The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 September 1944 — Page 1

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THE DAILY BANNER "IT WAVES FOR ALL"

VOLUME FIFTY-TWO

PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED TO CLUB WOMEN

interesting tai.ks featured afternoon session of district meeting

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1944.

NO. 295

The afternoon session of the Fifth istrict meeting of the Federation of ubs. held Thursday at the Gobin Methodist church, opened with a talk on "Stream Pollution” by Joseph L. Quinn. Jr.. ot the Division of Environmental Sanitation. He said that to do a complete job on stream pollution it would cost around $28,000,000 and that now there are only eightyone sewage treatment plants in the ctatc of Indiana. Mr. Quinn illustrated his talk with slides. Two violin solos wyre given by Mrs. Herman Berg, accompanied by her father, Dr. Van Denman Thomp-

son.

Mrs. W. H. Lykins, Covington, state president, was one of the afternoon speakers. Referring to what this country is facing in the after-

the-war days, she said:

"Now victory is in sight. Tomorrow will be V-day. And tomorrow we must do the things which today we know are necessary if we would keep the peace. It is up to all the Allied Nations to do these things. But our share is up to us. And our share in America is largely the responsibility of the women. Women this year will cast about 60 per cent of the vote. Women are powerful in |

creating public opinion

BRITISH ROLL ON AFTER LIBERATING EINDHOVEN

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PASSING A WINDMILL, symbol of Holland, British tanks advance to Nijmegen, vital gateway to tha Rhine, following the liberation of tha Dutch town of Eindhoven. (International)

Brazil Is Scene Of $35,000 Blaze

BRAZIL, Ind., Sept. 29-(UP) —

And it has ^ Spontaneous combustion was blamed

been said and said again that the finest plans, the most perfect program. are but a scrap of paper if the public is not interested enough to see that they are carried out. "Never before have American women had so great a responsibility, or so important an opportunity. On the general Federation of Women’s Clubs falls this responsibility more probably than on any other one woman’s organization. We are 2,500.000 in number. We are a cross section of the finest of American women and we are the best organized group in the world. We have never failed to meet the emergency. Clubwomen have backed every for-ward-iuoking program from the time that the earliest clubs helped to secure some educational privileges for women, down to today when we are working for the passage of the ‘Equal Rights’ amendment.” The principal address of the afternoon was given by Floyd Hemmer, superintendent of the State Farm. He used as his subject ‘‘The Human Side of Penology.” In discussing how we could keep the community on the upgrade his talk proved very interesting and informative. He also spoke of the correction and adjustment and rehabilitation of the men who have been under his supervision. He said that the war had brought down the percentage of enrolled prisoners to 50 per cent and that 34 per cent of the enrollment now are youth who have been jobless, homeless, or churchless and that most of them had never been taught the Ten Commandments. He said that the change from war to peace would be a serious problem. Reports of resolutions were given ty Mrs. Raymond Wright. The next meeting will be held at Rockville. The Fifth District urges state legislation to amend the multiple school text book law passed in 1941 to make h include elementary text books as Well as high school text books. During the business session, Mrs. Earl Overpeck of Rockville was elected first vice president of the district; Mrs. Charles Sanders, of Vermillion county, second vice president and Mrs. William Milton of Clay county the new secretary.

for a fire which destroyed the main building of the Penman Brothers wholesale grocery feed and grain store today with an estimated $35,-

000 loss.

Company officials believed the blaze originated in a loft where 100 tons of new hay were stored recently. The loss included tons of sugar, salt, mixed feeds and feed grinding and mixing machinery.

DAVID GRIMES JOINS CENTRAL BANK STAFF

RETIRING COUNTY AGENT TO RE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR BANK

HOG MARKET

Hogs 9,000; steady; 120-240 lbs 114.80; above 240 lbs $14.05; 100- 119 lbs $13.75-^14.00; good and choice "ow-s $14 00-$14.05.

CONFINED TO HOSPITAL Markeg Lenzie Buis, son of Mrs. Littie Buis, Oommercial Place, underwent an operation at the Billings General Hospital at Fort Marrison on Monday. Buis received injuries while be was stationed overseas.

20 Years Ago

IN QREENrABTLE

Harold Stewart went to Terre Mr. and Mrs. Fred O’Hair were in Haute to attend State Normal. Chicago for the National Banker's

Association convention.

OPA May Raise Price Of Coffee

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -1 UP) - The Office of Price Administration was faced today with the problem of raising the price of coffee or seeing the Nation's supply dwindle to the point where rationing again may be necessary. Coffee stocks now on hand, it was learned, are enough to last no more than six months—more piobably about four. And importers have advised OPA they are unable to import more from Brazil, this coimtry"s principal supplier, at present ceiling prices. A high OPA spokesman said the importer's request for a revision in ceilings was under consideration and that a ruling would be announced at the earliest possible moment. The job *>f supplying the American people with their favorite beverage has become so serious that some officials forcast a return to rationing early ntxt year unless imports are increased considerably and very soon. One official said that without increased imports the supply may be so low that even rationing will not give every consumer his share. Estimates of the current supply vary. The state department, which is "keeping in close touch" with the situation, says it should last six months. OPA says four. The import ers believe three is closer to the mark.

Dr. Middleton Is Assembly Speaker

GEN. VANDEGRIFT WILL SET LOAN DRIVE STAGE INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29- (UP) A statewide luncheon meeting on Armistice Day to be addressed by Lt Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, who led the marines in their first major action against the Japs on Guadalcanal, wil. set the stage for Indiana s particiption in the November-Decembe r sixth war loaji drive. Eugene C. Pulliam, state war finance committee chairman, said that Gen. Vandegrift. the second marine ever to attain the rank he now holds, had accepted the invitation in Washington where he now is commaoda/vt of the marine corps. "Hoosiers will lead the way again in this ail-lmportant loan drive for 14 billion dollars," Puliam declared. "We will be in the fortunate position of hearing at first-hand what our job is in the Pacific folowing the defeat of Germany." Indiana's quota in the sixth loan drive, which opens Nov. 20, has not been assigned.

Announcement was made today by Fred L. O’Hair, President of the Central National Bank, that David L. Grimes will join the bank's staff October 1st. Mr. Grimes who recently resigned as Putnam County Agricultural Agent, will serve as field representative, devoting his attention to the farming interests of the bank's

customers.

The new appointment is another step in a program of furthering agricultural improvement which tile bank has sponsored for many years. Mr. Grimes is well qualified for his rveiw duties. Being a dirt farmer, himself he is throughly familiar witli farm problems as well as improved farm practices. He came to Putnam County in 1938 from Henry County and has had six years experience in extension work. In the six years he has served as County Agent, Mr. Grimes has greatly increased the usefulness of the office to the people of the county and in addition has directed numerous farm and community programs necessitated by the war. The success of the local exten sion work has attracted wide attan tion throughout the state. Mr. Grimes stated today that he wished to express his appreciation to the people of Putnam County for tile splendid cooperation, he has received while County Agent. 139 Persons Gave Blood On Thursday The mobile unit of the American Red Cross, here yesterday from Indianapolis, collected 139 pints of blood from citizens of Putnam county, DePauw University students, and members of the V-12 Navy program. One hundred and eighty-five persons had been registered for the day but eliminators were due to the prevalence of colds, and to a new test for iron content of the blood stream. Mrs. Thad Jones, local chairman for the pioject, reported that another group of one hundred and eighty-five persons were registered for today's blood collection which opened at the Elks at ten o’clock tills morning. The blood collected here is shipped in refrigerated containers to a processing laiboratory, where the plasma is extracted and prepared for distribution to Army and Navy units throughout the world.

Discussing the psychological problems in changing from war to peace. Dr. Warren Middleton, professor of psychology at DePauw University, told Navy and civilian students at DePauw today that the greatest problem of all will be to overcome the disillusionment which will come to the surface when the veteran comes home, just as it did after the last war. Dr. Middleton spoke In the regular weekly assembly program

this morning.

When the veterans come home and find that things are not so rosy as their dreams while in the front lines, they will become angry and cynical, Dr. Middlteon said. The lost sense of digiuty which lead to the "mad '20s" and "hopeless '.'10s' were directly connected with the first world war, he said, indicating that we must not sabotage the veterans ideas of home and must reestablish his faith in human nature. Some of the psychological problems which the speaker mentioned are the tendency of the veteran to become restless and impatient as soon as the fighting Is over, the necessity of reeducation in the field of manners and morals, and the necessity of social reconstruction, particularly in regard to hasty war marriages. One authority, according to Dr. Middleton, has estimated that the divorce rate after this war will be a third to a half of all war mar j riages. Other problems will be the necessity of providing gainful employment to prevent the formation of a charge of dynamite which feeling that all kinds of special privileges are his due, helping to readjust those who will not continue their interrupted educational programs in spite of government aid and those who have lost out in their business and professions because others have stepped in, and helping the "mental cases" to overcome their feeling of futility, imagined incompetence, ain

xiety, and fear.

"Out of this war something good may come," Dr. Middleton said. "Men, in spite of their experience in human slaughter and their closeness to death, may come back more mature, and their experiences may help us in the tack of improving society. In any event, the community must be willing to aid the veteran in re adjusting himself to peacetime life."

JAPS SUSTAIN NEW SETBACKS; 67 SHIPS SUNK

AMERICAN THIRD FLEET. I’. S. PLANES POUND NIPS IN PACIFIC A L L I ED HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific, Sept. 29 (UP) At least 67 more Japanese ships have been sunk or damaged in the southern and central Philippines by the U. S. Pacific third fleet's carrier planes and far eastern air force bombers, it was disclosed today. The heaviest blow in the renewed attacks on Japan's dwindling shipping resources in the Philippines was delivered last Saturday by Admiral William F. Halsey's carrier planes. They swept over 37,000 square miles of the central islands to sink or damage 63 vessels and destroy 36 enemy

planes.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur's southwest Pacific bombers followed up the carrier attack by hitting the southern Philippines Tuesday night, when they sank a 10.000-ton transport and damaged a 6.000-ton freighter. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced at Pearl Harbor that the carrier force, striking after the heavy attack on the Manila area last week, also sank or damaged between 20 and 30 small craft, to raise to 514 the number of enemy ships blasted by Halsey's force since they began operations in the western Pacific

Aug. 30.

SERVING COUNTRY

.lames Nelson and Theodore Nelson Pvt. Theodore H. Nelson and his brother. Janies R. Nelson, S 2 c. stationed in San Dii go. entered the service in March and April of 1944. Their mother now lives in Rockford, 111.

9 KNOWN DEAD, 50 INJURED IN RAIL DISASTER

ALLIED HANKS ARE REINFORCED NEAR NIJMEGEN ENTIRE SALIENT THROUGH HOLLAND REPORTED STRENGTHENED I

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS. AEF, Sept. 29.— (UP)—Allied troops have strengthened the flanks of the salient extending through Holland to Nijmegen and made a limited advance toward Hertogenbosch, a communique said today. ROME. Sept. 29.— (UP)—American troops have captured three mountains dominating the FlorcnceBologna highway, a communique announced today.

CASE APPEALED

The case of Paul Wysong. charged with disorderly conduct, was appealed to the Putnam circuit court after he was found guilty by Mayor Walter Ballard in city court Thursday evening. The mayor fined the defendant $50 and gave him a suspended 60-day sentence on the Indiana state farm. Wysong was represented by attorney Albert E. Williams. Bond was provided and the case will be decided la the higher court.

Reds Drive Into Suburbs Of Riga MOSCOW, Sept. 29.—(UP)—Red army troops stormed into the northeastern suburbs of Riga today and launched a frontal assault on a cornered and desperately-resisting German garrison dug in behind the ruined buildings and harbor works of the

Latvian capital.

More than 500 miles to the southwest, other Russian forces broke

ICoatSaaeZ oa raa

Ten planes, five pilots and three air crewmen were lost in the new carrier raid, which was centered on the islands of Cebu, Leytu, Negros, Luzon and Martan. in the central Philippines, and "all shipping found in adjacent waters.” The Japanese losses comprised 22 ships definitely sunk; more than 15 probably sunk and at least 28 dam-

aged.

Only seven Japanese planes were sighted in the air during the carrier attack and all were shot down. In addition, 29 more were destroyed on the ground as the Navy Hellcats. Hell-Divers and Avengers bombed and strafed airfields and adjoining installations at the islands. The ships sunk by the Navy planes wvre: one destroyer, a troop transport, three large carg6 ships, three large oil tankers, six medium cargo ships, five small cargo ships and three destroyer-escort type vessels. The vessels probably sunk or damaged were of similar categories A single Catalina bomber from MacArthur’s forces accounted for the other two vessels when it intercepted a seven-ship Japanese convoy off Jolo island in the Sulu Archipelago southwest of Mindanao. The 10.000-ton transport exploded and sank quickly after being hit, the 6,000--ton freighter was damaged, but the five small escort vessels In the convoy esca|>ed unscratched. A communique reported that Liberator, Mitchell and Boston bombers joined in a 74-ton attack Wednesday on Ceram island, south of Celebes in tne East Indies. The Japanese failed to put up any opposition as the bombers swept over Karoekoe and Namlea airdromes to destroy two parked planes and start fires that sent smoke soaring 3,000 feet into the air. Liberators also hit again at Celebes 200 miles south of the Philippines, for the 24th time in 25 days. Bivouac and dump areas at Menado and nearby Mapangvt airdrome were pounded with 46 tons of explosives. The communique said a single Japanese plane attempted to attack ship ping off American-held Morotai, but without effect. TO PUBLISH SUMMARY OF POST-WAR POLICIES

NOTICE Emergency collection of clothing for Eiiro|>e. Received .Saturday. Sunday, .Monday at The Christian Church.

INDIAN ATOLLS. Sept. 29—(UP, —The .Indiana Committee for Victory announced today that It would publish about Oct. 16 a summary of the post-war foreign policy views of Hoosier Congressional and U. S. sevi atoriai nominees. Committee spokesmen said that questionivaries were sent to the candidates asking their opinions qn foreign policy points. The committee said it believed the United Nations must remain united to promote economic security and human welfare through international cooperation, to establish a rule of international law making aggression illegal, to establish an organiztion to mintatn non-aggressiorv, and to provide the organization with a force "capable of prompt and certain ac-

tion."

MISSOURI VALLEY, la . Sept. 29. — (UP)—A pile of smashed passenger cars sprinkled with the personal effects of passengers today marked the spot where a fast Chicago and North Western freight plowed into a passenger train on the outskirts of Missouri Valley last night. At least nine persons, including a 16-months-olil baby, were killetl and more than 50 others were injured when the speeding freight, highballing through to Chicago with a load of perishable foods, smashed into the passenger train which was pulling off onto a switch to allow the freight to pass. Many of the injured were not expected to live. The freight plowed into the Omaha-bound passenger train between the fifth and sixth coaches, spilling five cars along the right-of-way and scattering baggage and debris for a half a mile. Three of the dead were soldiers and their bodies were removed to Fort Crook. Neb. The other dead were identified as Paul G. Storassli, 24. a divinity student of La Verne, Minn., en route to Denver; Mrs. Ida McLarran, Moville. la.; Mr. and Mrs. Ben White. Route 4, Council Bluffs, la.; Edward Mayer, Ashland, Neb.; and the 16-months-old daughter- of Mis, Agnes Steehoben, Hull, la. Names of the dead soldiers were withheld until next of kin have been notified. The crash occurred shortly after 8 o’clock at the edge of the Missouri Valley fairgrounds. More than 50 injured who required treatment were taken to hosiptals at Council Bluffs. Missouri Valley, and Qmalra. Injured soldiers were taken to the Fort Crook hospital. Many of the passengers who suffered minor bruises went to Council Bluffs and Omaha hotels without reporting for treatment. Miss Florence Knudson, Los Angeles, going home from Sioux Falls 5. D.. with her sister, Helen, suffered slight Injuries and described thr

crash.

"I certainly was surprised wh.‘*i the crash occurred,” Miss Knudson said. "So was everyone else on our car, but no one seemed excited. Everybody was calm. There was no confusion, and everybody cooperated The soldiers in our car just took charge of the situation. There was no panic.” Pvt. Neal Hullette. Hubert. Idaho disregarded his injured back and carried a frightened young mother. Mrs. Lynn Briley and her 16-months-old son, Lynn, of Sioux City, la., two blocks to a waiting ambulance. He collapsed as he reached the anibul ance and was taken to Jennie Edmundson hospital. A wrecker train arrived at Missouri Valley shortly before midnight and towed away the freight train. Other wreckers immediately began working on the crippled passenger

train.

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, AEF, Sept. 29. (UP) American and French infantrymen broke into the Belfort gap on the historic southwestern invasion road to Germany today, while Lt. Gen. George E. Patton’s U. S. 3rd Army troopers to the north recaptured Chateau Salina after destroying at least 82 tanks in a great forest ambush east of Nancy. The twin push against the southern and central sectors of the German battle line came as the British 2nd Army widened its salient in the corridor between the two Rhine estuaries north of Nijmegen to about 10

miles.

German shock troops counterattacked almost continuously against the tip and flanks of the British salient but official dispatches said tlio end army lines were being strengthened and expanded steadily in preparation for the big push across the Rhine and Meuse barriers into the Reich. There were no Important changes on the U. S. 1st Army front, apart from a local advance in the border triangle north of Metz where the Americans captured the Luxembourg frontier town of Reimich, on the west bank of the Moselle 11 miles southeast of Luxembourg city. Fighting around the port of Calais halted briefly this morning when the commander of the remaining German troops appealed for an armistice and was given until 10 a. m. (4 a. m. CWT) to surrender unconditionally. The deadline apparently passed without a reply and tho battle was believed to have been resumed. Veteran doughboys and French poiius of Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's U. S. 7th Army exploded the new offensive into the Belfort gap yesterday, striking from the west and north against a chain of heavilydefended fortifications drawn up in rough arc 10 miles or less front Belfort. American units pounding in from the west breached the outer German defenses inside the western end of the gap and captured Clairegoute, 1(7 miles from Belfort, while French and American troops drove past Lo Thillot. 14 miles north of the fortress

city.

Thick mud that made the narrow valley roads almost impassable to tanks, and mountain snows hampered the 7th Army drive, but Patch's seasoned troopers were reported biting steadily deeper through the tCnnllnued Ou rug* Two) (Continued on Page 2) — 1 DISTRICT MEETING OF FAIKM BUREAU TO HE AT DANVILLE The Fifth District Farm Bureau meeting will be held in, the Christlaa church in Danville on October 51, it iis announced. The sessions will begin at 10:30 o'clock and many £roin Putnam county will attend. Addresses of interest on the morning program will be by Hal R^iysa director of livestock marketing; and business reports by Leroy Clone. J. W. Thompson, Frank Hanna and Mr% Claude E Crooks.

FDR DENIES REPORTS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UP) President Roosevelt today described as essentially untrue reports that there had been a split within hia cabinet on plana for postwar treatment of Germany.

FAIL TO AGREE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UP) The Russian phase of the Dumbarton Oaks security conference has ended without complete agreement on plana for a new league of nationa. a joint communique revealed today.

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