The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 4 November 1944 — Page 1

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ASTLE ILL OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY

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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1944.

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s for Armistice Day observthat will pay tribute to the ns of World War I and show to the men and women now in our armed forces, are completion. Special homage given to Putnam county perhave given their lives in duty, in each of the wars.

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Saturday, November 11th, at 11 memorial and recognition sernil be conducted at the Doughonument on the south-east corthe Court House square. RevThomas McGrath will speak y at the service's opening and everend Claude McClure will nee the benediction. Preliminlans for the launching of the War Loan Drive which is to on November 16, will be made ed L. O'Hair, Executive Secrefor Putnam County War Loan. ceding the program, a parade ,d by the DePauw and High 1 bands and made up of repretives from all local patriotic s, will assemble at the Legion at 10:15 a. m. Fred Peasv, Kent n, and Edward Coffman of Post 8 of The American Legion are in ’e of the parade arrangements, urge all patriotic groups to h with tlw?ir organization's colnd American flags in order to in making the line-up as coland impressive as is possible. local Chamber of Commerce asked that all places of business osed from 10:45 a. m. until thv letion of the brief ceremony, making it possible for ernes to have a part in the mornproceedings.

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Charles

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These three service men are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Foxx, Greencastle, Route 4. Pvt. Donald E. Foxx, U. S. Marines, entered the service in January 1944 and received his boot training at San Diego, California. He is now stationed somewhere in the Pacific. Pfc. Earl F. Foxx. entered the service in August 1943 and received his basic training at Camp Barkley, Texas and is now stationed in N'j.v Guinea with the Medical Corps. CpI. Charles W. Foxx, entered the service in November 1942; ‘‘Bill'’ as he was better known to his friends took his basic training at Miami Beach, Florida and is now stationed with the Eighth Air Force somewhere in England.

RECREATION IS Purple Heart To DISCUSSED BY Lloyd W. O’Haver

CLUB COUNCIL

due Offers Training Course FAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 3 — To the greatest demand for dairy testers ever experienced in Ini, Purdue University is offering ccial training course at LafayNov. 20 to 24. Shortage of labor, feed costs and a pressing need more dairy products have com ■d to create this condition, says Williams, of the dairy oxtendepartment at Purdue, e counties in need of a teste! 1. if men or women with sufnt training can be located^jare: n. Hancock, Hendricks, Jay, (.Hay Wayne, Wells, Hamilton, 'wn, and Washington. For perunable to devote full time to the k. other counties In t}ie sdafce re a limited number of herds may {obtained are: Clark. Fountain, rison, Henry, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermlll.on, Waand Wlhite. Jary is based on the number of s tested and the number of cows 'each herd. A full time position 's approximately $125 per month, suding room and board. Each asiation is made up of from 24 to dairymen. The tester visits each d one^day a month, spending 24 ‘rs at the farm. tester provides transportation the association furnishes test equipment. Tile dairyman boards lodges the tester while the test i being made. Each association is anized for a period of 12 months. tuition is charged for the train course, but applicants must pro e transportation and pay living ensea while taking the course. information may be obtainby writing Williams at Purdue.

BERLIN RAIDED

NOON, Nov. 4—(UP)—British squito bombers raided Berlin last

20 Years Ago

» OBMENCABTLI

Calvin Coolidge was elected presln t of the United States and arleg G. Dawes, vice president. Ed Jackson was elected governor

Indiana.

Noble Johnson was elected con‘ssman from the Fifth District. p utnam county candidates electmcluded Leslie Sears. Sheriff; Wilr Donner, prosecuting attorney: me * P- Hughes, judge; Oecar Rec- *\ coroner; Arthur Plummer, sury° r ' Wilbur Clodfelter, treasurer.

The Council of Clubs met Wednesday evening at the high school building. The meeting was given over almost entirely to the problems concerning a recreation program for Greencastle. Lloyd Messersmith spoke on “Community Recreation Problems” and incorporated in h's talk illustrations of what had been done in other towns. He cited the example of Sweetser. an unincorporated community of about 1.000 residents. which has a 12 months program for adults as well as children; the town of Butler, which has a population of 1.980. and has had a recreation program since 1934: and Decatur, a community having a population of slightly over 6 000. In all of the communities mentioned the school facilities wei*e used insofar as they were adequate, the program was on a 12 month basis, a director was employed for the entire year, and the program had proved itself successful in providing wholesome recreation for ‘••teen-agers’' and ‘Life Begins at Forty” groups. Harley Miller, the chairman of the Post-War Planning Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, stated that in the survey sent to service men the question: “What might be done to improve i^e community?” was answered by one out of three service men. many between the ages of 18 and 21, with the suggestion that there be better facilities for recreation for young people; and that their idea of a memorial was that it be something having civic value: a community building was the project suggested most often. Senator Bruce Lane was present and told of the plans for a recreation cent,^ in Baitibridge. The Masonic Lodge has donated the use of their hall and the iewly oiganized Lions Club is redecorating it. The supervision is to be under the direction of tlie Parent-Teachers' Association, and plans are under way for a good wholesome program for the Bainbridge youngsters. The board of directors of the ’Teen Canteen was represented by Miss Dorothy Cowgill. Miss Cowgill stated that their major problem is in finding a home. Their organization is set up. it has adequate equipment to start, and it has proved it can finance itself to the extent of running expenses such as candy, coke*-, etc Miss Cowgill stated that the •Teen Canteen has been sponsored ^ the civic committee of the Chamber of Commerce to the extent of guaranteeing their credit to a certain amount and by advice and assistance ln getting started which they greatly appreciated, and it was their hope to have the cooperation, interest and good will of all organizations and individual citizens in Greencastle as

well.

After discussing the situation it was the decision of the Council that it was in favor of the continuation of the ’Teen Canteen as it has been started under the sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce, and that its member organizations should consider the possibility of financial support in case they are called upon for assistance.

A. U. S. ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL, ENGLAND.— Struck in the right leg by an enemy machine gun bullet while he was attempting to put his own machine gun into position, Private Lloyd W. O'Haver, 20, Route 1, Greencastle, Indiana, is now nearly fully recovered at this United States Army general hospital in England. He has been awarded the

Purple Heart.

"We were near St. Pierre,” recalls the Infantry machine gunner, “and I had just finished covering a target and was dragging my gun up along a hedgerow to a new position. Quite a bit of lead was flying around, and I stopped a piece with my right leg. The medics brought his ward surgeon, First Lieutenant Arthur F. O'Keefe, of Milton, Massachusetts, •'He is making satisfactory progress end will be able to return to duty

before long.”

Polling Hours Up To Assembly

ENROLLMENT AT D'PAUW TO EXCEED 1,450 MOKE THAN 1,000 CIVILIAN STUDENTS REGISTER, FIRST FIGURES SHOW DePauw University's first-day enrollment figures for the winter semester show a total of 1444 students registered, with a considerable number still in the piocess of completing registration, figures released by Veneta J. Kunter, registrar, indicated today. It is expected that within the next few days DePauw's normal peace-time enrollment of 1450 will be surpassed, she said. Student! met on Friday for short sessions in each of their classes, but most classes will not regularly begin until Monday, Nov, 6. Rushing activities by DePauw's nine national sororities are being completed this

weekend.

The incomplete enrollment figures indicated that 1017 civilian students have already enrolled, together with 427 apprentice seamen in the V-12 unit. The first day of registration showed an increase of 217 students over the same time last year, with all classes except the seniors breaking last year's records. There is also an increase of 152 women over last year at the end of the first day, with enrollment of civilian men slightly less than a year ago. The registration of Navy men is, however, greater this year by 81. Full classes and full teaching loads were indicated at the end of the registration period, with all residence halls and houses, classrooms, and teaching equipment being put to use. The mild weather all during orientation week made the late war-time opening of the winter semester seem more like the peace-time Septomber

opening.

JAPAN S NAVY NOW 5TH RATE SAYS NIMITZ

A BUSY CENTER IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP

Tiiis is the country home of Rstel Brothers, who operates a productive farm of 400 acres in Clinton township, on which hundreds of hvad of perfect Hampshire hogs are fed annually and thousands of bushels of grain and soy beans are produced. Although Mr. Brothers lives in Greeneastle, he spends thv greater portion of seven days a week at the farm. He is now feeding more than 200 head of his fine Hampshires which will soon be ready for the market. He purchased the farm, following his discharge from the army in World War 1 and now says he has sp.nt enough hours during the past twenty-five years to quit work and take life easy for some time. However, his friends expect him to continue to work during the next twentyfive years about as hv has during the post years.

Red Cross Needs Volunteer Help An urgent plea has been issued by the production department of the Putnam County Chapter of the American Red Cross for volunteer workers to cut and make pajamas and bathrobes for hospital use and for the utility kits knows as "housewives." The need for all of these finished items is really desperate, local Red Cross has been advised 'Jy

eastern area office.

Mrs William Boatright, chairman of Red Cross production, suggests that material be taken out by the bolt and, with an experienced seamstress in charge, a group of women plan an all-day work period. The material will be released to individual

workers, too, however.

The Red Crosij production room la located on the fourth floor of the court house and its open hours are

HONOR COURT IS HELD FOR GIRL SCOUTS The Girl Scouts of Troop IV. Delilah Miller School, held their annual Court of Awards in the Scout ring in Robe-Ann Park. Wednesday afternoon, with 43 members and guests in attendance. The program consisted of: Song America the Beautiful, led by Eugenia Moore. Pledge of Allegiance, led by Doris Elmore. Song The Star Sprnbled Banner, led by Sally Stellings. Presentation of awards by troop leaders, Mrs. Grafton Longden, Mrs. Wm. Dortch and Miss Lucy Lourie Longden. Friendship Circle, with the Girl Scout Promise, led by Nancy Suthe;-

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Following the program, an in-

from 1:30 to 4:00 p. .m. on Monday ’ formal f of owe! I party was given in

FINAL BATTLE FOR LEYTE NOW FACING YANKS JAP ARMORED RELIEF ( OLU.MK LANDED ON WEST COAST LAST NIGHT ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Philippines, Nov. 4. (UP) A Japanese armored relief column, landed by night at he west coast base of Ormoc, moved north on Leyte today for a final showdown battle with advancing American invasion forces. (A Japanese Dome! broadcast recorded by the FCC said every Japanese realized the current battles in the Philippines would “decide his future” and warned that the “optimistic belief that the enemy some day will falter” was not “permis-

sible.” l

American fighters dispersed the miles-long column yesterday with a tree-top bombing and strafing attack that wrecked 30 trucks and two tanks and killed many troops, hut it was reported to have reorganized and resumed its march. Pushing along the 23-mile road from Ormoc toward the north coast town of Pinainopan, the Japanese presumably were only a few miles from Maj. Gen. Franklin C. Sibert’8 American 10th Corps. The Americans yesterday reached Ciilasian Point, only two miles east of Pinainopan, after overrunning virtually all the north and east coasts of Leyte. Japanese rear guards of the decimated original Leyte garrison have been falling back in confusion liefore the powerful American assault, but the arrival of the enemy relief column may precipitate the heaviest fighting yet on the central Philippines island. The reinforcements, estimated as much as a division in strength, clipped ashore from four big trun.-yforts at Ormoc under rover < *inrkm'ss.

and Friday afternoons. If neither of these times is a convenient time for

CHAPTER TO MEET Thv Putnam County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting Wednesday. November 15, at 8:00 o’clock in the City Hall. Reports will be given, directors will be elected and other business transacted. Simpson Stoner, chairman, will preside.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4 (UP) The Indiana General Assembly met today in special session, called by Governor Schricker to consider legisitaion which would keep Hoosier polls onen next Tuesday until 9 p. m. for the benefit of war workers and farmers. Tenned by Republican party members as a clever political negotiation by the Democratic governor who is a candidate for a seat in the U. S. Senate. Schricker’s action was expected to resolve into an emergency bill providing extra voting hours not only for the 1944 general election b’U also any future elections conducted during World War II. Interest in a majority party caucus preceding the session by an hour dwindled late yesterday. An earlier caucus settled the issue. Republicans scheduled what they intended to be an important caucus for 9 a .m. Later, majority leaders said they had acted hastily and that the time was too late for a maincaucus. Word then was spread among the 120 Republican, who hold 80 per cent of the seats in the legislature, that a caucus would be held the night T5e-

, fore.

As a result, party leaders said, at lease 100 of the 120 members met In Closed session last night and decided which of the alternate bills drafted by Attorney General James A. Emmert would be introduced. Dewey In Final Speech Tonight ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 4.—(UP)— Gov. Thomas E. Dewey brings to a white heat tonight his campaign to enter the White House next January and conduct “the greatest housecleaning in the history of Washing-

ton.”

The Republican presidential candidate speaks in Madison Square Garden at New York City before the last j big GOP rally of the campaign. The address will be broadcast (NBCCBS) from 10:30 to II p. m. (EWT>. Dewey will return to Albany "Sunday and will make a final speecn from the executive mansion Monday night over the NBC. CBS. Mutual and Blue networks. It is expected to stress principally the importance of voting in Tuesday’s presidential election. He will return to New York Tuesday to vote.

SAN DIEGO. Cal., Nov. 4. Japan has been reduced to a fifth-rate naval power by the recent battles off Formosa and the Philippines. Vice Adin. Mitscher, commander of task force 58. reported today on his return to the mainland. The admiral also said Jap naval aviation had prartically been eliminated, but he told a press conference that despite the land, air and sea victories in the Pacific the war theie would slow down Instead of speeding up because of the supply problem. Statistics released for the first time on activities ot task force 58 Credited the carrier group with destroying 4,425 Jap planes and sinking or damaging 795 naval and merchant ships from Jun. 29 to Oct. 27. First high-ranking naval officer to return home since the naval victory. Mitscher said at least seven Jap carriers were sunk in the wide-scale engagement. He added: “All they have left is a few battleships, a couple of major carriers and some baby-type carriers. Despite the extravagant Jap claims of great damage to our fleet, particularly in the engagement off Formosa, not one American carrier was hit there." The 57-year-old officer, credited with putting tempo of the Pacific war into high gear by activities cf his Task Force 58, described the Formosa battle as the toughest of the

war.

American fliers held an 8 to 1 edge over the Japs in combat, Mltschec said, while Jap losses in the Philip-pine-Formosa battles from combat and operational duties exceeded ours 4 to 1. Breaking down the figures for Task Force 58 successes, Mitscher said during the Jamiary-October period the score showed: Navy Ships- Sunk. 88; probably sunk, 25; damaged, 89; for a 202

total.

Merchant Ships Sunk, 282; probably sunk, 78; damaged. 233; for a 593 total. Mitscher concluded: “The Jap homeland is now pretty wide open, but the supply problem now is getting terrific. When I say the war will slow down in the Pacific until the supply problem is solved I do not mean it is going to stop. People at home have no idea of the effort Involved getting supplies 10,000 miles out in the Pacific.’ 1

honor of Mis. Wnr. Dortch. A gift from the troop was presented Mrs.

volunteers to obtain mater^ls make i Dortch with short speeches of appre-

ciation" ‘by Judy Blue and Ann.

a phone call to either Mrs. Boatright, 616-R or Mrs. Charles Conklin, 377-W, and a time will be arranged suitable to the convenience of ,tho

worker.

Big Audience Hears Hemmer

Floyd Hemmer, popular Democratic candidate for LieutenantGovernor, addressed a large audience in the court room of the court house on Friday evening. Before the introduction of Mr. Hemmer by John Vermillion, the Democratic county candidates were introduced. Mr. Hemmer in his talk stressed the necessity f or cooperation between the farmer and worker; saying the farmer produced the food and labor made up a large part of the eonsuming public. He praised the farmers for the excellent job they have done in producing the food so necessary in the war effort, and in turn complimented labor for its production record. A dance band of local talent furnished the entertainment, which was enjoyed.

Brooks. Refr’eshrrients of doughnuts and hot chocolate were Served by the girik: Awards' made were; Second class rank Judy Blue, Harriet Brooks, Ann Cookiey, LaVonne DeFries, Ann Dicks, May Adelaide Hinken, Edith Johnston, Audrey Kerr, Eugenia Moore, Katheriije Skinner, Sally Stellings, Susan Stewart, June Wiseman. Attendance stars, perfect attendance Joyce Arnold, Harriet Brooks LaVonne DeFries. Ann Dicks. Doris Elmore, Edith Johnston, Barbara Hedge, Eugenia Moore, Susan Stew-

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One'hb.sMSt'e: JuiTy Blufe. "Audrey Kerr. Marjorie Slddons, Judith St. John, Nancy Sutherlin. , Troop honor for patriotism Joyce Arnold, Loretta Ash. Ann Dicks, Barbara Hedge, Patricia Hess, Nancy Jeffries, Edith Johnston, Eugenia Moore Katherine Skinner, Marjorie Siddons, Judith St. John. Patrol leader pins Joyce Arnold, Ann Brooks. Ann Cockley, Doris Elmore, Barbara Hedge, Patsy Hess. Marjorie Siddons.

Badges

Hostess Joyce Arnpld, Ann Cockley, Ann Brooks, LaVonne DeFries, Jacqueline Earnshaw, Doris Elmore, Betty Rose Hardy, Barbara Hedge. Patricia Hess, Edith Johnston, Pali iciu Ross, Marjorie Siddons, Nancy Sutherlin. Drawing and painting Joyce Arnold Ann Brooks. Jacqueline Earn-

shaw.

Color craft Joyce Arnold, * Ann

Brooks.

Design Joyce Arnold, Marjorie

Siddons, Ann Brooks. Cook—Barbara Hedge,

| Siddons.

Book-binding - Joyce Arnold, Ann

Brooks.

Needlecraft Ann Brooks. Music appreciation — Barbara

Hedge.

Musician Barbara Hedge. After the regular troop awards, 10 year service guards were presented to Mary Neal and Lucy Louise Longden, former members of the troop, now assistant Girl Scout leaders and senior members of Delta Phi Eta, Scouting sorority at DePauw.

American Leyte-based fighters darted through the enemy’s aerial escort and dive-bombed the ships, sinking two of them, but they already had disgorged their troops, tanks,

and trucks.

Tragedy Is Climax To Sailor's Dream

KANKAKEE, Hi., Nov. I (UP) - - Today was the day James G. McGinnis dreamed about for 13 montiiJ while he served overseas with the U. S. Navy. This was the day the 23-year-old Chicago sailor was to marry Ethel Resldori, 22 at her home at Iknith Wilmington, 111. ” But McGinnis, who survived the in-. Vasion of France, and his bride-to-be, and four other members of the bridal party, were dead, killed last night vhen the car in which they woro* riding crashed into a parked trailer truck four miles north of Kankakee. Three other persons were injured seriously in the chash. The dead, in addition to Miss Resldori and McGinnis, wen,- Loren B>>uk, 34, Cabery, III., driver of the automobile; Mary Heonan, Elaine Hecnan, 8, and Lewis Heenan, 12, ah of Chicago.

Russians Reach Budapest Suburbs MOSCOW, Nov. 4 (UP) Soviet

Vanguards plunged through disintegrating enemy lines to the southeastern outskirts of Budapest today and the fall of the panicky Hun-

garian capital appeared at hand.

There was every indication that | Hungarian resistance had collapsed.

(Moscow dispatches published in

London said a “revolution" had broken out in Budapest, while Istanbul reported mass peace demonstrations in the city Radio Budapest itself acknowledged that the capital was Jittery and called on the people to

ignore false rumors!)

LIFEBOAT RATION HOOKED SCITUATE, Mass. (UP) Fishing from a dory, Capt. Michael Shea q Peggotty Beach caught on his line a two-pound box of chocolates with the inscription: “Approved lifeboat and draft rations for ships registered in Australia. Cadbury’s Chocolate,

two pounds. Date of manufacture 11- of the Federation of Church Women 12-41.” | of Greer.castls.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN BOSTON TONIGHT

PRESIDENT IN BOSTON

ABOARD PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S CAMPAIGN TRAIN EN ROUTE TO BOSTON. Nov. 4 (UP) President Roosevelt moved into New England today to stump for the on-the-lence electoral votes of Con-

Marjorie necticut amt Massachusetts, climax-

ing his trip tonight in Boston with a speech expected by Democratic leaders to be the strongest of any made during President’s campaign, toms to "correct” Republican “mis-

representatiohs."

The A Cappeila Choir gave its first local public performance of the year on Thursday night at the Gobin Memorial church. The group sang a groups of numbers for the meeting

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