The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 5 January 1949 — Page 2

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NANKING, Jan. 5 i UP) — 1 The Chinese Oommunist radio | tonight flatly rejected Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's New Year's Eve peace offer and boasted that the Reds are ap-

proaching final victory.

j Final victory, the broadcast • said, means "complete destrucI tion of the Kuomintang reactioncries and the expulsion of the ‘ forces of American imperialist /

aggression from China.”

It described Chiang's peace | offer speech as "the blustering 1 utt-’ranees" of China’s "No. 1 i war criminal ” The broadcaster j j ridiculed Chiang's assertion that | the Nationalist government still had "superior strength" over

the Communists.

The broadcast marked

HE2ALD CONSOLIDATED Kntrred In the pustolflee at | (ireencHstle, Indiana as second j class mail mailer under act of i March 7. IH78. Subscription prlee] | 10 cents per week: $4.00 pel I ' year by mall In Putnam county., SS.00 to $7.80 per year outside

Putnam County.

S. It. Itartden, Publisher. I7-I!l South Jackson Street.

TODAY’S KIRI.K THOUGHT Yet the great Nazurene war without iln! We should not ha'c .sinners, but only their sin. Tac worst slnrer cannot withstand love .it never faileth. A frien I of publicans and sinners. Lu. 7:154.

Truman Asks and re-enactment proposal by asking amendment of th« VNng-

nei Act. as follows:

“Jurisdictional strikes and unjustifiable secondary boycotts should bo prohibited. The use of economic force to decide issues arising out of the interpretation of existing wage contracts should i be prevented. Without endang- : ering our democratic freedoms. means should be provided fori | settling or preventing strikes in ^ vital industries which affect the

| public interest.”

Today's \larkds

j choice slaughter We|1 quotable $7.50-$!).

Hogs 3.500; active; harrows^ IU'mwj.; stH IKTV Kn and gilts around 210 lbs., down j OFKK'KRS Fou " ■*

$1 higher than Tuesday's general.

Mivv Vij

trade; good and choice $22 50$23, top $23.25; heavy weights around 50e-$l higher; good and choice 220-250 lbs., $21.50 422 50choice near 220-225 lbs., $27.75; 250-290 lbs.. $19.25422: 290-350 lbs.. $18.50-$19.50: 100-160 lbs. $18421; sows fully 50c higher, largely $15.50416 50; odd choice

The Putnam County n u Society announces the

officers for 1949:

President, John A Frien, Vice Pres. Elisabeth Loca 1 Secreary. Mrs. G. W. a j ' Treasurer, Vui lin Jarvi, Because of the illness «f». Jarvis, Mrs. John H J am ^,

lightweights to $17: weights ■ appointed temporary

l "‘ s,r ' I Annual dues n.-al be paidT^I

around 650 lbs., held above $15. | Annual dues n.-al Cattle 1.000. calves 200; steer, rh '' Soctet y hopes that alii and heifer trade rather sl(Av;] V" a i'’ s members will rontinn^

He condemned .the Taft-Hai t-, ar]y Ka | e8 about steady; seattei-i tha ’ n,ore Putnam County i, y Act with campaign vigor &*j jn(fg ROod s t e ers $24.50-$25: load Wl11 j 0 " 1 the or K a "ization.

and

‘" good heifers $25: truck lots mod-]

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Communists' first direct i nee to Chiang's speech.

the

refer-

ludiana's eonibined Fedrral, stall and local tax bill soared to a new high of $1,335.171,416 during the 1H47-4S 11 si a I year, tin Iqdiana State Chamber of Commerce announced today in the first edition of its l!)4!i Legisla-

tive Service Bulletin.

8 Airmen Die In Plane Crash

Conceding that a large part ofj

thi tremendously increased Fed-] eial portion of the tax take ha-^ COI.l-AX, Cal Jan. 5. (UP) - resulted from expenses incident An Air Force plane which crashtn war. the Chamber declared id in the Siena Nevada mount-

night killing eight

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the was "only- aeeelerated an al-. ains last

ready existing trend toward cent-! men was still too hot today to

VVhde the new Indiana Legis- lalization of government eontrol permit removal of the bodies.

|*i:»«‘*o.v\i And Lowl News II It I E FS

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Lavenau of Quincy R. 1. are the parents

of a sr.n born Tuesday.

Donald Cline of Putnamville has spent the last week visiting

and Mrs. Paul Grimes to announce, the roming 1 niai i ,age of their daughter. Wills dene, to James Humphrey. The w.’dding will be at the Gohin Memorial church Saturday. January 2!)th at 6:30.

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Tliur-da> Reading ( lull To Meet Th - Thursday Reading Cl'd) will meet Thursday evening at 7:3(1 at the home of Mrs. Ucen FImore. 503 Flm St.

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Clinton Falls Group To Meet Thursday The W. S. C. S. of Clinton

| unfair, discriminatory

1 abridgement of labors rights , j um t n | ow good heifers $88421; Mr. Truman proposed an eight j tows about steady; odd good beef

point anti-inflation program vi-o '

a warning that

••float along carelessly on a po,t-|.sales good and choice $33435

, war boom until it collapses.” He few $36.

asked for vigorous expansion of Sheep 500: fat lambs fully business, greater output, lowet steady, bulk good and choice net-

ives $24425; truck lots mostly

, i cows $19.25419.50; vealers fai

must notily active, steady. $1 higher; bu’«

PI TNAM COURT \( )Trs Albei t G. Hoffman vs. Hayman .complaint for sion of real estate and cla m4 i F. S. Hamilton is the piaj,^, I attorney.

in Washing-' Air Force officials said.

Indianapolis and th" and taxing powers

ami :i relative weakening f| Witnesses said the

plane

lature

new Congress in Washington ton.

face demands of public and pH- the authority and financial re- caught fire and exploded while

vale groups for more and more sources of the states

governmental expenditures, it is governments which are closest to. lower elevations of the

Falls will meet Thursday Jan.

mother. Mrs. Judy < line t ^ ^ an aI1 day meeting at the

Indianapolis. Mrs. D. O.

home of Mrs. Lida Fierce Bveryone welcome to come. Rags for

worth recalling that the people th - people.” of Indiana already are paying in

than four

j ains The plane fell in the A'.ner-

taxes more than four times as

much annually as was paid only al * v * n tho ''k'hting y. in - ago. in the 1938-39 government the State Chamber any further military ‘nvasior.

Egypt.

fiscal year.

Wild.

In the latest fiscal year ended

June :i<).

’Tobe" Nelson ur.-

and local flying at a low altitude over the derwent an operation at the Pm- n| ^ s ani , pieces will bo ao-

mount- nam County Hospital Monday cp p t ,.,i morning. J •!• + 4- 4William R. Andrews and farn>- Fillmon M«s-ting ly of Greencastle have arrive-. 1 S( . ,. ln ,,

at Sarasota. Florida to spend the I Missionary Society of the winter. ! Fillmore Christian church will j Miss Rose Sage has returned meel Tuestiay, Jan. 11th all day

miles

[ lean River Canyon eight

I northwest of here,

by warning, Seven charred bodies could be against smi jn th) , rpar compartment

of the plane. <

I W. A. Brasher, a goat rancher, to her home in Audi ison after \( re Raymond Siddons.

These reports said James G. said the plane caught fire and visiting in Greencastle. Miss Leaders Mrs. MeNary and Floy the Federal government McDonald, head of the American exploded over his home, two Sage is a former resident of this. Nichols.

took $1,004 million from Hoosi-r Mission n>

Israeli government that the U.

taxpayers, or 75.2 per cent of the ^

Israel, told the miles from where it crashed. city. I 4- 4* 4* 4*

Authorities at Hill Field, ‘ The local chapter of the | Rhoads-Visung

Himiso i tax bill Chamber withhold full recognit-^ Ogden l tah. said the plane was American Disabled Veteran Wl '' j Kngageiiient Annoiineement showed State-collected ion of , ' sr,,el al ' d ‘ le " y a $100 -'. t ' n ri,ut <* to its horn, base at Me- meet tonight at 7:30. city hp.ll ; Mr.and Mrs. Harold Young of

Wavs and moans of the payment | Hoacheiale announce the engage- ; of the state soldiers bonus will their (laughter, Diana

total

figures

taxes amounted to $183.3 million

or 13-7 per cent of the total, and Nade<l 4 '

local taxes to $147.8 million or

11.1 percent.

The Chamber explained these figures represented tax collections rather than expenditures by each level of government. During 1947-48, Indiana local units of government received apViroxlrfrafeiy $n million of stkti - collected funds and $16 million of Federal funds, while the state government received for its own use about $15 million from the Federal government. In pre-war 1928-39, the Federal goveiumcht levied only 37-1 per cent of the total $350 million in taxes paid by Hoosiers; the state 31-3 per cent and the local ■units 31-6 per cent it was pointed

000.000 loan if Israeli troops in-

Clell.m Field. Sacramento Cal

Britain has a treaty of alliance with Egypt that would

force Britain to come to Egypt's; H|s aiinollmvmpn|

assistance if Israeli troops invaded the Arab country. At the same time, Britain and the U.

work

LATE NEWS

said that

several Egyptian Spitfires were

seized intact.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 —

tine problem.

S. are trying to work out a

common aprpoach to the Pales-j (INS) _ 1 , ri . sj(1 ,

• ■ stall- of the iiidiui message today drew Isith warm praise and

| bitter denunciation from gn-ssioiLul leaders, with

' be discussed and acted upon byt Dpl i t Ernest Rhoads son of

the chapter. All officers and members are uiged to attend. The U. S Civil Service commission today announced an examination for laborer i custodial)’

Mr and Mrs. Paul R. Rhoads of Crawfbrdsville. The wedding will be in June.

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prices aiv I avoidance of monopoly and restrictions. His an'.iinflation recommendations were: 1. Continued control of consumer credit and enlarged power to control hank credit. 2. Authority to regulate speculation on commodity exchanges. | 3. Continued export control! I authority with adequate enforce-1 | merit machinery. 4 Continued priority and alio-1 cation authority in the field >f

transportation.

5. Allocations ami priorities for key materials in short supply. 6. Extended and strengthened'

rent control.

7. Standby authority for price ceilings on scairc commodities | which basically affect producti m 01 living costs, and to “limit injuitifi- I wage adjustments which would force a break in an established price ceilings.” 8. Study of the adequacy of present production facilities for materials critically short, such as

steel.

If the study proved such action necessary. Mr. Truman said there should be government loans for plant expansion to relieve shortages. If private industry failed then to build new plants,] Mi. Truman said the government

should do so.

Mr. Truman cited our abundant prosperity in these figure.-,.

The Indianapolis g u j

choice fed natives $25.50; load Times only 5c. The Da-ly g/ good and choice 92-lh. fwl wool-> i 25c. Order by eallin-r p ail | western lambs $25; good and Mason. Phone 628-.I

Farmer’s Sale Of PURE BRED DUROCS AT AUCTION 45 Head of Farm Type Duroc Bred G! One Extra Good Boar They will be sold to Highest Bidder in M00RESVILLE SALE BARN, Mooresville, Ind Monday, Jan. 17, 1949 1:00P.N These gilts are bred right, fed right and will do right. TV are in good oondiition to farrow in March and April. 1.14 like a good year to make money .ceding hogs with that 1, corn crop. JOHNSON ORCHARDS TERMS - CASH. JIM VAUGHN, Auctioneer. MOORESVILLl

Death Toll In

Tornado Now 54

<-on-

opinion

Fierce Conflict In Holy Land CAIRO, July 5 I UP I The biggest buttle of tch Palestine wai was reported raging today in the soft desert sands around the Egyptian frontier town of liifa, with the U. S. involved diplomatically. Egyptian sources said the .lews, thrown back last week in attempts to rapture Rafa bci ansi their tanks and armored ''(it-s bogged down in the sand. wei< hitting the town again with the biggest forces they ever

have used.

Egyptian forces are holding their ground, these reports said. R'lfa is about one mile inside J'-tTyptian territory but the

WARREN. ARK . Jan. 5 — iUP) Freezing weather multiplied the suffering in this grief- : tricken town today as dazed residents began the long job of cleaning up after a tornado that killed at least 54 and left hund-

reds injured..

As if the howling, twister that Lore

homes were not enough. the elements continued to plague this

broken community.

Hail and heavy rains followed me hop-skin tomaao Mondiv night. Thunderstorms and a heavy downpour kept up all day

yesterday.

Last night the skies cleared.

...— ... - . iu11wjk.ia pieasc

generally following party lines, j ,er - Carol, and Mr. and Mrs Can change of meeting dates.

Uep. Sahath I).. III., chairman of the House Rules ( omrnittef-,

declared—

"It's a good constructive message carrying out the pledges Mr. Truniiui iuid the Democrutio party -made to the \nir,ri'-an

people. "

Bill Kcp. Hall -ek K„ Ind.. House maj< rit> leader ill the

killing 80th Cungress, assailed by the

up sonic 250 f President as the “second worst*’

In history, assorted—

"The complete recklessness of III - I’res’-.k-nt's proposals, taken as a whole, is clear evidence that tin- anti-radicals in ( -ingress have a real job to Ho If the country Is to avoid disaster.” The first county health de-

( Kaiiihrldge \\ . S.

tor duty in the Greencastle post- -p, m,.,., p- r i dav

Truman's - Applicants must be a bon-; Thfc \ V s c s of tho Ban ,_ Since 1929 the population has na fide patron of the office. App’.i- tfhdge Methodist Church will I creased only 20 per cent, but agcations are available from F. T. m eec Fridav afternoon, Jan. 7., ricultural production in the same MeKeenhan at the local office. a t; the home of Mrs.. Lola Mor- P er *°d '-S up 45 per cent and in-

Mrs. R. <P. Moore and daugh

But he said to maintain prosper-

Moore and daughter, Joy. have] ity the government’s fiscal pol-

returned to their homes after' I»KM(H RATS TO DAM F spending the Christmas holidays J The Indiana Democratic State in West Palm Beach, Florida. | (’ en t,- a | Committee is sponsoring Mr. and Mrs. Roy Welch and a -Victory Ball” on Monday, jdaughter. Betty, joined then on January 10. 1949. This is the date Wednesday, they rcti n ( . f lh: . inauguration of the i later - Honorable Henry F. Schricker as I Dr. Clyde E. Widman, presi-the 37th. Governor of Indiana, dent of DePatiw University, will j The Ball, at which dress will

be optional, will be held at the

Indiana Roof Ball Roo m.

Attention! Farmers! DEAD STOCK REMOVAL HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID. hl.ZIE STROUD — former dead stock mun is hack on the jdij PROMPT, RELIABLE SERVICE By Product? Industries, Inc. Phone 116 R 4 — Cloverdale or John Tharp, Greencastle, J| Reverse Charge. ALL TRf'CKS SPRAYED FOR DISEASE

deliver a banquet address at a ' meeting of the Indianapolii chapter of the American Institute of Banking to be held in the Lincoln Hotel at 6:30 p. m.. Jan. 27. Dr. Widman will discus--- ' Mental Resources for Our Work 1

and Our Times.” , _ HOSPITAL NOTES

To Seek Faster Damage Action

EVANSVILLE. Ind.. Jan. 5 - 1 (INS) — Rep. Benjamin E

but the temperature dropped. Ky! pzrtment in the U. S. was estab-’ ' Vlr arul '' ,rs ' •“' 'aid Hood of Huento, Jr., of Evansville, an- ; < arly today, veaty cleanup) h*hed in Guilford County. N. O., < -'"' enc astle R. 1, are the parents uounced today he will introduee ’

euw.s battled freezing weather. cn -lube

_ „ on June 1, 1911.

i - get this once^matUng inno,... I

town back to “normal." 1 k *

Cardinal Arrested SHELDON APPOINTED !

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 5. (UP) Chairman-designate Samuel C Hadden of the Indiana State Highway Commission today a.i-

p >rts did not make clear whether! r,ounee d *hc appointment of chi-f the fighting had passed onto ' "gineers of the state’s six higa-

Ejyptian soil oi if the battle wa V districts,

s ill was being fought in Pales- George Lutz, present Elkhart t'i“. 'City engineer, was renamed as - Rui is on. the main costal chief engineer of the Fort Wayne highway between Egypt and district. Lutz formerly held the

Palestine. Large forces of Egyptian-: hold Gaza, 20 miles north, and tile highway between the two towns. Official reports indicated the Jewish attack was made out of the desert to the

east.

Heavy Jewish attacks also are being made against Faluja,

\Vhere an estimated 2.000 Egypt- van. Vincennes district,

ian

same post, Hadden said.

Other new district engineers included Frank MeVaugh, Pendleton, Greenfield district; Jeioni - Dustin. Seymour. Seymour district; Janies Sheldon, Anderson, Ciawfordsville district; John A. Kelly, Michigan City, LaPorlc district, and John W. Yaw, Sullr-

troopa were trapped, and ajainst Gaza itself, Egyptian

military sources said.

The Jews are attacking In I wivi-.i and an- throwing in rein-i fi reementa in what appears to ■J' desperate attempt to seize „ "" three objectives by storm. «~Ug‘.‘o reports indicated. Egyptian ^fbops were reported meeting -the attack with planes, artillery

mai-hiuegun fin

V. F. W. NOTICE

of a daughter bam Wednesday, i a to expedite collection of I Edward Musser of Roach dale damages when automobile col

R. 2, was dismissed Tuesday, I dsions occur.

| Mrs. Lenore Hubbard of Spi n- 1 T!l e law now provides th.V I cer, was admitted Tuesday. ' Ul h actions be brought in the Mrs. Elizabeth Luther of Bam- 1 un t.V where the defendant rebridge. was admitted Tuesday. s 3b-s. Rep. Buente's bill would Frank Blalock of Greencastle permit such suits arising out o' R. 3, was dismissed Wednesday 1 utomobile collisions to be filed

icy must be right. To that er.-l he asked for $4,000,000,000 In new taxes to come “principally” from corporations. He wants the money to balance the budget and to continue reducing the national debt which now stands at $242,-.

000.000.000.

Mr. Truman asked again that the federal minimum wage hi increased from 40 to 75 cents an hour and that the Labor Department be strengthened and agencies separated from it by the Republican Congress be restored. Except for the proposal to force expansion of production fa- ] i ilities and a specific tax increase figure there was little new

in the message.

Senator Asks Lobbyist Probe

Quick -- Simple •• Private That’s how our loans are made. INDIANA LOAN COMPANY

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OLD PONCE WOULD LIKE ALL THI!

Mrs. Aurthur Cash and infant s-n were released fro» the < .unty hospital, Wednesday. ANNIVERSARIES

Blrthnny

Donald John Tharp, old today.

Wedding*

Mr and Mrs Andrew Ash. • r >6 1 coll,.hi

years today, Jan 5th.

which the ac-

the

in the counties in

< idents occur. Buente said:

The county in which the collision occurs is usually where "" st of the evidence is, such as I'.lico, sheriff, coroner and gar-

records. Usually most of con ' n ' itt 'T- ho himself probably

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WASHINGTON. Jan 5. (UPl Sen. Hailey M Kilgore. D . \V. Va , called today for u congr.Msional investigation of “insidious” lobbyists who, he said, try to win favors with whisky and

free Cadillacs.

Kilgore said he will ask the Senate to authorize its judiciary committee to make tho inquiry

As ranking Democrat on th-

( witnesses also are there. By ' Vou * ,i 1"' l ,ut in charge of such

permitting the action to he 1 a " Investigation.

brought in the county where

STATE LEGISLATURE Garrett .of Indianapolis, will b. respectively caucus chairman nnd caucus secretary for tl'.--

Democrats.

O Bruce Lane, of Bainbridge, will be caucus chairman and D< rothy Garddner, of Fort Wayne, caucus secretary for the Repub.

bean senators.

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served.

i HEt l\ \|,

. , Charles R Brown, of Monte-

accused by the Communist-domi- zuma, will be Senate secretary I nated government of "espionage and Gilbert n«ri . ^

MEETING is POSTPONED treason, black market currency Ue w-i, l bo

The mother and father meeting dcal8 ’ seckin S to overthrow the ' . h f f,oork, ‘''P<’r for

of Miller School I'TA scheduled dorao< ' r »tic government of Hun- 1 ,t _ u PI >, r house.

gary." In 1944 the Nazi-domi- Elmer L. Hoehn. of Jefferson-

WIK OF THANKS

All members who can help L. With RUliUry funeral for com-

rade Charles F-ixx are asked to JOSIf Car<linal Mindszenty. 56 be at Post Home Thursday a”. K ° m ‘? Cat 1 hol,c P ria i a te of Huntornoon at , on . V Rar y’ 19 under arrc# t in Budapest, at 1.00 p. m. accused bv the rSminiini.».a nn ,i

wo Wish to thank neighbors end friends, the Brazil and earing 11 the c ir ° partment ^r

rr rhe United States was report- I for Friday night Jan 7th h .- gary ’" In 1944 the Nazi-domi- Elmer L. Hot'hn. of Jefferson- ' ence in ReelmilJ* A ]| ho'lr," "J « *«' "“fee*. ..., I'-'P-n'l 1, " t «««» .pproc^ " ^ ***

"The worst offenders,’’ Kilgn e

on occurs, the convenience sai<1 ' , ' il,cl, "i«' those lobbyists these persons would be better who roni '' here under the gun.-

• \ I " ' * I »- i • l o* being a member’s constituent. They are not registered as lobby, ists and never admit that they are lobbyists. They pose simply as a resident of the member’s state. That’s one group we want

to expose.”

Kilgore emphasized there are | "good lobbyists" who prove help-]-

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'•T. MERIDIAN Meridian church

service-.

" ach nikht ‘hi* week including

Saturday and Sunday nights Coo I preaching, singing,

18K Cnme ev,> ry night if you

can. ^

ful to Congress. He said these men never hide their purpose, but readily admit it and explain the way they think a piece of legislation should be written. “Then there are others,” 1 e said, "who think they can win by offering a case of whisky to a member of Congress. And those who are offering you free Cauillacs or trying to get favors through costly entertaining.”

safe.'

REPLICA OF PONCE DE LEON’S caravel the San Cristobal all d‘ cl ‘' ; out with Miami Beach beauties makes a pretty Dight s*'’ 1 * 1 ®. j Biscayne bay during nine-day Orange Bowl festival. HighUgM festival Is University of Tcxas-University of Georgia football f on New Year's Day In Miami's Orange Bowl. (rnternitioi*