
SERVING COUNTRY
A Putnam County Soldier, 2nd Lt. Wendell P. Hurst, i A.P.O. 403. c o Postmaster.
New York, N. Y.
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I go back tomorrow and get them so I may send you one or wait until I get back. Will know later. But boy I'm not kidding. I was sure surprised to find him like he was. can’t see a bit of change in him. Just the same old Leo I think, so now don’t worry about him. I hope he got back ok but he probably did for its easy to catch a ride over here, j Well, haven’t heard from you for some time now. I sure hope everyone is ok and thinks and everyone you know what I mean is ok over here. Guess haven’t said much only about me and Leo but its worth it. I’ll write again later but for now will say again Leo and I are both ok.
Good-bye for now.
Lots of love,
Gerald.
KEESLER FIELD, Biloxi, Miss., Sept., 8. —Pvt. Robert E. Austin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Austin, 310 west Franklin street, Greencastle. Ind., today completed the first log of a training program that will qualify him for dual duties as a member of a combat air crew. He was graduated from the Army Air Forces Training Command's B24 Liberator bomber mechanics school at Keesler Field. With 17 weeks of aircraft maintenance and emergency operations training behind him. he will complete his Air Forceq schooling at another station. During the last seven days of his course, he logged several hours in a B-24 Liberator bomber in the practice performance of the duties of an aerial engineer. He previously had been skilled in the fundamentals of the Liberator’s fuel, electrical, engine, hydaulic and propeller sys terns.
Mr .and Mrs. Edwin Kelley has just received a letter from their son, Gordon (Red) Kelley, that he has] been promoted to G. M. 2 , c. He has ; been in a naval base at Gulfport | Miss., since April as an instructor in anti-aircraft gunnery. He would like to hear from all his friends. His ad- ! dress is W G. Kelley, G. M. 2/c, j
19) i East Washington St.
Ships Co.. Barracks 89E, U. S. N. T. C., Gulfport. Miss. OLD MAID ASKS O.P.A. TO HELP FIND HUSBAND DALLAS. Tex. (UP)—If you don’t believe it's so that people are funny, you should spend a day with Charles A. Bowman, official in charge of the Dallas information bureau of the Office of Price Administration. Bowman says he has heard and seen everything on his job. There was a man who called up
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Ill'S STRIKE SETTLED rronrtnurd fruic rune One? been reinstated. The question of whether or not the company will be obligated to pay drivers for time lost during the work stoppage is to be decided by arbitra-1 tion before an arbitrator to be nam- j ed by the director of the United I States Conciliation Service of the j United States Department of Labor, the arbitration to proceed lafter the decision of the committee investiga-1 tion of roadworthiness of the busses in question. j Settlement stipulations also • brought retirement of the drivers \ who had been discharged by the com- ( pany for failing to take assigned equipment on Saturday’s runs. It also was mutually agreed that the right of the company to assign individual drivers to drive busses on more than one division is to be handled undvr the grievance procedcedure set up in the existing col-lective-bargaining agreement, with the union to file a notice of drivvance on the matter.
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Elizabeth Uckridge's PIANO CLASS WILL START Wed., Sept. 6th. _ (W FOR APPOINTMENTS * Cdl 416-W or Coll at 202 West Walnut Street.
Lists Changes In WAC Recruiting Major General Jamea L. Collins, commanding the Fifth Service Command, today announced that, effective October 31, it will no longer be possible for enlistees in the Women’s Army Corps to choose the job they will do, or the camp, post, or atation at which they will serve. Change in WAC recruiting policy Which ha; been in effect for over six months, results from the army’s requriement for greater flexibility ii, assigning women to military installations where the need for their skills is most pressing, Gen. Collins said. After October 31 all enlistments in the WAC will be for general assignment. The enlistees’ civilian occupation and skill, will, of course, continue to be the basis for Job classification Under the general assignment plan, the General stated, it will still bp possible for WAC enlistees to ask for and receive assignment to the army air forces, army service forces, or the army ground forces. They will not, however, be able to choose a specific military installation, or Insist upon assignment to a particular Job at the exclusion of all others. Military need, alone, will be the basis for determining these phases of their assignments. Only recruiting for women possessing specialized skill, such as medical technicians needed for service in army hospitals will be unaffected under the general assignment plan.
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