The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 November 1946 — Page 1
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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1946.
NO. 14
XPAYERS. POLITICIANS BUSY TODAY
satihday before taX DEAD'NE and ELECTION day
j, wu the last Saturday bc,he election and it was also las t Saturday for the pay- , o( the fall installment of in Putnam county and as iSU lt of this combination, a crowd thronged the streets the court house througho >t
day
the eve of the election, y old-tuners in Putnam t y state they have never an electron like this one. It s, e tney say in which no one ts to express an opinion, in former years when elecnnght be thought close, close to the political situ iin this county could fairly rately forecast the result, they all say this one is uu -m the standpoint of attendat political meetings, the blicans have had Jhe larger di, but they say this is no te indication of a GOP However, both sides are ;r optimistic and chairmen : parties claim they will win
lay's election.
m the standpoint of candiworking, it has been many -jgns since as many active IdaUs have been seen. Sonre
em have beat the bushes, I part in the State rally.” “T r * others have been too busy | Star dancing club gave its fin e
IN THE
GOOD OLD DAYS ELECTION NOTES of 1880 —The election was held on October, 12, instead of the find Tuesday in November or could this have been a primary election ? ‘‘A god many of them didn't vote as they drink, i. e. straight.” —- Did you know that Greencastle was in the fifth district in 1880? James Bradon was elected sheriff, William R. Grogan, treasurer, Coroner, Duuicy Rogers and R. H. Wells, surveyor. S. F. Lockridge was named state senator from the counties of Putnam and Hendricks.
COUNTY TEAMS START 1946-47 NET CAMPAIGNS
POINTERS LOSE THRILLER TO NEW WINCHESTER BY ONE POINT
taken by nearly all of the major denominations. Seven million persons will perish this wint *r unless adequate relief can be fu r -
Beveridge, Indianapolis. Eleventh; Congressman Robert A Grant, South Bend, Third, and Edward A. Mitchell, Evansville,
nished. Each Christian must do ( Eighth.
his part. Mrs. E. R. Bartley is chairman of the enterprise at First Christian church. HOSPITAL NOTES
Putnam county high school basketball teams tilted the lid of the 1SM6-47 hardwood court campaign Friday night and some good games were reported. The most exciting was the contest was the contest staged at Bainbridge between the Pointers and New Winchester in which the latter team emerged the winner by one point. As result of Friday's engagements. the winners were: Cloverdale, Reelsville, and Roachdale. The losers: Fillmore, Bainbridgc Russellville, and Belle Union. ■ Reelsville, last year's sectional champs and rumiersup in the regional, served notice that they will have to be reckoned with by the time the tournaments roll j around again next spring. The Washington township squad, coached by Elmer Hammond, former Tiger Cub star, invaded j Quincy and returned home with a 28 to 18 victory ■under their
belt. '
NEWS ITEMS OF 1880 ‘‘J. T. Darnall is agueish.”
“Charles Landes is a success :n
a peanut grower.”—The fire de-l Bainbridgc lost a heart-break-partment turned out Saturday! e r to New Winchester, 29 to 28
night to quench a fire in Crawley’s old stable” ‘‘The Democratic campaign clubs hied to Indianapolis Tuesday to tal. ■
The Pointers trailed, 14 to 10 at the half, but came back in the last two quarters to autscore the visitors, 18-15, but their rally was one point short of tying the count and two points short of
start, clicked in the second halt and downed Fill r.ore, 33 to 18 The game was played on the Clovers' home floor and the winners held a 10-6 advantage at the
rest intermission.
Minnick and Mann we.re the high scorers for Cloverdale.
hop at the Opera House and th( | winning.
party was well attended and on-i McFarland and Michael sparkjoyed.” “There was a goodly! ed the Bainbridgc offense. delegation of Democrats from thej Cloverdale, after a rather slovv
neighborhood at tne Bainbridgc rally last Monday. They journed thither on a special train.” F1NCASTLE was in the news “Unlversalist Sunday school to number of 100 went on an excursion to the Wabash river Sam Brown is teaching at South Ramp Creek. anA ,J. B. Kosher at the Grider school house N. L. Bridges, our enterprising merchant, went to Indianapolis twice last week after goods Dr. Stanley says that health is very good here at the present. Sam Darhall of Chrisman, 111 . has located one mile north f here and has been building a new house Citizens here are thinking of little else but politics.”
either thc'ir official duties ith other duties, to do that campaigning. However, tne sales have all had lots of idates and thousands of have been distributed to ■otera, so from hereon in, it be up to the individual to his ballot and determine the heavy vote is expected in county, The registration is and because of the great ■arWUic cffnlesVsf Tor tru.4in moat of the townships, a i vote may be cast. In only townships are there no Reran candidates for trustee. are in Marion and Jackson Ihe present trustees, Harold land Robert Crosby are to| turned for another period of I years In all the other town-! hot contests are underway the outcome in most of them
not be known until the final “IF AN EDrr'OR omits anvt is counted next Tuesday thing, he is lazy; if he speaks
of anything as it is, he is mad; if he smooths down the rough places, he is bribed; if he calls things by their proper names, he is unfit for the position of editor; if he does not furnish his readers witlr jokes, he is stupid; if he does, he is a rattle • head, lacking stability; if ire condemns the wrong, he is a good fellow but lacks discretion; if he lets wrongs and injuries go unmentioned, he is a coward; if he indulges in personalities, he is a blackguard; if he does not, Iris paper is insipid.” so said the askh
Banner in 1880.
Mrs. Sarah Lane, West Washington street was admitted to the hospital Friday. Mrs. David Houck, Grccncastle, R. 2 was admitted to the hospital yesterday. Carl Twigg, .304 North Vine street was admitted to the hospital Friday. Mrs. Pearl Jeffries of Bainbridge was admitted to the hospital yesterday. Mrs. Lois Gibson and daughter, Reelsville, R. 2 were released from the hospital Friday. Mrs. Verda Thornton of Coatesville was dismissed from the hospital yesterday evening. Mrs. Eva Butcher, Walnut St was discharged from the hospital Friday. REPUBLICANS ARE FAVORITES IN HOOSIERDOM PRESENT TREND POINTS TO GOP VICTORIES ON TUESDAY
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 2 — (INS) The Republicans were decided favorites today, with on. ly three days remaining before Indiana’s first post-war election On the basis of the trend today, the G. O. P. Tuesday should elect a United States Senator, eight, and possibly nine, of the 11 congressmen, the entire state ticket and a majority in both houses of the General Assembly Nevertheless, the final weekend of the campaign saw the Democratic nominees in a desperate attempt to stem the G. O.
P. tide.
Nearly all impartial observers believe that the following G. O. P. congressmen are sure of reelection: Charles A. Halleck, Second district: George W. Gillie, Fourth; Forrest A. Harness, Fifth: Noble J. Johnson. Sixth: Gerald W. Landis, Seventh; Earl Wilson. Ninth, and Raymond S. Springer, Teath. You have to give heavy odds if you wish to bet on the G. O P. state ticket. The Rebublican nominees and their Democratic opponents, respectively, are: Secretary of State Thomas E Bath, Jr., South Bend, and Harry E. McClain, Shelbyville. Auditor of State Alvan V. Burch, Evansville, and George Barnhart, Brazil. Treasurer of State Frank T. Millis, Campbellsburg, and Timothy P. Sexton., Indianapolis. Clerk of the Supreme *>■ Appellate Courts Thomas C. Williams, Jeffersonville, and Jack Kale, South Bend. Superintendent of ’Public Instruction Ben H, Watt. Noblesville, and Edward S. Furnish, Vevay. Judge of the Supreme Court — James A. Emmert, Shelbyville, and George N. Long, Columbua. Judge of the Appellate Court Donald E. Bowen, Bloomington; Harry Crumpacker, Michigan. City, and Floyd S. Draper. Gary, and Matthew E. Welsh, Vincennes; Harry H. Stilley, Hammond, and Fay Beas, Fort Wayne. Seeking To End Wisconsin Strike
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BISHOP OXNAM HEAVILY GUARDED AT KNOXVILLE
FORMER DEI’AUW PRESI-
DENT THREATENED BY SOUTHERN RADII VI.S KNOXVILLE, Term., Nov. 2.
(INS) Elaborate police proto, | .ongresalonal lion today was credited wit.i ] oanipalgn by the end of October, foiling possible acts of violence, Final pre-election reports by-
directed toward Bishop G. Hrom-j , h( . , hr ,. ( .
icy Oxnam, who disregarded, a | organizations covering the threatening notes to speak onj pori,*! .ia„. | t„ oct. SI, five Communism. i days before the balloting, dis-
Bishop Oxnam, president of | closed
the Federal Council of Churches, The Democratic National t orn-
W ASHINGTON. Nov. •» (INS) —Officials reports on file with Ole house clerk disclosed today that the Republican and Dcniocratic National committees and Die t l(> s|M-nt $2,186,060 In the
mil tee spent —852.060.
I lie Republican National t oni-
niittee spent $650,067.
The CIO Political Action Committee and its affiliate, the National Citizens Political Com-
spoke at the University o£ Tennessee at the concluding meeting of the East Tennessee Edu-
cation Association.
Police Chief Joe Kimsey assigned a ten-man squad ot uni-
formed officers and plainclothes; mi (tee, spent $633,033.
men to protect Bishop Oxnam. Chief Kimsey's move was prompted after officials of tinassociation had received threatening letters from anonymous persons representing themsclv-s
to be members of the
LONDON, Nov. 2, (INS)—The British government is considering withholding recognition of Ilic admiiiLstration of Bulgaria, a foreign office spokesman dls-
Ku Klux; closed today, because of irrigul-
Klan and other rabid orgamza-j aritics in the recent election, tions. | The spokesman said a British In his address, Bishop Oxnai i observer reported that the presaid that he “personally reji i ''lection campaign was marked Communism, believing its phil ^ "severe terrorism.” osophy of materialism, its u e ii Is a result, th.- report states, dictatorship, its theory of sm iul. ""'"ib' nx of the opposition feared development and its economi' reprisals and doubted whether will never bring freedom to ne-nj ** 1 ’' polling was actually secret or abolish the exploitation of onej , '' , ‘ n ** , ° ,u *h I''** pressure was man by another." j "'lectio,, day.
Another county tc::u to see 1
a t.cn was Bella L'umon^h.eka.^ ’ homtaSi
to Paragon, an old Morgan
county rival.
Roachdale's Hawks ran wild over at Russellville Friday even-
y Wallace
Spoke Friday
addressed a meeting in Mariorg his former home town, last night, Congressman Charles M. Lafol- , lette, of Evansville, self-stvled
ing, liandim; the Bees a 60 to 20 ra(Jical who ha8 quit thp R , pu() .
lican. party, indorsed Townsend
CAGO, Nov. 2—(UP) — .’ Wallace said last night if the United States “really PMce,” it will accept the ssl of Russia far world dis-
ent.
Nice, addressing a DemoPolitical rally, said that foreign Minister VyacheMolotnv, who urged world ■silent before the General of the United Nations, L 1)8 * daring challenge." **' really want peace, we ,cce Pt the challenge,” Wal- “ id " w e will join in a call
or M disarmament.”
JlM * a P r >ke at Chicago rn ‘ whPr e he was defeated I"* same nomination by
“Ht Truman, in 1944.
1 ' acp sa *d he firmly be-
that " W p can get along U88 '« and with the rest of ■ He added, however,
"'(■ win not have peace by
'"Hhe ii ne of the
* Cnlonp l McCormicks or
•tusaian baiters.”
feference was to Coi. RoV ^McCormick, publisher of
Trtbunp - and to
0,1 Churchill.
' * on 1 have peace by folronrr Patb ° f thnse who cal1 N >ln K the atomic bomb now " he said.
lacing. Points was the bright light for Roachdale both offelteivcly and defensively. He was abiy aided by Barnes, .regular center from last season’s Roach-
dale outfit.
Russellville has an entirely new team this year and their inexperient e was one of the main factors in the margin of the
score.
Roachdale led at the half, 18 to
6.
The Roachdale second team nosed out the Russellville re-
serves, 20 to 17.
Clothing Drive Set For Sunday
MILWAUKEE. WIS., Nov. ”
(U/F) The government sought today to settle the 186-day strike against Allis-Chnlmers Mfg. Co. while the company and the CIO United Automobile workers man-1 euvered fur a favorable position I
, at the conference table.
Wh “: .m- carcorL 1 ^ yn * eBfl 'jlWiri Vu —-nr. -r
union were reported eager to end : the bitter dispute which erupted , this week into four days ot ; picket-line violence at the Sprawling Farm Equipment plant in suburban West Allis,
I Wis. .
The company said it was considering Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach's proposal for resumption of negotiations in Washington. However, company president Walter Geist said the firm would prefer to
negotiate in Chicago.
Sehweileubach had asked that the negotiations be held in Wash-
TO VISIT RUSSIA
NEW YORK. Nov. 2. (UP)
Elliot Roosevelt and his wife,] actress Kaye Emerson, will leave for Russia today by planfor a six-week tour to gather material for magazine articles, it was announced by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, publishers of Roose-
velt's book, "As He Saw it.” Truman Shuns - Democrat Rally
YV/CA WILL BENEFIT BY CHEST DRIVE
LATEST AGENCY TO BE AIDED ANNOUNCE® BY (HAIR MAN
in an address at Indianaoolis | sponsored by the United Labor
Committee.
Townsend will battle until a few hours before the voters go to the polls. He will close his c ampaign with a speech in Hartford
home town, Monday
Wears Age ^LliftERNCASTi.r.
" ,e r Bryan
whs home from
to Itr Wp8t hos-
, " descent Club.
Mth 2 try Rp “*n* Club
111 Mu* Martha M
Revolt Facing Big 4 Envoys NEW YORK. Nov. 2.—(UP) The Big Four foreign ministers, gathering here today on the eve of their council meeting next week, faced a revolt by Germany's smalt western neighbors against exclusive Big Four framing of the German peace treaty even in its preliminary
stages.
The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg each of which desires rectification of its bordei with Germany delivered their demarches to the United States, Great Britain, Soviet Russia and France two days before the council of foreign ministers convenes Monday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. The Big Four meets to try to write final treaties for Hitlers’ satellites and then begin preliminary discussions on Germany. Secretary of State Janies F. Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrive here
today.
Bevin is aboard the S. 6 Aquitania, scheduled to dock late today, along with the Bigi Four deputies who have been ' (CMtiaaet •» Twa>
Sunday, Nov. 10. has been set by the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ to make a drive through the ehurches to collect clothing for
over-seas relief. Every ^member | w jj| c on g. res!jnlen
Ray Madden, First District and Louis Ludlow, Eleventh and John
Winfield K.
City, his
night.
William E. Jenner, G. O P. senatorial nominee spoke in his home city. Bedford, last night and will deliver the final address for his campaign in Shelbyville tonight. Observers predicted that Jenner will carry the state by nearly 100.000. The betting odds are two to three to one on Jenner over
Townsend.
A high Democratic party official yesterday placed a heavy bet that the Democrats would carry at least four congressional districts, which would double their present strength. He believes that the winning party
ington, apparently in the belief the atmosphere there would be
conducive to a settlement Th? union had not replied to
Schwellenbarh's proposal, but was believed ready to negotiate. After six months on strike, the union found its demand for liigh-
Mo i recent agency to be an- ] u ^ir.'d by the Board of Dire.ctora of the Putnam County Com-
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Nov. “jmiindy Chest as one that will (UP) President Truiran con I h V 'll” county-wide coltjnued his "hands off” policy on I l '' < ' u,,| i of funds this month is the polities in general today while i' 1 M. < A. his friends in Jackson county! Morns Hunter, chairman for declared that a vote against tin the Community Chest campaign,
stated that the board was convinced that the Young Men's
Democrats would be an insult to
a home town boy.
COAL PARLEY £ IS RECESSED UNTIL MONDAY
WILDCAT STRIKES OCCUR AS NEGOTIATORS HALT CONFERENCES WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. (UP) - -^Wildcat strikes pinched soft coal production today as government officials kepi a cloak of secrecy around the status cf their contract negotiations with John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers (AFL). Reports received by the Solid Fuels Administration showed approximately 5,700 miners had struck yesterday because of misunderstandings over the status of their present contract. SFA announced that soft coal production took another drop last week. Production this year through last Saturday is now seven per cent below the comparable period in 1945. Anthracite production, however is almost nine per cent higher. With the negotiations in recess until Monday, there still was no official admission that the government had agreed to reopen the contract which has been in effect since the bituminous mines were seized last May. Evidence, however, tended to confirm earlier reports that the administration was willing to reopen the contract. Lewis had said the agreement would be void if the government refused. Wtien invited to yesterday's meeting with federal mine administration officials, Lewis notified Secretary of Interior J. A. Krug that he took the invitation to mean the government was willing to reopen. Apparently neither Krug nor other officials told the union anything to cause Lewis to change his
opinion.
Lewis had told Krug that the contract would remain in for?8 during contract negotiations. The strikes yesterd.. vgte attributed to unrest over me status of the agreement. The SFA reports showed 42 mines closed in Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia for that reason. However, the agency expected the men to he back at work Monday. Neither Lewis nor Krug at-
Mr. Truman last night spurned Uhrishan Association should be j tended yesterday’s sessions.
a fiery, tub-thumping Democrntic rally less than two blocks from his house. The only item on his schedule today was th. annual reunion of his old World War I oritfit, battery D of the
129th Field Artillery.
The President came here to vote in the election Tuesday He made the trip under a myst. • - iis shadow of silence which caused him to pursue his “no-talk" policy so far that he declined to! say Hello to school children in two Missouri towns yesterday
included m the Chest’s budget) Krug has been on a western tour for the following reasons; which was scheduled to end at Tin Y M C A. is a national] Los Angeles next Wednesday, organization of undisputed lead-] Lewis presumably did not at-
ership in the field of building /'hristiau personality and promoting a Christian society. Further. the organization trains young men of our nation
.1
tend because Krug was absent. It was doubted there would he any significant developments before both joined tile conferences. Krug was represented by As-
( I .a living, good speech, su-!sistant Secretary of the Interior
and high
of the church is urged to bring good usable clothing to the
church this coming Sunday or| c;onas Third and
the following Sunday. It will be boxed and shipped to a distributing center from which it will be tent to the areas where it is
most needed.
This program is being under-
Denton, Eighth. If this Democrat leader wins his het, the following G. O P. candidates will go down in defeat: Cahrles W. Gannon, of Gary, First district; Albert J.
pcrvis- d athletics
scholarship.
In iddition, there being Hl-Y j groups (the Y. M. C. A. organI ization for high school boys)
er wages endangered by a back- Jefferson City and Sedalia The| vvjt , ljn Putnani coun t y , a portion to-work movement among less. President waved to the kids, but I of t)M , flm j s w m rema j n j n
militant members. | lie wouldn’t say a word. However, before it would agree Mr. Truman's absence last to negotiate, the company le-. night at the traditional pre-cl cmanded that the union end “il- i tion rally of the Eastern Jacklegal picketing,” which renilted' son county Democrats was in this week’s violence. ! recognized repeatedly by the
speakers, including Sam Ray burn, speaker of the House who was the featured figure of the
evening.
Roger T. Sermory the mayor of
Warner Gardner and Navy Capt. N. H. Collisson. federal coal administrator. Lewis sent five UMW officials headed by Vice
President John O'Leary.
None of the conferees would disclose what was discussed or
I county for furthering, in tlie'explain the reason for the policy
A MOOT TOITC
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP) —OPA Chief Paul A Porter's ! future place in the Washing
ton official family was a mrot | Indp p Pnd( , nfP , ex pi ained the topic today as it became appar- i:rn , sj||( , Mt . s (t . ent that the OPA ' s P™- He said Mr Truman didn't ap gram is being directed by Recon- ppar becillIsp hp hnd to ., lp , mll| version Director John R. Steel- thp dignlty of hl8 hlgh offiPe
man, not Porter. r ails.
j.schools, the association's high standard of Christian character
building.
The Putnam County Community Chest drive will open Nov- • mix i 12. Both business houses and private homes throughout tin county will be solicited. All Putnam county citizens are urged to give thought to the amount their contributions arc to be and to be prepared to make as geneious a donation as possible
when the volunteer canvasser
FORCE DISSOLVED WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP) The joint task force which conducted the Atomic bomb tests at Bikini has been broken up, and vice Adm. W. H. P. Blandy, who led it, will become commander of the Eighth fleet in the Atlantic. The 42.000 men, 200 ships and I 150 planes which made up task force number one will return to the organizations from which Urey were drawn. Dissolution ol j the task force indicated that no further Atomic bomb tests are planned in the foreseeable future.
of secrecy. During yesterday's sessions, the bituminous operators negotiating committee, which failed to reach an agreement with the union laat spring, issued a statement charging that “politically minded men" in the administration had capitulated to Lewis. CRUISER DAMAGED TRIESTE. Nov. 2—(UP) — Repairs on the superstructure of the 7.270-ton British cruiser Leander, struck by shellfire from an Albanian coastal battery according to British naval oficers. were started here today after the warship arrived from an Adriatic voyage. Officers attached to the Leander said the cruiser had been hit once in the superstructure by shellfire.
WAIT HOPEFULLY WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UP) (UP) The administration watched hopefully today to see il its action in junking one or OPA’s textile pricing regulations will bolster the erratic cotton market.
• Todays Weather 4H and + Local Temperature
Cloudy with occasional rain today, ending tonight. Showers and cooler Sunday afternoon. Much cooler Sunday night.
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