The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 July 1947 — Page 2
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Many Indiana Bridges Unsafe INDIANAPOLIS, July 31 (UPi J R. Cooper, state bridge ■ ngineer, said today that more Than one third of Indiana's highway bridges were "un«af.He said that about 1.200 of the i$2 state highway bridge* • lined, a right-of-way of 1 esthar 19 feet and that re .rlv half of the 1.200 were unable to handle the 20-ton capacity load necessary to carry molern •raffic *M lern highways usually have at least a 24-foot right-
of- vay.
of these "def itely haz■or ■ ns bridges must be scrapped and r placed with new^ ones, the bri'’i;< expert said, although he j-heved a few might bj remodeled. • It w ild take $ 100 000 09C and at least 10 years to put Indiana's network of highway hr: Tires in tip-U p shape Coop- >* estimated. The commission, h>- said, has gon* ahead with its bridge re[i! • ment program, but the pro-Jf-f l has twen snagged by short* ig. - of steel and manpower, the high ro-t of materials and a laek of fyrds." • Indiana now has 00 bridges un' r obstruction and seven i ’'w pans have been completed since Janu 1, Cooper said
The necessity for i/Jiltiing a new elementary school will come within the next three years The Be ird of School Trustees having anticipated this need have adopt- j
ed a resolution to establish a j Entered in the postoffice at VJ cumulative building or sink- [crecncastle, Indiana as second
ing fund which will within the next five years raise approxi-
THE DAILY BANNER HERALD CONSOLIDATED
“li Wave* For AlT
class mail matter under act of March 7. 187S. Subscription price,
mately *200 000 This will only J5 certs pe r week; *4 00 per partially pay for the cos' of tne vear by jn phnnam county: erection of the trail ling which the' j, ^ ^ j- g 0 p^ r y ear outside
Survey Committee recommend-1 piltn>m county.
S. K. Karidtn. Publisher. 17-19 South Jackson Street.
1 would take care of this increase enrollment an, replace J The Jones School whicn wiey < n-
demned ! TODAY’S BIKLK Mr Kleckner reported the ac-j They will find thu tivitus of the school dunrg the of s in : c death Ail
su r mer in which two teachers directed the work in the homemaking Department, one in Vocational Agriculture, cne in instrumental music; and one in recreation, with the assistance of i ne employed by the city. Ove* ;00 different boys and girls are
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projects in this program, which is a part of the new responsibilities of a modem educational program.
THOIt.HT t the .cages
in is aeain their pay
days will be disappoint-*'" ^
Peter 3:3: Mawkers - c > with mawking. walking
their own lust.
SOCIETY
Be-ck Reunion Mas Held on -sunday
The Beck family reunion was,
PE USOVA I And local News B II I E F S
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KLE4 KVKR 'Pf XK'C (Continued from Page 11 of the Junior High S..1 -il are planning an enrich'd guidan.'-'-program an! the introduction of a great many practical functional < ino s w hich will meet the need of the per.-college pr paratory student, from which gr-up. most f the drop outs oemr. Ill Plant program t 1 One of the first reromfnendations in regard to the physical • quipment of the Oreencistle Schorls was the need for a new, garage to house- the seven school owned t-uses. four of wn.i n have been purchased w.thin the last year. The Board of Scno I Trustees have completed this building anc 1 will move into it before the first of August. Th. building will make it possible i service the t-xs-s with an: line tlTereby effecting a savin'-'- o.' around *400 a year in gfi .< line cost, and will provide a fire proof building U house this quipinent which is value! at *25,000. 2 New Elementary building U .ns* -vation esti.i ates show th<- enrol^jnent in th> next five yaars in the elementary school will increase from 600 to 900 pipi . In order to accomodate t'.- i children next year it wall - b< necessary to partition the | 'i.tor.iim of the Miller School ii i tl it will - xhaust all available s; ,ti e fra housing the chilvhom Greencastlc must . ,.le edueat.onal facilities.
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Birthdays
Emmett Wayne Hunter 7 years old Jifly 31. Fred (Joddard. 75 years today
July 31st.
IN MF.MORY In loving remembrance of o ■ laughter Viola Greenlee, ar i
Mrs Frank Cannon is sr» nding the week-end in Chicago Mrs Ruth Hayes f Miami,
F • an 1 Mrs Bertha K -;i of New Vork are here visit.- - rela-
tives.
Mrs CaTlie Arnold of MT Vernon. Ohio, is visiting bet slater, Mrs. George Humphrey an 1 fam-
ily.
Mayor Walter Ballard was in Terre Haute today attend.ng tlv>
granddaughter. Alberta. who annual meeting of the I: -liana
passed away on July 31 192'. You’re ot forgotten Viola
ba by-
Nor ever you shall be As long as life and memory 1 We will remember thee. Mi. and Mrs. G VV. Alvord brother and sister.
Municipal League.
There will be a called meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary Friday evening at 8 p. m.
1 Home for the pur- .j^t" Mrs
pose of electing office
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!. Mr and Mrs. O. B Lan- of Bain bridge arc at Mackinac 1s1 a- i. Mich., where Sen. Lane is
attending a conference of the The Jolly Juniors held their Council of State Governments, regular meeting Thursday, July I be meetings will run through 17. at th*- Reelsville school, the middle of this week.
3 here were fourteen m^n b- i-
present.
The meeting was called to order by the president. PI- - - to the flags were repeated ;r. unison led by Beverly Ann McCullough and Barbara Colin. Songs were sung after which roll was called. Following th- 1 rea img of the secretary’s report,
new business was discussed. f or Tar.pa, Florida Demonstialiens were given by the , ;r f ut ure home. Virginia Hammond and Beverly
Huller. Games were played led by Audrey Dobson and Marilyn
McElroy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Stiles of D. tr< it. Mr. arrd Mrs. M J Furoci and son Mike, of Clinton, were guests Wednesday afternoon of Mrs. Arthur Lyon an i s-ns N. Madis n St . Miss
Judy Stites who has b:-en visit- over
ing m Greenrastle, accompanied her parents to Clinton. From there they will leave. Thrursdav
to mak-
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs Harry H. Beck north of Fillmore Sunday. July 27. 1947. A bountiful pitch-in diner was served, at the noon hour which was enjoyed by the following people Mr. and M*s. r.?*l Beck. Mrs Grace Jettm. of near Augusta q Mr. and Mrs. Burton Beck and auehter iUtty Ann. .Indianapolis Mclarii Mrs .wm Tarbet of Hollywood. F3a* a gras
mo j s-n ard h:q freind of
a fr , r | Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beck f.Irs. Edna Jeffras and daughter, j of A r.o. Mr. and Wendell Smitherman and family of Hadley; Mr and Mrs. Clinton 0. Beck and family of Frankfort. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Beck and family of West Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs Asher Beck and family of Lansing. Ill Mr and Mrs Fred Beck and family of Biinbridge; Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Beck and son Dean, of Plainfield; Mr. ant Mrs. Paul Siddons of Greencast!e: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Purcell ar j family < f Fillmore Mr. am' Mrs. Chas Br a i-troet and son Cary, of Coatesville; Mr. ani Mrs. Nannie Bateman of .Danville. Mrs. Zeluia Padgett and two grandsons of Indianapolis M*s. Pa aline Jenkins and son Bi of Indianapolis: Miss Mary I Dickey of Indianapolis who will spend some time visiting witb
the Becks.
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Jefefrson Township Home Kc dub .Meets
The Jefferson Township Home Ec Club held their regular meeting at the home of their presi-'
R' bert Wallace o:
Thursday afternoon. July 24 with eight memb'-rs and two guest-
present.
The meeting was called to order by the president by singirthe sorg of the month ■'Arnwyu. The Beautiful." salute to fh flag and the club creed and ro'. call. As the secertary wasn t there no report was given. The president appointed th fcllc-V:ng nominating committe* Edna Goc ’paster. Glenn Sallu-
and Flora I-arkin.
The meeting was then turtle i td EUxab’th McCulloUgi.,
We-t dfculi->n Club Held Anual Picnic
The West Madison Home Ec
•lorp -ation workers m-Ui-U. S' .iv ILOIM) \\ irk.“r> wIm> were -a! k nee y-tenlay kiranar of psi.r ventilation in their ho|e. r- turn-.1 to their jobs thi* morn-
ing.
ASK SOLONS FOR FLOOD COl
Club held its annual picnic at the Irwin --ark. Wednesday J-uly 23. with an attendance of thirteen m rubers and three guests. As has been the practice for past several years the club also had several 4-H members as guests. A biuntldil picnic dinner was erjcyej at th? neon hour. Th.-
aft rticrn was spent in visiting, ^ ^ h((s||jta|
i.itests and a general good time.
Tne next meeting will be with men
Mrs Willard B.ngleton or Weisday aftemc >n August 27.
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I ;ion Auxiliary Held Init'ation
M FRNBERG. July 31-
Former Na/i CoL Eru h llausmann. a defendant in tho war crime* trial of Hitler* elf.* guardsmen, committed suicide today in the U. S. military h .*-
pitid at Nuernberg.
llausmann hanged hlmsel.. using the belt »f the bathrobe v.hich ".as gi\en to him when h.
for treat-
The American Legion Auxiliary held its regular meeting M ’.day cv, rung, July 28 at 8:0* P VI. at the Legion heme. Fol- : .v.rg the business meeting ,,..tiation vas held for the fol- . ,r _ members: Mesdam.es Lillie Garrett. Martha Garrett. M rle Hucklebcry. Lois Steele Jean Brawn, Helen Moure. Inna M Claire. Mary Huestis, Mary W hmann, Mildred Lyd ek. Owen Huffmann. Following initiation a reception was held in the Auxiliary r m. During the business meeting Mrs. Rose Fisher resigned fr the office of secretary to yvnich she was recently elected, making a call meetmg necessary to b- held this Friday at 8:00 P. M. to elect a new secretary. The next meeting. Aug. 11 will be the installation dinner and installations of new officers. LATE NEWS (Continued From Page •) fer losses because it had to pay taxes, salaries, maintenance, repairs and other fixed overhead without receiving any income.
S \ \ PEDRO, Cal., July 31 — (I VS|_Ofi«-rt. of the Briti-ll rroiser Kenya revealed today they had dropped a *mall depth charge over the side of the war*hi|i into a patch of bubble* in E<>- Angeles Harbor following an anonymous warning of a |m«**il,|e Jew i*h extremist attack. Investigation showed that the bubbles were caused by the e\ baust of the cruiser’s auxiliary
motor.
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HOSPITAL NOTES
AC.ED MAN HEED
FOR MORE Home Comfort filsco All Aluminum Storm Windows, Screens and Doors YORK TEX MINER AE WOOL INSULATION GENUINE INSEEBKIC SIDING B<autiful (nlora ASBESTOS SHINGLES SIDING AA hite and Green Blend ROOFING Behiiliful Bk-ruls Applied by Trained, Skilled Roofers. i ALL TYPES OF HEATING EQUIPMENT N OIL FURNACES * COAL FURNACES * STOKERS * OIL BURNERS All heating equipment la engineered and Installed by actory trained mecbanica. ‘
PERCY RICE
Representing
BOB LAYNE’S
f .ARTHA(,E, III.. July 31 — (INS) — Polire t day h.-lj an 83-year-old man tor ipinestloning in c« nnection with th" fatal -hooting of hi* daughter aboard a crack limited ( hi' ago. Burlington and Quirey r;i Ir el tiain en-
rol. t» ruin ( hicago to
City.
Ai' crding to Hancock county sht .-iff AYillar.i Mjenbarger. the man. -lame- J. *1 ifflebeam, of Brookfield. Mo., wa* taken into custody alter the b ly of hi* •Jai.ghtcr; 'Ir*. Catherine Grady, wa* removeu from tin- train.
Mis. Juanita Poynter. Erninei.ee, was admitted Wednesday William Staller. Clayton, was admitted Wednesday. Wanda Ciadick. Gosport. R 1. was admitted Wednesday. Clarence Rowings, Greencastle. was admitted Thursday
morning.
Mrs. D. O. Nelson. Greencartle R 4 was admitted Thursday
Kansas morning.
Mrs. Elmer Hammond and son, Greencastlc. were diemiss i
Wednesday.
Mrs. Roger Phillips and daughter. Stilesville, were dismissed Wednesday.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 31.— (UP i Director Noble R. Shaw of the Indiana employment security division today announced a whoh’sale siiakeup in personnel that included replacement of 10 of the 24 branch managers. Shaw said that most of the replaced managers failed to “at-
•. f+tt'r.fp.* >•».» -.|AfieK-.Kly higb ratingikM n <ind demonstration on sew- in merit exams recently to the g machine attachments. Dainty division’s 500-odd employes. A r* .-eshmer.ts were served by the few of tin 16 were promoted, he
h' ’.* -ses. Mrs. Robert Walsce, sai 1.
Mrs Lulu Foster. | In addition to the branch manA contest was given and won ager shifts. Shaw also revealed by Mrs. Walter Wallace. Meet: ig that 51 IKSL) employes were ilisadyarnel charged in udiat he described as As no school bus will be avail- an ‘‘economy move” caused by a able, all members please n- nee $104,000 cutback in federal apth t the club picnic will be held propriations for the sta‘. *
August etsth at 10.00 CST at agency.
R be Ann Park at Greencastlc. I
Ei* h member may invite a gu -t.
B AT A A LA, July 31 (INS)— An official communique announced today that Netherland* troop, have reoccupied Malang, finding only fIame**corch<-d ruin in what once wa* a beauty *pot of eastern Ja\a. An Aneta News Agency dispatch from the scene that 'lalang is a ‘‘yvilderncss’’ practically devoid of life, with fire* still burning in many sections.
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ATHENS. July 31 (INS) — cdly C’omiuiist-inspired (ireek Seri«‘* of new attack, by allcggiierrillas riK-kcil a 50-mile front near the Turkish border today hut the assault team* withdrew in at leant one sector after suffering heavy losses. At the same time, Greek battleships fired on guerrilla concentration near the Gulf of Corinth in Doris province. The guerrillas were reported preparing to embark for landings on the pelopene.se coast on the op-
posite side.
ARRIVING IN WASHINGTON, Mr. and Mrs A I. «.• J It. , bring petitions to Congress from I ,r.s urj.r.j. T.-uman pregram for flood control in the n. . vest (/ t (J
OPEN AUGUST 1ST. FALL HAT! FELT AND FEATHER In popular shades» Custom made hiti Veiling and Trimmings NELLYE RIGGS 207 Bloomington St.
NOTICE
’ -AIRPORT GRILL WILL BE OPEN C A. M. AUGUST 1ST. JOHN EITEIJOKGE, Prop.
V.F.W. NOTICE Obligation Will Be Given THURSDAY NIGHT, JULY 31, ATSM Every member urged to be prestil| SPECIAL TREAT FOR ALL. Refreshments will be served, GEN. JESSE M. LEE POST NO. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Greencastle, Indiana.
TRUMAN AAORKS
WASHINGTON. July 31 —
hMINf ATI RE TRAIN HOBBY BECOMES Bit. BUSINESS BUFFALO. NY (L’.Pl-Li! • most youngsters. Richard K. :-
(INS)--President Truman drove hne’.- grandsons w-'re intere ? 1
steadily ahead today through the mass of Icgi-lation awaiting his attention f< Rowing ( ongress, ad-
joarament.
Tl%| hief ExcrutiV' who signed 12 hills this morning, is expected to complete work by the middle of next week on the measures passed along to him
hy Congress.
in trains. This spring. Keu.ine and two associates decided to assemble. a poitable miniature E ar i tiain for them at the rear of th \j rs
Keuhne hardware store. Today, the three men formed the Ridgemaster
and are working to fill orders fo
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Mr*. Alelvin Ellis Honored At Shower
A miscellaneaus shower in h< r. r of Mrs. Melvin Ellis a is held July .30th at 7:30 p. m at th li .re of Mrs. Harold I y. About f-irty friends and relative* arrived bringing gifts and w dl wishes for the popular, recently arri- 1 yourg couple. The ev n ing was spent in contests and "Pening of the gifts. , The bride’s colors of pink and white were carried out in dee* a- 1
ti-ms and refreshments.
Refreshments cf tee cream. | cake, mints and iced tea w re
served.
The hostesses ir.eVuded Scobee. Mrs. Katie J. C. Knauer and
25 of the vehicles, selling at
00O each.
Harold Day.
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Corp Bainhridge f lass To
Hold Picnic Dinner
JERUSALEM, J iii 31 —(INS) —The bodies u two British sergeants killed in reprisal f * execution of tdlrep Jewish exertmi‘ts were found t.Kljy— hoatiy trapped s,, that they were blown to tilis when troops tried te cut
If■•m down.
Severe punitive measures, pr ' ably the strongest ever taken by the British in Palestine will he ordered tonight byBritish high commissi, ner Lb nt. Gen. Sir Alan < unningham. The orders will empower , military commander* to take any st -p, necessary- to combat future terrorism, even to the extent of b’owing up buildings anti other
*\f rg ■ propertiea.
Ellis, ’ -M-x | W ASHINGTON. July 31.— 1 (IN’S)—The navy said today
The U and I class of tne B.,in-
WANHINGTON, July 31.— (IN’S)—Sen. F’erg((son, R., Mleh.,
that the judge advocate general's office is awaiting “full particulars” of the incident at Los Angeles Harbor in which a depth
' r,ri< lKc Christian church will b<<mh was dropp«*d from Wor i o, tne train’s success have a picnic dinner at the Paul reached officals ,,f a traveling McKeehan farm after the church show company and orders fi-or i si rvtees on Sunday. Aug. 3rd
said today he -experts’' both various concerns followed quick-] q. q. j. Howard Hughes and Johnny r i. Efjiiippitig a mnke-Miift plant Brick Chapel (bib efl Meyer, Hughes- party-throwing OV er the store, the men mak Held Picnic Supper
publicity man, to testify hufoee then own easting. The complct-
Ihe S*-n-ate AAar Invesiig-atlng
Committee tomorrow morning, colot ss, consists of a 10-nors.- and the*r families m.-tl^n a'hic-l Ferguson, chairman of the power locomotive and thr» ten- nic supper at the Robe-AnmPark su M omnuitee probing the huge foot ca-s accomm-Klating 12 ch - Sunday evening July 20 Kaiser-Hughes flying boat eou- dren apiece. | \ Niuntiful and deheimis nnyl
Thirteen members
ed train, painted j n bright circui Chapel Horn? E< on
the
British cruiser Kenya into '‘mysterious bubbles” alongside the
j ship.
Navy spokesman said it would be necessary to know all details of the matter before it could he decided w I,ether a violation of international law occurred.
Don't Miss The Many Sensation:
Now
sale
tract, admitted he had receded
no word from Hughes, however.
j Ferguson’s statement ram'e after Undersecretary of State Itobert A. Lovett testified that
1 was spread on .the table? whic.i BIG BAD DF.F.D Ol TL.AAAED was enjoyed by alL While th.» CHARLESTOWN, AV. Va, children played the grown-up* visited. There were U4 there and
... ..... . . (UP)—A 70-year-old West Vir- all left at dusk after liavine a , he joint chiefs of staff rejected g ln j a f arm woman has been giv- very pleasant evening. And’'the ; the flying boat plan IMt cn or der, by the state conserva- good cook, of Chapel u!ok When they ' wkl "K tion commission to ’’shoot to home baskets as nearly emptv for the North A r can mxasion. kffl” the next time a big, buck as Mother Hubbard’s cupboa,'-.'
| I.ovett, ex-assistant secretary deer annoyed her while she
ot war for air, told the Senate feeding AVar Investigating Committee Tepella
was
INSULATION AND ** 1 ‘koOfyng OO.
cows. Mrs Elizabeth THRIFT SHOP WELL NAMED
told officials the deer
that later, after Henry Kaiser'startcj toward her once when BOSTON (UP) - The Th ft and Howard Hughes won a eon- she was getting hay. It ran away Shop, a charitable ^
tnw-jfffor three flying boats he when she screamed and waved
“protesteiS” the | aircraft workers
Hughes.
enterprise
“pfrilHn^” .of.her cdat‘hut she wasn’t so sure
hyMCMher nndlabnntatiae next time. Mow she than *225 000
packs a shotgun. charities in
operated by Bostoiq wo.r.en, hae
to seven loeaT the past 21 years.
WASHINGTON. July SI-
ON'S)—Attorney- General Clark announced today that the government has filed a new complaint with the Inter-state Commerce < ommisslon against more than {KMI railroads, alleging war-
time freight overcharges. The government charged that
the overcharges were made in connection with the transportation of steel airplane landing mats from eastern to Pacific
coast points during the war. DETROIT, July 31—(INS) _
More than 40,500 auto workers remained Idle in Detroit today
additional taw-offs may ap-
pear at the end of the week unlea* the strike of 7,000 Murr.iv
on
Everything in the sta REDUCED UP TO 30' SALE ENDS SATURDAY CANNON *■” THE mrs STORE
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