The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 25 December 1944 — Page 2

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THE DAILY : AANNE*, GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1944.

SCHOOL NEWS

Mary Emma .lone** School All the children of Jones School met in the auditorium, Tuesday afternoon and sang: Christmas carols under the direction of Miss Boyd and Miss Garrison. David Skvlton told the story of how the song, "Silent Night’’ orijinated. Delilah Miller School The second grade of Miller School received three angel Christmas candles from Becky Abrell, a former pupil who is now in Ft. Wayne. Sara Ann Harris, in the third grade of Miller School had shots for rabies this week. Martha J. Ridpath The Christmas program was given by the children at a convocation period Thursday morning in the school auditorium. Allan Daugherty of the second grad'.> of the Ridpath School is moving to Ohio this week. The total sales of stamps in the Ridpath School for the month of December was $143.80. The number of children participating in buying stamps was 112. George Buckner, a pupil of the first grade of the Ridpath School had a birthday party for his classmates last Friday, December ISth. Cookies and candy were served to the pupils in his room. High School The Greencastle High School student council have appointed the fololwing committees: Convocation Miss Brendle—sponsor. Florence Northrop—chairman. Norma Peabjdy—council membor. Joan Canary, Bob Huggard, Bill Fellers, Glen Stiles. Elections Mr. Coffin—sponsor. Mary A nnv> Bills—chairman. Ruth Priest—council member Ann Brooks, Bob Pool, Penny Tennant, Bud Steegmiller. Health Mrs. Dobbs—sponsor. Patty Ash—chairman. Murlin Rossok—council member. Bob Aker, Carl Strain, Nancy Rockhill, Ann Buchhelt. Citizenship Mr, Skelton—sponsor. Dorothy Cowgill—chairman. Betty Scott—council member. Henry Kerr, Billy Reynolds, Hoyland Simison, Wayne McKeehan. Social Mr. Stewart—sponsor. Maxine Leslie—chairman. Reva Buster—council member. Mary Mosley, Bob Fuson, C'.orge Stewart, Bob Gardner. Campaigns Mr. Snyder—sponsor.

Charles West—Chairman and j council member. Jack Moss. Arthur Roberts, ; Charles Layne. Willidene Grimes. ' Scholanahip Miss McGaughey—sponsor. Richard Crandall—chairman. Billy Lyon—council member. Velma Phillips. Betty Evens. Beverly Trembly. Bob Thompson. The Senior Sendee Scouts j made eighty-six favors for the | hospital for Thanksgiving and j are making favors for the hos- • pital for Christmas. They have j also made several stuffed toys for Christmas baskets. A few of tlx? toys which they made are to be left in the Methodist church's children's department because they used the basement for a meeting place. On December 23rd the Senior Service Scouts are going caroling.

Information er

Bulletin

rREENCASTLE COUNCIL or CLUBS

err DOWN TIRE OUTPUT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2^- A sharp reduction has been ordered in the output of passenger car tires in the first quarter of 1945 in an effort to increase production for the armed force*. James F. Clark, director of the War Production Board's rubber bureau, announced today that about 5,000,000 passenger car tires w.U be produced in th? first quarter, a slash of approximately 1,650,000 from present production levels. JAPS SHIFT FACTORIES

The date of the next regular meeting of the Greencastle Council of Clubs is January 3, 1945. It will be held in the fc.igh school building and will fc egln promptly at 7:30 p. m. The committee on the revirfior. of the Constitution and By-1 iws of the Council will give its report at this meeting. The discussion accompanying the report will contribute greatly to a detrer understanding of the purixwe of the Council and of the respoaiaibility the member groirps should assume. It is hoped that every active member will be present. Watch next weed’s column for further details of the business to come before the Council at the January 3. 1945 meeting. MEN HAVE SAID

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I WRITES POE>I AND LETTER

TODAY’S BIBLE THOUGHT Do you think yourself alone and friendless? You have the greatest friend of all. Why don’t you cultivate that great friend? It would be an amazing advenlure: For the Father himself loveth you. because you have loved me.—John 16:27.

CHUNGKING, Dec. 23—Because of increasing American air raids upon Japan, Japanese authorities have conscripted large numbers of laborers in North China to help move war factories from the Japanese mainland to Manchuria, Chinese informants said today. Thirteen factories of military importance already have been transferred, these sources declared.

Courage in danger is half the battle.—Plautus. Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.—Dry den. True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reaf.on.—Whitehead. To see what is right and rsoc do it, is want of courage.—Con-

fucius.

A great deal of talent is lost m this world for the want of a little courage.—Sydney Smith.

Personal and LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

Mrs. Laura Tharp of Fillmore received the following poem and letter from her son. Woody Tharp, who is stationed in Eng-

land:

DEAR MOTHER I’m thankful dear mother to be able to write, I’m happy to know that you’re well and alright, I’ll pray for you days, and dream of you nights, Dear mother.

I’ll think of the times that you

steered me from wrong,

HARD-WORKING CHINESE AMAZE G.I. WITH GRIN

By Hugh A. Grumpier A B-29 BASE. Northwest China (UP)—“How do you like China?’’ I asked a GI aircraft mechanic who has been In the land of lotus blossoms nearly

two years.

“Well, Bub,” he said, “I’ve been away from the States so long I plum forgot what home

I’ll remember your crooning* looks llke but com p ared t0 India

this here’s paradise.

•and lullabye songs

I’ll never forget you as

rock along, Dear mother.

time

A CHRISTMAS POEM

Miss Anna Marie Moss was released from the hospital Sun-

day.

Miss Myrl Michael was released from the county hospital Sunday. Harold Crodian is home for the Christmas holidays from his camp in North Carolina. Lee Brookshire, east Washington street road, was released from the hospital Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Gough ate Sunday dinner in Indianapolis j with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Heaney of N. Tremont St. 1 The new address of Glenn La

The war has put miles between us I know. It may bring me to grips with an, unknown foe. But I’ll never forget you wherever I go, Dear mother. There are three of us now, apart from our home, We’re away from the haunts where we used to roam. T know we’ll come back to see you and home, Dear mother. Yes, we all should be happy, thankful and gay, Take life as It comes, never once go astray, And above all remember our mothers today, Dear mother.

By James Crodian

Dear mom and all,

Just a line to say hello and ; how are you. It has been almost lour weeks since I have received a letter from you, so there Is really little to write about. It * really isn’t the 23rd yet, but in 1 i hour It will be and tomorrow

BRITISH COMBING ROSTERS i TO RAISE ”50,000 MEN LONDON, Dec. 23 — Britain today ordered a new draft plus transfers from the R. A. F. and th’r Navy and a stricter combout of its "desk soldiers," to raise quickly 250,000 more men for its armies. The new call-up, which is in addition to the regular conscription schedule, was announced by Prime Minister Churchill's office as the Berlin radio said General Eisenhower was drawing reinforcements from the British Army group to help the Americans check the German western front counter offensive.

verne Flint is Glenn Laveme

Many lads away from home this) Flint, A. S. N. 9821624, U. S. ^ 'Thanksgiving. We have a year, » Naval Training Center, Samp- ^ ood menu for tomorrow, and Are thinking of the years gone i son, New York. j from the looks of things ^ I by. , Capt. Marvin Sims and Pfc. : ficn ’ t ^ enough to eat it will And tho’ it sometimes brings a, Frank Sims of Chanute Fluid, 1 ^ m y fauIt - As so °" “ 1 flnlsh

! this I am going to bed. I have

i n slight headache.

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KELLER-COAN PHARMACY 'ORMERIV JONES LJRUC--S) PHONf: 188 - 18 tASI WASHINGTON Si

tear, ; 111., are spending 2 days ChristThey turn to heaven a thankful 1 mas leave with their parents, eye. | Mr. and Mrs. George Sims. With sincere faith and courage • Pvt. Mary Rose Kaiser, who .s

too 1 in training at Camp Atterbury, They fare a future in a country' Indiana, is home spending the new, ! Christmas holidays with her And tho’ their task is hard to do,! parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.

There’s always time to think of 1 Kaiser.

you— Sunday dinner guests of Mr. You folks back in the U. S. A. j end Mrs. Elbert Heavin and son And so at Xmas time they pray | were Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Sallust j

Public Sale Having sold my farm, I will offer at public auction at the iumi, 1 mile west and one mile south of Morton, 16 miles east of Roekvllle, and II miles northwest of Greencastle, on Tuesday, January 2,45 At 10:30 A. M. the following: 4 - HORSES - 4 One learn good work mares; one pair weanling colts. 45 - CATTLE - 45 One yellow Jersey cow, 7 years old, 4 gallon per day; one Brindle cow, 5 years old, 81/, gallon per day; one Jersey cow, 3 years old, S gallons per day; two Holstein heifers to freshen In January, „ years old; one Guernsey heifer to freshen in springone Jersey heifer open, coming yearling; 14 Hereford cows, com-’ log 8 v-ars old. pasture bred, will calf In February and March; 4 Hereford heifers, coming 2 years old, pasture bred, to calve in March; two Red Mhorthorn heifers, pasture bred; two mixe<| £r‘ , *2’ vr u r. 12 Herefor ‘' <*>ves, good ones, weighing 350 lbs.; 4 mixed feeding calves. 8 - HOGS - 8 8 Duroc sows, pure bred, one year old, bred, farrow last of 31 arch. 11 - SHEEP - 11 Ten 3 year oh! ewes, one Buck lamb. HAY AND CORN „„„ I 1 ’? 0 h'lshels good yellow corn, 300 hales good clover hav, »00 hales first cutting of A|ta|fa |my IW ba|oN aec<)nd ,. uMln Alfalfa, good; 20 hales good wheat straw. OATS—100 bushels black oats, good for seed. HARNESS—One set good team harness. FARM IMPLEMENTS-—! New Idea wagon with box bed, one new hay frame, 1 good McCormick 8 ft Under; one Black Hawk com planter, fertilizer and bean attachment, like new; one good six foot mower with tongue trucks; one 8 foot Dunham tractor pulverizer; one 7 foot disc and tandem; one 8 foot spike tooth harrow; 7 good hog houses, 4 singles and 3 doubles; 2 good metal hog fountains, °ne nearly new hog feeder; 2 sheep rocks, 2 corn cribs on runners, hold 700 bushels of corn. MISCELLANEOUS items such as forks, shovels, chains, chicken feeders and water fountains and many other articles. CHICKENS, 200 Austro white hens and pullets, laying good. GOODS—Breakfast tables and four chairs, good, 8 piece dining room suite, extra nice; four poster bed (hairs, dressers, knee hole desk, chlfferobe, small tables, quilts and comforts, curtain stretchers, curtains, rugs, cooking utensils, dishes, crocks and Jan, porch furniture, two telephones, four 8 gallon milk cans, and many other articles. TERMS — CASH. Thomas & Minnie floUand . „ Not responsible toi case of accident HURST ft HUNTER, Aucta. CUFF McMAINS, Clerk. Dinner will be served by Union Chapel Ladles.

‘Dear God, may their Xmas be

gay.

May they find a smile and good cheer, ’ May every little girl and boy get all those things they want this year.” May all the folks forget one day Vhe war that took us far away, Ahd may their happiness be complete By having all they want to eat. It’s tough for them to stay right there,

It has rained continually here lor the past months, almost every day, and the ground is never dry. In one more month it will be Christmas, and it will be the fourth in the army for me It doesn’t seem possible that in 1941 I spent Christmas in Cheyenne. In 1942 and 1943 in San Antonio, and from the looks of things in 1944 it will be in Eng-

'and.

of Louisville: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vannice and son of Plainfield and VV. J McCammack of Amo.

? ou J Here we are on a seven day,

Cpl. Charles L. Shinn, son of 1 . . , . 1

„ . „. . . i week and I never know what

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Shinn, is' „ ^ ^ _

day of the week it really is. Tomorrow night I have a date in

home on a 30 day furlough after spending the last 35 months in the European theatre of War. Cpl. Shinn will report to William Baumont Hospital in

Texas.

Frank Donner, senior cadet at Annapolis Naval Academy, is spending the Christmas holidays

And our trouble, cannot share, j wi th his mother, Mrs. W. S. DonBut a wonderful Xmas gift for ,ier an d his grand-parents, Mr. them and Mrs. Frank Donner. His Would be the light of war to dim father, Major W. S. Donner, is So that we so far away j -omewhere in Belgium.

town, with Liverpool. She said being as it was our Thanksgiv1 ing I could designate where we I would go, so I don’t know what v/e will do. She called me up tonight at 9:00 p. m. and we

chatted a while.

I I haven’t heard from Roy or j Tom but I’m sure they’re all okey. Probably busier than the devil I had high hopes of wrltJ ing to all of the folks that I owe'

“I got plenty gripes about China If you got a couple hours to hear ’em, but the people are friendly and cheerful and hardworking and they don’t kow-tow every time you come walkin' down the street like they do on the other side of ‘The Hump’.” “They do a lot of damn fool chattering it seems to me like and they’re runnln’ this ‘ting nao’ (O.K.) business In the ground, but for my money the Chinese are alright folks. “Now you take that soldier there. He’s got a rifle and a quilted uniform that makes him look like a bed that took a notion to get up and start walkin’ around but he aintt wearin’ no socks under them grass sandals and It's colderfi blue blazes right now. I can see you appreciate 1 that or else you been drinkin’ this jingbao juice because your nose’s reddern Tojo’s face. “But no matter how cold it gets that guard is always grinnin’ and 'ting hao-ing’ all over the place. I seen him do a couple of pretty bad things but I figure it’s his job to make these coolies behave and I don't intend to interfere. When one of ’em takes it in his head to run from the guard he knows how to use that bayonet just enough in the right places to keep him runnln’ until he’s tired himself

cut.

“It seems to me like the Chinese are bound to be the hardest workln’ people on earth because I don’t see how It’d be possible to put in any more time than they do. Them coolies swarmin' all over that airstrip do everyihing by hand, includin’ breakin' up the rocks and sortin out the gravel but they get the job done with a grin. “You see farmers pushin’ live hogs to market on a wheelbarrow so they don’t lose any weight. They push them hogs a long way, maybe 30 miles, and I figure it must take Three or four days, and then maybe the came time cornin’ back, Just to save a couple of slices of bacon. “Talk about farmers! If I ran my farm like these Chinese there wouldn’t be enough uncultivated ground left to have a small fish fry on. “By now you probably got a pretty good idea that me and the

Chinese ain’t got any shootin’ differences and we ain’t. But when I said this place’s paradise 1 had a couple of ‘buts” to throw

In.

“In the first place some ignorant schoolteacher told me China’s in the Orient and the Orient’s hot. This here part of China must have seceded from the Orient because if there's a colder place anywhere I don’t believe it and I sure’s hell don’t

wanna be there.

“China’s been at the end of the supply line a long time now and I guess she’ll stay there

awhile longer. Aside from three J demands drop sharply, or cartons Of dgarets and one can ers extend 1945 operationi. of juice and soap and toothpaste ' rhe combined 1944 spring m

PORK I’RODl cr:o\ JO#, The Agriculture Depart reported today that thp I9g (d pig crop totaled Sl.^cooul -.reduction of 34 per cm C the record fall crop C f 1943 A continuation of the d«i* is in prospect for 1945, tl* i.

partment added.

This drop in pig r e ducbotJ a major factor in the aim#

pork shortage.

The shortage for civil#, through 1945, unless the wu# Europe ends soon and miiih.

we don’t get much In the way of HX rations arty month. I ain’t seen a bottle of beer in three nonths and when I get back wer ‘The Hump’ I’m gonna make up for them three months and I’ll fill myself up with another three month’s reserve just

in case.

“The social life over here ain’t gonna wear no man out before his time. You might say it’s confined to movies and bull sessions and the bull sessions are mainly confined to one subject but I wouldn’t hardly say they’re monotonous. “If you got any kinda eye for pretty girls you can see some of these here Chinese are nice to look at. But you gotta be careful, though, or they’ll get you in trouble, but If you just shop around long enough you can find yourself a nice one,

maybe.

“Hey, U.P., you better hadn’t quote me. There’s one thing about the States I haven’t forgotten and that’s a sweet little girl back home and I don’t want 'her gettin’ any wrong ideaa about the Orient like I did.”

PROUD OF HIS APPLES

BELIVDERE, HI. (UP) — ‘•Seein’ ia believin’,” said the county clerk’s office here as Boone county farmer William Lomas exhibited two jumbosized apples, grown In his orchard. The apples, of the Wolf River variety, measured 15 inches around and weigher lOVi ounces.

fall crops totaled 86,75m head. This number is 34,95m head or 29 per cent smaller tU

the record 1943 crop. However it is about 15 p cent larger than the 1,

average.

This year's production reflects largely a reduced snnf of corn and other feed and some farmer disatisfwith hog prices. Because of smaller grais e plies available for 1944 f the War Food Adminls had asked for fewer pigs. ■Looking to the 1945 crop Ik department said the Ind number of sows to farrow toing the coming spring wui-i 522,000 head, or 7 per ecat k* low the number farrowed in to spring of 1944. The WFA, on the other .ittt, has asked farmers to inerr spring farrowings 2 per cent, Improvement in feed sopE due to this year's bumper c crop, the agency said, msde in- 1 creaces possible. Reduction from last year f* \iatfous legions ’indpide: North Central states 2S per West and North Central North Atlantic 39, South lantic 34, South Central 38 Western 50. The average number of saved per litter this fall 6.34 compared w.th 6.29 a

ago.

Mrs. Mary Carter of returned to her home from the hospitaal.

Might also have a happy day, I Christmas dinner guests of letters t0 tonight, but that will And share with them their Xmas j NIr. and Mis. Ernest Heavin and 1 be im P° ssible tor nearly mid"!

cheer, daughter Betty Lou were Mr. nl R ht - A Holy day, so free from fear, J ant l Mrs. O. V. Large of WorthAnd so, “Dear God,” we pray, | ington; Mr. and Mrs. Amos C. “May Christmas at home be the I Shelton of Danville, and Mr. and

same old way.”

+ 4- -i- -I- •]• -i- -p -l- •(. 4. q. * ANNIVERSARIES > & H- •!• •’• •!■ -I- V •!• C Weddings Corporal and Mrs. Firman Grimes, 2 years today, Christmas. Birthdays Corporal Jesse Duell, 30 years old today. He is stationed in Alaska. Hal Edwin Miller, son of Harley Miller, 8 years old Christmas Day. Mrs. Mildred Staggs, 202 north College avenue, Christmas day.

Mrs. James Heavin and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Heavin and

son. of Greencastle.

DRY CLEANING SPECIAL CARE GIVEN BY EXPERIENCED WORKERS. MONUE MOTH PROOFING IS YOUR ASSURANCE OF PROTECTION. Kindly cooperate with your Government by turning m your old hangers. Cash and Carry IDEAL Cleaners 18 S. Vine St Phone 4T0

YOITRE-TELLING ME! 'i By WILLIAM RITT Central Press Writer “WHAT,” demanded Grandpappy Jenkins today as he wearily reached for the snowshovel for the 'steenth time, "has the North Pole got that we haven’t got 7” Could be polar bears. 1 1 1 Funny how the 10 best Sims of the year are always the 10 you thought of seeing and then changed your mind! ! 1 ! How come tome enterprising radio unnouncor doesn’t start referring to Yugoslavia’s Michallovlch and Poland's Micholajczk as "Mike” and "Mick”? 1 1 1 A new Toronto law forbids would-be passengers to run for street cars. Phone rings: "Hello, boss? Look—I’m not late—If you dbn’t believe It—here, talk to the cop!” t I t Zadok Dumkopf last week proved be is an incurable optimist. He wrote to Santa Claua “-asking lot a carton ol cigartts. I I I China's General Ho hat been Hrod, according to new* reports, tho man at tho next desk wonders if his Hrst name Isn't "Heave." t I I German soldiers, say dispatches from the front, are wearing paper underwear. Print•d In red, no doubt, for warmth.

Well folks must close as I’m running out of paper. I’ll try to write more often, but you know 1 think of you and sometimes

one is very busy. Love, your son,

Woody.

RAINFALL DEFICIENCY CONTINUES IN INDIANA Rainfall deficiency continued in Indiana for the seventh consecutive month with 2.19 Inches for Nowmber. A report issued by the U. S. Geological Survey In cooperation with the Department of Conservation and the State Highway Commission showed that precipitation for November was 1.16 inches below normal. Although rainfall was below normal during the month, continuing a tii-nd existing since may, the water supply outlook Is not as critical as In October due to less consumption and evaporation. Water levels in wells unaffected by pumping rose during November with the increase ranging from 0.1 to one foot in the northern half of the state. In southern Indiana water levels declined approximately one foot. The average discharge of the Faat Fork White River to Shoals was 582 cubic Seat per second and 46 cubic feet per second on the St. Mary’s River near Fort Wayne.

George Fox writes from McKeesport, Pa., saying he is recovering from a serious illness. He is past 82 years old, but enjoys keeping up with things in Greencastle. He says it snowed 15 inches in McKeesport last wee kand a few days later, another snow of four inches fell.

CLOSED FOR INVENTORY FOR PURPOSES OF TAKING INVENTORY OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED Dec. 26, 27, 28 and 29 Open Saturday, Dec. 30tli FOR CMERGENCY SERVICE TELEPHONI 127 HORACE LINK and CO. THE STORE OF FURNITURE

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