The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 September 1944 — Page 1

THE WEATHER « FAIK AND WARMER * + * + + + + + + +.+ + + + £

THE DAILY BANNER

IT WAVES FOR ALL" UME FIFTY-TWO GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1944.; NO. 277

YID GRIMES HAS RESIGNED AS CO. AGENT

H’LAR OFFICIAL HAS BEEN RESIDENT OF CITY FOR FAST SIX YEARS

avid Grimes, popular Putnam nty Agricultural Agent, formaltendered his resignation on Wedday evening before a representae group consisting of the chairn of numerous clubs and a^socias interested in agriculture in tnam County. Mr. Grimes' resigtion was accepted with regret afsix years as Putnam County ;ent. D. J. Holmes, assistant AlCounty Agent, was named »tc :ceed Mr. Grimes. Ir. Grimes came to Putnam Cbunfrom Henry County to assume his ssent duties six years ago. Since ling to Putnam County, he has en an interest in community betment and holds chairmanship ot ny committees. His work as CounAgent has been successful and hi well received by farmers and busiss men as a speaker and for his owledge of agricultural problems der his leadership, the farmers ve been organized into community oups and have been modt success1 in working towards the war ef. it and in the promotion of full proiction. Ihitnam County’s war recoro agricultural achievements owe" success largely to the untiring forts of David Grimes. Mr. Grime.ill make his home in Putnam Countemporarily. D. J. Holmes, who will assume tie ties of Mr. Grimes in the neai iture, comes to Putnam County om Ft. Wayne, where he has beei cated for the past one and one hall ars. Graduating from the Univerty of Illinois in 1939, he taught cational agriculture in Indiana foi vcral years before going to Ft layne as assistant agent. Born on n Illinois farm, and with his knowdge of agriculture from his college ainmg and teaching experience, tu considered well able to take over e duties of Putnam County Agent The office of 8*01x1 Assistant wii 1 aitinuc to be filled by Robert J oilman, a native of Cloverdali bwnship. The Purdue University County gent leader, L. M. Busche, attended le meeting last evening and accept,d the resignation of Mr. Grimes an I announced the appointment of Mr. lolmes as Putnam County Agent.

STATIONED IN ENGLAND

K Sgt. Wilbert A. Rossok, son of li and Mrs. Ed Rossok, is now stalimed in England. His new over'h address may be obtained from is parents.

MISSION TO MOSCOW STOCKHOLM, Sept. 7.—(UP)—A Finnish delegation headed by Premier Antti Hackzell was en route to Me,cow today to open formal peace icgi illations with the Russian gov-

ernment.

\ United Press dispatch telephoned tiom Helsinki said the delegation I' lt the Finnish capital shortly before midnight last night aboard a ri l"'ei;ii train bound for the Karelian f'ont. They were to cross the Russian border by automobile and take a plane for Moscow.

COUNTY AGENT RESIGNS

David Grimes

Mattoon Police Seek Mad Man MATTOON. ILL.. Sept. 7 (UP) — The “mad man of Mattoon,” a phantom prowler who has terrified residents of this city where he has anesthetized more than a dozen persons in their beds, remained as much of a mystery to pol.ee today as the "Gardenia" jfas he uses to overcome his victims. No further attacks were reported last night and apparently the Phantom has retreated to his laboratory where he manufactures the mysterious gas which leaves his victims partially paralyzed and ill, police said. Police admitted they were baffled and asked the Illinois state crini" bureau to aid them in tracking down the tall, thin man who wears a skull cap and sprays his victims with a "sickly sweet” anesthetic. Each of his 14 victims was overcome, but has recovered without serious consequences, police reported. Dr. E. E. Richardson, mayor of Mattoon and a practicing physician, said that it has been impossible to determine the' nature of the myster ious gas used by the prowler, who overcomes his victims by spraying the anesthetic through bedroom win-

dows.

Police theorized that the man may be a cratiik who believes he has something against the residents of the city, a berserk scientist who is testing a weird gas, or a fanatical high school chemistry student. He could be a sex maniac trying to victimize women by paralyzing them with an anesthetic, police added, but this is hardly possible since he has made r.o attempt to molest any of his victims. Robbery also has been ruled out as a motive for the attacks because the f-kullcapped figure never has entered any of the homes into which he has sprayed the gas.

Bulletin

ROME, ScpJ. 7.—(IT*)—German forces were withdrawing today along the central and western sectors of the Italian front, but in the east tho crack Nazi First Parachute- Division fought stuhlmrnl.v to hold Rimini,, Adriatic gateway to the Po valley.

80-CENT LEVY ANNOUNCED BY COUNTY COUNCIL

PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR 194.) IS 3 CENTS HIGHER THAN PRESENT LEVY The Putnam county tax levy for next year has been set at 80 cents by the County Council, tne auditor's office announced Thursday morning. This is an increase of 3 cents over the present rate of 77 cents. The county valuation for 1945 is $26,020,000 which is a million dollars higher than the existing valuation. County revenue was fixed at 33 cents, a decrease of 5 cents over last

year.

County welfare is 21 cents, four cents higher. However, a 24-cent rate was asked but the council slashed $48,560 from the welfare request. The reduction was In personr.el service and old age assistance. ■Hospital maintenance was placed at 14 cents, an increase of 10 cents County unit road is 7 cents, a decrease of 2 cents. The next atep in the matter of determining the 1945 county levy will get underway Monday morning, Sept. 11, when the County Tax Adjustment Board convenes. This group will study the work of the county council and following the completion of their work, the State Tax Board will have the final say regarding the levy. Eugene Hutchins of Roachdale was named by the County Ojuncil to serve on the Tax Adjustment Board. Walter Cox, Greencastle township trustee, was appointed by the Board of Education, and Walter Ballard, as Mayor of Greencastle, will also Alice said Thursday that he had soThrec Democrats and one Republican are appointed to the Tax Adjustment Brard by the Judge of thi Circuit Court and Judge John H. Alice said Thursday that he would make his selections Friday. Roland Headley Store Manager Roland Houdley, popular Greencastle resident, has been named by Claude Webb as manager of the C. A. Webb Firestone Home Auto and Supply Store, 28 north Jackson street. Mr. Headley was formerly connected with Public Service of Indiana before accepting a resjionsible position with Allison Engineering ot Indianapolis, from which he resigned to accept the management of the

store.

Mr. Headle^ came to Greencastle several years ago and since making his residence here, he has made many friends. He has had considerable experience in the retailing of appliances. He owns his home in Greencastle and has taken an interest in civic affairs of the community. In making the announcement, Mr. Webb said that as soon as refrigerators. radios and other appliances are available that they will be handled by the store. Plans are now under way for the expansion of the home and auto supply store and the FordFerguson line of farm implements will be retailed from another location which will be announced in tile near future.

NEW ART TEACHER SECURED BY DEPAUW Karl Schlicher of Beloit. Wis., has been appointed assistant professor of art at DePauvv University, according to Dean Edward R. Bartlett. The latest of several new faculty appointments at DePauw for the new school year. Professor Schlicher has his bachelor's and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin. An experienced commercial artist. Professor Schlicher has been associated with the Edwards and Deutsch Lithographing Company of Chicago and witn the art department of the Fairbanks Morse Company. He hiu traveled widely in this country and in Europe and for the past eight years has been in chargp of the art department in the senior high school at Beloit, Wis. New DPU Business Education Program Plans have been completed for a new Business Education program at DePauw University which will per mlt young men and women interested in training for .ecretarial work or for positions as commercial teachers to receive the necessary background aiiiJ experience in a fouryear course .n conjunction with thf A. B. degree, according to an announcement by Dean Edawrd R. Bartlett. The new course work U now under way, he said. The course of study in Business Education includes elementary a»u> second-year typing, shorthand, dictation, transcription, secretarial practice, and office proceedure, with the addition of a methods course for those who wish teachers' licenses in commercial work. Eesscntially a service course, the new program permits the students to miner in secretarial training and to take a complete business course in connection with the department of economics. Besides the regular ground work in economics, accounting and business law are among the courses bfferod in the Business Education program. Majors in other departments will also be related to the secretarial pro-

gram.

“There is a definite need in the business world for students with the A. B. degree who have some knowledge of secretarial practices,” Dean Bartlett said. “The emphasis continues on the liberal arts program, with the addition of the service course for prospective teachers and business men and women."

INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK

Hogs 10,000; steady; 120-240 lbs, $14.80; above 240 lbs., $14.05; 100119 lbs., $15.7D-$14; good and choice

sows $14-$14.05.

Cattle 700; calves 700; steers and heifers about steady; cows about steady with yesterday’s average; two loads good and choice 1107 lb. steers $17.35; medium and good $14.50-$16; good heifers $14.. r >0-$15.50; beef cows $12-$12.50; common and medium $8tC5-$ll; canners and cutters $5-$8; vealers steady .top $15. Sheep 1,500; steady; good and choice lambs mostly $13-$14; bulk medium $10 50-$ 12.50; common gen-

erally $8r$10.

OFF RATION LIST

YANK INFANTRY COLUMN UNDER ATTACK NEAR BREST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—Virtually all processed foods other than canned fruits will be returned to pre'r n non-rationed status in 10 days, 11“ White House announced today, and a War Food Administration apokesman indicated that additional meat also may be made ration-frte soon. War Mobilization Director James F Byrnes directed the removal from tationlng on Sept. 17 of these items: All jams, jellies, fruit butters, asparagus, lima beans, corn, peas, pumpkin and squash, mixed vegetables, baked beans, tomato sauce, Paste and puree, and all varieties of soups and baby foods.

20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE 1 he Indiana Portland Cement baseball team defeated the crack SeclyviUe club, 7 to 4. Miss Margaret Gilmore returned home from Bay View, Mich. Kdgar M. Carver was here from South Bend.

1 A LONE YANK SOLDIER runs for cover as a U. S. Infantry column Is attacked on the outskirts of Brest, France. Official United States Signal Corps photo. (Inttrnatioaal)

SOVIETS CROSS DANUBE; HEAD FOR BELGRADE BULGARIANS REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN RELATIONS WITH GERMANY LONDON, Sept. >* -(UP) — The Berlin radii) reported today, and later retracted its own report, Unit Bulgaria and declared war against Germany in a complete about-face !>> (lie erstwhile Balkan Satellite of the Nazis. The Transoeean News Agency, an hour after reporting the Bulgarian thelaration, put out an “official correction" saying that the Bulgurs had “only liroken otf relations with Germany. A declaration of war has not occurred.” The report gained rurrency in some ntlicr unofficial quarters as the Nazi I'roadcnstcrs floundered through their contradictory accounts of tin’ situation in the tmiihh-d Balkans. LONDON, Sept. 7— (UP) — But garia was re|Hirteil to haw liroken diplomatic rctutirms with Germany today in what appeared to be a first step toward a declaration of .jwnr against her tormer Axis partner. LONDON, Sept. 7.—(UP)—Powerful Russian forces were reported today to be swarming across the Danube river into Yugoslavia and striking westward for Belgrade to link up with Marshal Josip Tito’s Partisan armies and forge a great trap around some 250.000 to 375,000 Germans in the Balkans. At the same time, Soviet tanks and riflemen widened their wedge in Nazi lines north of Warsaw in a double-edged threat to both the Polish capital and the German homeland province of East Prussia. Word of the climactic Red Army invasion of Yugoslavia came from Tito’s Partisan radio, which reported that the Soviets forced a crossing of the Danube yesterday and pushed on to Kladovo, opposite Turnuseverbt and barely 100 miles west of Belgrade. The* crossing, which Moscow's early morning communique did not mention apparently was made et some distance below Turnu-Severin, where the Danube swirls through the Iron gate bottleneck at a speed that makes the stream almost impassable. The Yugoslav broadcast indicated that partisan units had joined the Russians in the Kladovo area and were marching with them on the capital. An advance of less than 80 miles would cut the Athens-Bel-grade-Berlin railway, the last trunk line of escape still open to an estimated 25 German divisions in Bulgaria, southern Yugoslav, Greece and the Aegean Islands. The arrival of the Red Army on the Yuglosiav border was expected to force a hurried German evacuation of Belgrade and the occupied territory to the south to avert a joint frontal and rear attack by the combined Russian and Partisan forc-

es.

Sofia broadcasts intercepted by the BBC said Bulgaria had broken diplomatic relations with Germany and had disarmed or interned all Nazi troops remaining in the coun-

try.

The Moscow war bulletin said Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky’s 2nd Ukrainian army captured Turn-Sov-erin after a 60-mile dash northwestward from Craiova With the fall of Turn-Severin and the reported Danube crossing, the Soviets were also in position to wheel southward to Nis, on one of the principal invasion routes to Greece. Nis was reported garrisoned by Bulgarian troops and they were not expected to resist the Russians. Malinovsky’s troops virtually completed the Isolation of Bulgaria with their drive to the Yugoslav (porder and a companion thrust that cleared the Germans from all but a strip of less than 150 miles of Bulgaria’s Danube river frontier with Romania. The Soviets captured Zininicea 63 miles southwest of Bucharest, and cleared the entire 90-mile ZimniceaPitesti railway. German troops still held positions on the north bank of the Danube from Suhaia, nine miles northwest of Zimnicea, to TurnuSeverin, but Moscow reports said they were being killed or captured by the thousands. There was no confirmation of Berlin reports that the Red Army had Invaded Bulgaria, and Moscow intimated that its troops were giving the Bulgarian army and people a reasonable time to take the situation into their own hands and throw their country into the allied camp.

SERVING COUNTRY T Sgt. Reese E. Phillips is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Phillips, R. R. 3, Greencastle. Sgt. Phillips is the recipient of the Air Medal witli three oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, and one star on E. T. O. Campaign. As a It. E. Phillips gunner on a B-17, he has completed 29 missions. Hirohito Warns Japanese People (By United Press) Emperor Hirohito and his Premier, Gen. Kuniaki Koiso the highest authorities in Japan told the Japanese Diet today that th'o country faced a grave crisis and had reached "the decisive stage of the war.” The Emperor's acknowledgement of the situation was contained in an imperial rescript to the 85th extraordinary session of the Diet, while Koiso personally addressed the body to warn of the possibility of an American Invasion of the homelanu in which he said, the life or death of the nation would be at stake. Hirohito's rescript and Koiso's address were broadcast by Tokyo radio and recorded by United Press at San Francisco. Tokyo radio said Hirohito was present at the session but did not say whether he addressed the body or had his rescript read to it. The Emperor called on members of the body to "rouse yourself afresh" to meet the war crisis and "wreck the inordinate ambitions of the enemy countries." He said he had ordered the ministers of state to present to the Diet ' bills of special and grave urgency connected with the current situation.” While he claimed that the work of constructing greater East Asia was progressing “with great rapidity" and Japanese troops vorv "smashing the formidable enemy everywhere," Hirohito noted that "A further increase is sevn in the violence of the enemy’s resistance.” "Day by day there is an addition to the urgency of the critical war situation,’' he added. "The opportunity for Japan to engineer a victorious settlement .... is indeed at this

stage."

Hirohito's message was tempered when compared to that of Koiso who addressed the Diet for the first time since he succeeded Gen. Hedeki Tojo as premier two months ago. "We are now in the midst of a grave situation upon whose outcome depends the rise or fall of our Empire," Koiso said. His speech came as American forces were steadily intensifying their campaign in the Pacific. The Volcano and Bonin islands, only 650 miles from Tokyo, had been hit by American bombers or warships almost daily in recent weeks, and B-29 Superfortresses had carried out four attacks on he Japanese homeland. Koiso took cognizance of these attacks, vhich he said “are likely to increase in frequency and scale." “And." he continued, "we might do wvll to consider the possibility of Americans landing on our own home

soil.”

Japan has reached the point where she must turn from the defense to the offensive, Koiso said, and, in an apparent attempt to bolster morale, claimed Japanese forces "arc poised resolutely for action to crush the United States and Britain soon." However, he quickly added, the full resources of the entire empire would have to be mustered and all military and internal functions completely integrated. The Premier indirectly acknowledged that American planes were taking a terrific toll of the Japanese air force. ENLISTS IN AIR CORPS

Jack Newgent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Newgent. west Walnut street, has enlisted in the Air Force Enlisted Reserve Corps assigned to air combat crew training. Jack graduated from the local high school with the class of 1944, HOME FROM OVERSEAS| Corporal Claude L. Dawes, who has seen plenty of action in Italy, arrived home a few days ago to spend ' a 22 day furlough with his parents, I Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Dawes of Fill- I

more.

GEN. PATCH'S TROOPS THRUST AT BESANCON

ONLY 47 MILES FROM BELFORT

ESCAPE GAP INTO NAZI

GERMANY

S It P R E M E HEADQUARTERS,

AEF, Sept. 7.— (I’P)—A showdown battle of the Moselle river line blazed along u 30-mile front between Metz anti Nancy today when American shock troops charged the steel anil concrete fortifications guarding the outer approaches to Germany ami

the vaunted Siegfried Line.

LONDON, Sept. 7.—(I P)—Duncan Sandys, chairman ot the uar cabinet committee on (lying bomb counter-measures aniioiiueed today that “except possibly for a few last shots, the hattle of London is over.” Sandys disclosed that robots reaching the Loudon area destroytil or damaged more than 1,000.000 houses. He did not give a casualty total but last figures released on Aug. 4 by Prime Minister ('liiireh'll listed 4,735 persons killed, 4,350 at

them in the London area.

SUPREME , HEADQUARTERS AJBF, Sept. 7—(UP)—Allied troops liavn captured Gent (Ghent) and the fanwnis French border town | of Armenticres, a communique said today. Courtrai, 24 miles southeast of Gent, is reported clear of enemy

triN>|)s.

ROME, Sept. 7 (UP)—American armored columns of the southern France Seventh army were driving on Besancon, 47 miles from the Belfort escape gap into Germany today while French units raced toward a junction with northern invasion

forces.

The two forces under Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch gained between 20 and 25 miles in their advancs northeast through the Siione river valley, and a headquarters .pokesman said the drives were made “without contact with the real guns of the harassed Germau 19th army.” The FriTich, following along th river, swept to Allery, 10 miles northeast of Chalon, and lessened the gap between the 7th and 3rd armies to approximately 55 miles United Press War Correspondent Robert C. Richards reported from Lt. Gen. George S. Patton'.'i 3rd Army front that American and Germ i t forces were locked in Vic •lent fighting of the close-range trench warfare type through a broad reach of the Moselle valley. To the northwest the United Slates 1st Army was smtishing forward from our bridgeheads on a 4()-mlte stretch of the east bunk of the Meuse Aged Man Dies At Russellville Walker Thomas Lawson, 76, died at his home here abotlt six o'clock Tuesday afternoon foil lowing a bn t

illness .

Mr. Lawson was a native of Slat Lick Ky., where he ws s born Marti* 26, 1868, the son of W*iley and Margaret Lawson. He wus married to Jennie Keller, who sue vives, in 1899 and was a member of the Federated

church.

Survivors, in addition to tho widow, are three daughters, Mrs. Mrs. Sarah Patterson, Greencastle, Mrs. Eliza Gilbert. Ponton Harbor, Midh., and Mrs. StePai Anderson, Russellville; four s uns, Andrew, Nobesville, Robert, Avon, and Will in and John, at home. Another son, Reuben, died several ytears ago. Ho is survived by 21 grans lehildren and 7 great-grandchildren, also. Funeral services wort 1 held at twot o’clock Thursday afternoon at M - Federated church with ...be Rev. L. L. Biekett in charge. Burial was at tho Hebron cemetery. @ Today’s Wee f'her # $ and & Local Temperature £* • * • * • * & ft t? Fair tonight; wanner Friday.

Minimum 50 6 a. m M> 7 a. m 51 8 a. m. 56 9 a. m. 60 10 a. m. ..._ 03 It a. m. 67 12 noon 70 1 p. m 70 2 p. m 70