The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 January 1948 — Page 1
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VOLUME FIFTY-SIX
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY I, 1940.
1948 GREETING EXTENDED BY NEW REGIME
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NO. 66
A New Year's greeting wart j extended Tlmrsday tu tlie. ciltzenx of Greeneaatle aitj com.niiiiity >>y the new inuntcipal offaialx who took over Uie city hall with tl'c retirement of former mayor Walter Dalnrd and hia admiiiiatrution. The greeting is as followa: The new eity officials extend bi: t xeisln ■ for a lutypy New Year to the people of GrceneastL, \Vc aineercly hope Uiat the h,, ,v fiunilv" moving into Urc jfly Hall I'ih prove be good teighhors to all of you. Conic L. u-s often. You will always L welcome! Bring us your problems; it may be wc can (help you. Likewise, we will want share some of our problems L vith you. Coming In as strangto a new situation, we will 'ave t gel acquainted with our W jobs. Uc pattern with ,us; ,vt will work it out for the best. Ue may be strangers to the r'lty Hall hut we are not strangrs in Ureeneastle. Wc like the fold town," and hope our administration will contribute to ;ts continued growth and bet-
iennent.
Many thanks must go to IValter Ballard and his council or the splendid help given us 1 setting up housekeeping. They have truly been "good ighbors. Agan, may wc say, (“Happy New Year!” Harold W. Stewart aifford Ki'azler Jesse Green George Long Hubert Black Fred Pease Louis H. Dirks RAY ASSUMES VETERANS DUTIES WASHINGTON.- Jail. 1. Carl Gray. Jr., railroad executive, fax sworn in today as udniiuisator of veterans’ affairs. His first official act was to ppoint Dr. Paul H. Hawley, rering VA medical director, as is special assistant. Gray resigned as vice-presi-nt of the Chicago & Nortiiestn n Railway System to take ie VA (Hist. He was sworn In Justice Stanley Heed of the -pmne Court. He told a news conference aftward that one of his first jobs uuld be a survey of VA insur"ce piogiains.
orton Lodge To Install Officers
The Min ton Masonic lodge will id ii public installation of offer.; in the lodge room Friday Jening at seven o’clock. Wbllis . Miller will be installed Master the bulge. Other officers inI'b Ki-mii'tli Clodfeltct, senior rden; W. J. Knauer, Junior “rden and Floyd Yocum secre1'.' Leo Huzlctt will be the iw trustee. Eldon Brattain la retiring head of the lodge. Befui' the installation proxin is held, a piteh-in family mer will be held, starting uut .six o’clock.
OX EIM AST SliV AND ISAIN THIS MOKNING I New Year’s Day uilv I I Thursilny inorulng nceoiupa ii. ! by rain and n overt- it sk . Tim ; minimum temperature foi Ui.night was T5 degrees at l u .i , tut it warmed up three ilegi -n by 8 o’clock yhen The Daily B inei tliermometer recorded
above zero.
The forecast predicted th it the rain would turn to sleet IjIlowed by snow ovci Indiana.
NEW MAYOR OF CITY TAKES 0VE&0FFICIAL DUTIES
NEW MUNICIPAL SETUP LISTED BY ADMINISTRATION
I’F.liSONNKI. IN VAKIOCS DEPAItTMENTS; COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED The new city administration <> i Thursday listed the following appointments and committees to become effective January 1: City Attorney Francis Hamil- , | ton. City Judge Hoy Sutherlin. Operator of Sewage Disposal Plant P. H. Duncan. Street Department sioner, Charles Stecgrnillor; Bill Tharpe; Wiliam Alspaugh.
REINS OF CITY GOVERNMENT IN NEW HANDS IIAKOI.D STEWAKT TAKES OYER AS NEW .MAYOR THURSDAY Reins <>f the city govi-rmio-ut of Greem-u.stle were tinned ovr to new h mds Thursday luonitng tit ti-n o'l-lock by Mayor Wall . Ballard who has served for Ue past five yeara.
NEW YEARS BABY
Mr. and Mrs. JustM-r Taylor. 70S Majde Ave., are the pareiilof a daughter born at ." o’clock Thursday niorniug. The New Year's baby weighed 0 lbs., 10',i
ounces.
TROOPS REACH SCENE ATHENS. Jan. 1 (UP) Greek military souices said today that government troops entered the embattled town of Konitsa at 8 p. ni. t yesterday and linked up with the besieged garrison. Cold War’ To Be Intensified
j I leading the new eity govern meut is Harold W. Stewart, widely known lifelong resident of the eity and a popular mem her of the eity teaching staff. Mr. Stewart’s official family in-
cludes Clifford Frazier, clerk-) ^H.rtcd the new year today with treasurer and councilmcn Robert) every prospect that their "cold Black lands II Dirks Jes.-jWur’’ w,l| be intensified many Green. George F. l-ong and Fivdjtuld during die in-xt 12 months. p (US)i Diplomats of many goveru-
WASIUNGIUN, Jan 1 ( Ul’) the United States and Rus.uu
Harold W. Stewart, taking oath of office by Rexell A. Boyd. Mr. Boyd, ex-city judge and attorney of this eity, gave Mayor Harold W. Stewart the oath of office at ten o’clock Thursday morning in the city hall in the presence of a number <Tf friends and well wishers, who gathered for the ceremony for the new mayor and other c ity officials.
Granville
Louis Wit-
City Engineer Thompson. Garbage Collector
bams.
Secretary of Board of Health
Dr. J. B. Johnson.
Ass’t. to Secretary of Board of) UANK '»KPOSITs REVEAL
BANK FIGURES SHOW COUNTY IS PROSPEROUS
Health and Milk Inspector Jack
Davis.
Board of Public Works and Safety Mayor. City Attorney, Councilman Robert Black.
AN INCREASE OF K %
OVER YEAR AGO
The year 1917 has been a prosperous one for most people
Committee on Public Utilities 1 nt the county. This is proven by
—L.. H. Dirks. Jesse Green, Committee on Finance—Fr.-d
Peace, George Long.
City Park Board—Councilman
Pease, Raymond Riley, Mrs. (January 1.
Bernard Handy. Cloyd Moss. Cemetery J^ouid — Russell
Pierce.
bank deposits of the county, which are now in excess of $15.COO.OOO or an increase of close to eight per cent over last
Fire Department Acting chief. Win. Lawrence; ass’t. chief, Orville Hill; firemen, John Friend. Charles Petitt, Cassel
Bailey.
Police Department ActingChief. Russell Clapp; Night Captain, Claude Irwin; Patrolmen, Russel Coleman, Grover Vaughn. Commenting u|)oii his various appointments. Mayor Stewart slates there will be no changes in the police and fire departments at the present time. H - believes that in view of the vital importance of the proper func-
Of this huge amount of deposits. more than $10,000,000 arc on deposit in the Gjioneastle banks. Roachdalc leads outcounty banks with a total of approximately $2,000,000. Cloverdale ranks next with more than $1,000,000 and there are more than one and one quarter millions in the two banks at Rus-
sellville.
Land values have increased in worth, along with bank deposits and even though there is an in-
cause of Litis fuel fanners aiie probably producing to the limit n order to benefit from the high income. An appraisal of farm laud values and land market conditions in the seventh Federal Reserve. District, which includes Indiana if of interest. It says in
par,:
Tornado Toll Mounts To 13
COTTON VALLEY, L;i.. .Lm. I.— (UP i Oleaster workers searched today for more victims of a devastating tornado that whiplashcd through the rich Reel i
Returns from 500 cooperating r j Vt ., valley oil and farm country ■milkers of the Seventh Federal of northwestern laiuisiana on Reserve District show practical N{ . w Y,. !lr * a Kvc, killing at least
ly no change in the prices
12 persons and injuring hun-
farm lands during the second i {j le ds quarter of 1917. Neai » 85 per
cent of those rcpomiig indicated 1 Other hundreds of shocked oil no change in land prices during ' ve H I,n, l refinery workers and the quarter, and another six per l arm families were left, homeless, cen. reported declines of about a™ 1 bltin K cold weather today
ten per cent in their areas. Only ! added to the misery and suffer- 1 Under their careful guidance one-tenth of the bankers report- in 6- The forecast was for nearjduring the coming four years, cd increases for the period. Most j free8in £ temperatures tonight, (there is no reason why continued of such increases ranged from Dawn on this first day of the ■ progress should not be made in
new ycai rose upon a scene of | every wiry. The appointments
Mayor Stewart was sworn in an head of the eity government by Rexell A. Boyd who retired I Thursday as city judge after serving with great credit to thcity for the past two years. Several tm-inhcra of the retiring administration were ou hand to welcome the incoming offi eiol • and to offer their best wishes and congratulations. Nunier- ■ ii. citizens of the city also colled during the first day to off r congratulations and best wishes. Mayor Ballard and his cuimcilmcn have made a good record for the eity. They iiave been responsible for numerous changes and improvements in eity affair, and have the best, wishes of the entire population for their untiring efforts during the past five
years.
Mayor Stewart and his council have gone into office witli the idea of continuing to make Grccncastle a better city and in this they will have the full and hearty cooperation of everyone.
1947 GOOD TO PUTNAM SAYS COUNTY AGENT KENNETH HARRIS REVIEWS i i MTS %.GRU i i n RA1 SITUATION
five to ten per cent.
The second quarter of 1917 marks the first period since the rise in land prices began that declining prices have been reported by any substantial mi nine rs. In Indiana nine out of 85
reports showed declines.
As in recent reports, the current returns generally character-
flation value of about fifty pel I izo the land market as “quiet ]jV| s
ruin and sorrow.
In Cotton Valley (pop. 5,000) which took tlie brunt of the storm fully 75 per cent of the buildings und dwellings lay in ruins. It was here that ten of the dead und scores of injured
were counted.
Five babies and small children were among those who lost their
cent or more, there are still numerous changes made weekly throughout the county. This ir especially true of desirable farm property as well is residential
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tioning of these two departments property. 1 here have been more
I) Years Ago in itMEKNUAHTI.K 1 In minimum temperature is 7 degrees below zero. The ixi'iiiim was 1U above, here were three changes in | inly officials. Willis Gill suc-di-d W. D. Lovett as auditor; hi Lisby succeeded Wilbur Kifelter as treasurer, and Ora V succeeded Reese Buis as iniissioner from the second Irict hrnald Ellis was a patient in Methodist hospital at Indian-
>lis.
ashington Hatchets 23; -suctutlc Tiger Cubs 21.
•"■I Henry was reported on
for the maintenance of law and order and the protection of life and property, careful study and consideration should precede any changes that may be made. 3 CHICAGO GUNMEN FLEE WITH $35,000 CHICAGO, Jan. 1 Three gunmen terrorized I t customers and eight employes of a real estate and investment firm yesterday and escaped with $35,000. The scene of the holdup was the L. F. Zygo ,'int A Co., real estate brokers, and the Cragin Havings and Loan Association, scene of a bloody holdup at-
tempt in 1910.
The gunmen pulled up in front of the office in a light green sedan, rushed inside and forced the patrons to kneel on the floor and the employes, including John Belter, 40 years old, president of the real estate company, to He face do A n on the floor. IOWA STEERS SET RECORD AT S4I.65 SIOUX errv, la.. Jan. 1 The Sioux CLy Livestock Market set ii national all-time high price for choice steers yesterday when $41.ft5 a hundredweight went to Carl Hoffman of Ida Grove, la., for 15 head of white-
face yearlings.
The steers, averaging 96‘. pounds, were bought by Cudahy Packing Company.
farm changes than any other
kind during the year.
There is a difference of opinion as to whi ther or not land values have reached their peak price, but most observers believe they have. Despite the
(some sales)." Two-thirds of the ■ _.. , ,
The tornadic winds roared up
reports were in this class. Sever. , , r ,, , i
. 1 . mild down an urea of ni'itliweatl
Louisiana and southern Arkan sas IU0 miles long and 9U miles Wide, collapsing houses, burns and other buildings like they were flimsy Christmas toys. There were two known dead at Haynesvillc, l«i. t und one nt Village, Ark. The community of
bankers, four of them in Indiana, indicated a "brlsk’Vmarket for land in their territory, an.) about 1ft per cent labeled the land market in their vicinities as "moderately’ active." At the other extreme one-fifth of the bankers said the market in their areas was ‘‘Inactive l no sales."
Gilhnm. Aik., wns also hard hit
Bankers generally reported,^ oV| . r w bul | (llnR . s .fmolish-
! that there were fewer sales from
fact that farm income Is ex- | April 1 to July 1 than in the peeled to be high in fills, mos' corresponding period of 1910. investors believe their return on Ninety per coni of the returns property of this nature might were so marked, while 38 bank-
ed but there were no casualties
reported here.
Cotton Valley Is a typical oil production and refinery town. Most of the structures were of
not prove beneficial and may era .8 per cent of the total) said frHme construction, built low
shy away from it tn the new there were more ss’sn than lasl | year. Most observers are of the year. More than naif of these belief that farm produce will re- reports of more activity came main at Its present high level from Wisconsin, principally the
■.hroiighirut the year and be- 1 Northeastern area.
on
the flat countryside. Above the landscape rose the derricks of the wells. The howling wind ripped the towers from thch
H unlluunl on I 'ii u ** Titm)
HEAD GREENCASTLE MASONIC BODIES FOR NEW YEAR
mmm
The previous high on the Siosid
City market was $3B Cattle
nick list at nis honii west of I reached $41 in Chicago today, c city. new high for that market.
iinnoiincccl by the new inayoi mid tlie council, to date hav been above reproach and the public will have the fullest confidence in these officials as well as in the entire administration as long as their efforts are directed towards helping the city, rather than any faction or clique that might come up or any pressure group that might want special
favors.
City Needs Two More Policemen
Under a new Indiana statute governing cities the size ol Grcenenstle, it will be necessary to hire two additional police officers on the local force. This will prevent any member from working more hours than the statute provides. Consequently, applications art being accepted by the police chief for patrolmen io fill the Vacancies. The budget sets out that beghinlng patrolmen will receive $IK0 per month. Satisfactory work will enable the new officers to draw $200 a month in the end of a year’s service. JOHN E. MESXK K Jl( NAMED t O-MANAGER
-a.*
„ Robert Ziegh msu. High Priest; Frank Dicks. Eminent Commander and Douglas Alexander Grand Master of Gr.eneastle hrtges. Bach was installed as head of his Masonic Group in a nubhe ceremony held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. p puoin
John E. McK.sk'k Jr. lias been j Hp|Kdiited eo-manager of Foster I A Messlck, niHiiagers of ihc I United Sluter Fidelity and Guaranty Company and the Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Corpo-
ration.
Mr. Messick has been Hssoci ated witli Foster A Messlck fot many years, Interrupted by tlirei and one-half years' service in the Army, has been the assistant | manager since late 1915. His father, John E. Missiek, will continue as senior manager. Ronald A. Foster and John E. Messiek organized tile firm >1 Foster Air Messick on April first. I!MX|. Mr. Foster died in j May, 1047. MASONIC NOTICE Kntrrod Apprentice degree work Friday evening at 7:30
o’clock.
Douglas Alexander, W. M.
nieiils agreed that ly-R, lun w the er.ueiul year in determining whether American-Soviet relations are going lo eon till ue t 0 deteriorate, or whether bottom W|U b '' hil «iul a slow climb upward toward some lii*d of a working arrangement will bi started. Most realistic diplomats fearcd that cast-west relations wili be worse rather than better at the opening of Ul c next new
year.
At the moment neither side will admit of any virtue in the arguments, tactics or strategy of the other. Hie Soviet Union continues 1 its denunciation of tlie United States, accusing it cd Jelihurato!y breaking up the recent Rig I’our meeting in I on i don and oi following a policy of preparation for war against the Soviet Union. Thu United States, on the other hand, is convinced that the Soviet Union is embarked on a world-wide policy of territorial und ideological expansion, and that it is again determined to impose Communism ■■p—■ • World and thereby dominate it. Lions Club To Meet Friday I here will be a regular din ner meeting of the Greencusth Lions Club on Friday evening 8:30 P. M., at the V. F. W home. A film released by the trea snry department, U. K. govern "lent on the wibjeet of eoimter feit money will be shown. RIG TRUCK STUCK I he state police (lost at Put namvllle reported a big tnuk ‘‘stuck in the nuid" near the po.V Thursday inurniiig. No seriou: accident occurred in this vicinity during the night and local polie. said that everything was quiet over New Year’s Eve. The big truck had pulled oft the dual lane pavement and got mired down in the soggy shoulder of the highway. THREE met death MUNCLE, .Ian. J (UP) Five small children were orphans to day after their father, mothei and six-months old brother wen bilb’.i | n ail auto wreck yuutd
day.
e>Ut e police said lliat Skiii }S' Roach, 32, of Eaton, died of a broken neck when the 1929 ) model car he wan driving struck I tlie rear cud of a truck. Mas Elizabeth Roach, 30 and her son, ■Shim Terry Roach, were thrown frisii the wreck ami died cii
route to a liospilal.
ACCIDENT VICTIM EVANSVILLE, JuJn. t (Ul ) Myrtle Felslead, 25, of Evans villc, was killed hi ini auto neei dent on obi road 57 near Me Cltlcheonvillv, Inst, night, utat police reported today. FATAL COLLISION WARSAW, Jan. I (UP). -A 'head-on collision near Burkett, Ind., was fatal last night to Bernard Deford. 29, of Howe, who died in a Warsaw Hospital. HILLED AT BLOOMINGTON BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Jan I (UP I Wesley llarpstcr, 10. Windsor. 111., whs killed yesterday in an auto-truck collision ■uur the eity limits of Blooming-
ton on Ind. 48.
(By K. \V. Harris, ITitnum County Agricultural Agent) tn looking hack over 1947 and appraising Putnam County agrleu I rural production uinj pro ETcSH, County A grid K W I I n • in sunia it by saying Putnam County can be thankful for an exceptionally good yeui ’ Recent results of the popular 5-Acre coi n contest ranked Put ■•am County well up ^ state corn production Witli only jine counties receiving more gold medals (100 bu. per acre yields) than received here. Since tndinua's corn production was tops in the nation, the local crop was exceptionally good in a year when corn at harvest time demanded the highest price in history. Excellent growing conditions in Angus,, and # September and equally favorable. harvesting conditions in October and November gave Putnam County a very good soybean crop aa well as io,. good corn crop after what looked like a sure failure due t 0 extremely unfavorable Wet weathei in May and June, There was also u very good wheat and oats crop. Mr. Harris po'uls out that 1017 was the first, fuil year of operation <d the Soil Oouncrvalunt District .under the direction of its hour.l of supervisors (leaded by Dave Grimes mid l.lie fj. C. 8. farm planner R. .1, Schlo manii. In looking back over the years progress in this field tlie agricultural observer can begin to notice terraces here and there, diversion ditches and sodded waterways on several farms, row crops being pin”'. ■ contour and a very noticeable increase in acreages of legumes and pasture crops. Although unofficial, it is reasonably safe to assume that. Pulnmn County has more farmers using the new •udino clover than any other lUltly in Indiana. 1917 gave Putnam County its largest fair in history with record breaking exhibits in all departments, The county had its largest 1-li Club enrollment and completion and received its first Prairie Farmer WLS eiirolbnent placque in 1947. Also the larged barm Bureau meiuberiihip In history eanie lust year. A group of local farm leaders ind conservation farmers made •in educational Lair ol conservation developments-in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama in October to observe etlorl in other sections that could be used to an advantage in our county. Livestock numbers of dairy "'id beef ealvle have inrreafK-d in the county with hogs and sheep remaining about constant. This Is brought shout by tlie "gross eonseiouhness" of a large miii.ber of farmers, according to Harris. Turning Io 194k einmty agent Harris does s little per.iniual prophesying based largely on iuforinuli(tn obtained trorn ifT'iciillural economists. "Jn geofal farmers should look at I94>. ithe Isst yf | he war an I |mi j| car years to get their homes in «ic-b-r; Ural Is, gel farm morti: iges "lid machinery notes paid >n full *nd refrain from inakin i-nl estate or equipment obligation* expecting lo ropa.v the in with high profit crop. 1 , and Ii. • s) ck in future years. Hog and corn prirv are expected lo remain high at kpint utilil the 1948 com crop is ready for use. The feeding ratio for O natlnurrt i-h-, ■>-«•>
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» Todays W«ath« C » and • t L<R!al Tetuj*'*lon» V Freezing ram or sleet changing Li snow in north portion today and rain ('hanging to snow flurries and becoming colder in south. Windy today. Decreasing cloudiness and colder tonight. Friday partly cloudy and continued rather cold.
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