The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 6 January 1949 — Page 2
The daily banner, greei* ^tle, Indiana, Thursday, January 6, 1949.
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Erich Branded f r.’hew I don't serm to he £ hlo to g> t away from Christ-
mas.
But shucks, after all. Christmas comes cnly once a year so why he in a hurry to get that beautiful, hut oh so short-lived, nt out of our system? 1 want to teli y u of n little inCKlv.it that happcnei'. in < -~ town last month. We have a lot o( the country's he artists here, ami one of them had made a beautiful reproduction of that famous Nativity scene, usually called “The Creche." He took it to a local store f“r f ile, and the storekeeper put it in his window. One afternoon a woman came in and asked the price of the rrulpture. The storekeeper quoted th price and the wo nan sadly (hook her head. "I wanted it badly." she said. ' .My hufbard conies by here as eften as he can and admires it He has talked nr; im. it ti and attain, and I wanted to buy ii for him as a Christmas present. Put I'm afraid I'll never ho alo t s ive tip enough money."
(‘it. he undei l.heii tree. | The moral of this ' story’ I ties the story of Christmas | reel a moral ? | iohn Nigh Denies Political Charge INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Jan. ^ , INS I-John H. Nigh, who res i cement Jan. 10 as ire ter of the Indana Conserve, ‘.ion Department, today denied that the department has been operating as a "political foot-
ball."
At the same time he offered “beat wishes" for his successor, Kenneth M Kunkel.
piatc temporary structures. f Expansion of the Indiana Hm - ! ■ersity medicr.l center, in Ind- j
anapolis.
Making motorists pay thel * ! rnMtnimATFD axes on automobiles and trucks I HE »ALD CONSOLIDATED
THE DAILY BANNER -SOCIETY-
(iood Meeting Held l!\ Morton O. K. K.
Morton Chapter 356. O. E.
many future yea* with the cost of a past war at* in order U’a-
immediately i veterans may obtain ^hec ‘> 1 '" ,s
while needing it I most in 'he
New York state legislature, j a spokesman for the Roman
I Catholic church
'castigated the petition
S. | • ridiculous" attempt to "legalize raising of their fcmilie.
and o
as a
obtain their
I
Entered in
the pimtofriee at
second
1 it the time they
licence plates. ; (an^nrustle, Indlaiwi a** The Governor opined that ad- ( .| ulu * lna || r,miter under a*'t of litional slate money cannot be >Iar ,. h , )878- subscription price returned to cities and towns p^ r week: $4-66 and added: "I recognize the yp||r hy maU p t ,tnam county, needs of local communities, but I s , 00 , 0 , 7 80 p^ r y ea r outside
| recommend that their difficulties be solved by giving theCi | new tax sources, so that they may properly meet the demands ! upon local units of government "
enjoy ‘J fri- nds night Decembei j e suicide- murder pact £9 wi.h 70 members an l visitors “rationalization of the r - pi u lit. The degrees wore hea«t-J com r.amtmcn* W Hod.
1 impressively given to shall not kill.”
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Putnam Cnuqty.
S. R Kart den. Publisher. 17-19 South laeksnn Street.*
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I Mi s. Maigaret Connerly m' 1 M's. Ethi 1 Suthorlln by the following gimst officers: W. M., Lucille Herbert, CloverdaC Chapter; W. P., Leo Terry. Greencastlc; A. M.. Grace M' - Kc. han, Bainbridgc; Corn!.. Mah 11 P.nro, Fillmore; A. Cond.. Li! liar Terry, Greencastlc; Or*;. Je . io Lane, Ban bridge; Sec.,
IKE FAMOUS FATHER
350 Snow-Trapped Travelers Rescued
Dcnyii g charges that the eonscrvJt en df partment has been
...3,^ , „ an ou* right politi- »> , Cf. .laieu < n an * ^ A cro wd of 350 travelers re- „ b’sis. N.gh asserted. | ^ the , r journeys t „ d3y a f"Geveral of the nine envisions ^ rpgcue ( , reW8 brnke through | i t the department are headed to ^ lavern at Ro( . k p 0rt , C olo.. j ind at least partially staffed by w ^ ere lke y vvp,-,. marooned by I persons who have been working thp worst ' b ] izzar d ever to hit
| ,t (’a rvations post for many the wegt
jyepr.- Some of these men are Th(> travelf , rs we re only a few I Republicans; some are Dt ' m °- oftho thoU3an d8 of persons ' crats. some are independent vot- I s , owly bpjn}; frp< ,a f rom the cs. It has been their valuable i plut( . hps a5t snow plows experience and not their politi- ^ rMCUp t ,, anls f oUR ht cal beliefs- that counted with us. * lhroUKh tbl , niountninous now-
TODAY'S It I TIE E THOUGHT 1 aVci-ne Ramsey, Russellvill Triumph is the crown of all e‘ pi as.. Ru'.h VanCle.ive, Ba forts if w follow oui Fath r b ,i.je ; Mar.. Nannie Furr. Clovwith love I conip' te oh. '.- i r 'a’' : Adah. Inn Hctzer. N>'’ h ivirr. Casting all . anx'c.y i-ark of Indianapolis; Ruth, Ma;u pp n him, because h care li foi Hanks, Bainbrtdgi
\ - ou.
1 Peed 5:7.
And Local News it it i i: i s
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6 — lUPi Wendell WUlkie's aon. following in his father's political f. it steps, was t wom in today as a member of the Indiana
Legislature.
Philip H. Willkie, 29, only child of the 1940 Republican .evidential nominee, stood be-^ side his spanking new bleached ; ak desk in the Hoosier Hous» j 11 Representatives and solemnly | l',ok the oath <>f office as a' maker of laws along with 99
others.
His mother, Mrs. Edith Will: Willkie. widow of the man Fi anklin I>. Roosevelt defeated to gain his third term in the White House, watched from a
balcony.
Willkie said ho was “happy to be starting out" in the legisla-
Thv Republican-ontroll l ate quickly elected Senator VanNcss, of Vaiparaipresident pro tern, Cha'les Brown, of Montezuma, se i secretary, and Gilbert Ogle.
Grcencastle, chief doovkefpefl
All are Republicans. The Democratic house ,. lt( Democratic officials. i nt ., Elmer L. Hoehn. Jeffer*,,,,' 4 , chief clerk, and Miss Vicji Cesar, Gary; postmistress * tii.oi t EST E.1 jvri: •„ GLOUCESTER. v- : , j It is estimated that ^'.Ki.^^f pounds of fish were lanj M this 326-yoar-old fishing during 1948.
Attention 1 DEAD ST0I
Farmers! REMOVAL
that counted with us. j
"I believe the people of Indiana are entitled to know that rally (f the men holding key isiticns in our department during the Inst few years are merited veterans in various phases of
drifts.
Meanwhile, serious floods rose in the Ohio river valley and in the Gulf states. Thousands were forced from their homes. The most disastrous freeze in
Conservation work. Our primaiy | Southern California history betask always has been to work ; ^ tapprin g off but
at Conservation, not play at
politics."
tempern-
low enough to
Nigh, who lias directed the (.( ; :i it nient since Nov. 25, 1946. .‘-aid he was truly" proud of the ; rcc- rd we have made and I beI lievc the vital cause of conserj vation in Indiana has been great- • ly advanced by our work."
i Nigh is tenth 1 i an chairman.
district Republi-
1 gan tapering ! Hires still were
I damage crops. i
An unseasonable "heat wave”
! hit New York with tempera-
| tures forcast in the 60's
The people marooned in the { t(j the tpachprs on th i tavern were mostly g Survi whit . h has r ,. cc „tpassengers from buses that . , , ^ , v. . 1 , , ^ ly been made ami which is be;n,;
' bogged down m tno snow. They
Miss Evelyn June Hurst and Miss Martha Jo Alice are re- ■ covering form the auto accident v !i vvhieh occurred as they were driving to their apartment after a New Year's watch party Satur-
day night.
This evening at 7:30 o'clock, the knal Class Room Teach* Organization, will he host to tlv teachers of Putnam county a 1 the Miller School at which tine B. V. Bechdolt. research directoi of the Indiana State Teach* :
Esther.
Ch.’ilotto Collivcr, Bataibridg*.; Martha. Elizabeth Flint, Greeuj .a 1 ; Electra. Mabel Keif r. Monrovia; War.. Jane Danbury, j Cloverdale; Sent., Bert Gam tt
I Ltoi ton,
i An irspiring ceremony, “J.'-.v- * ls „r Friendship,” was given by th' officers of Morton Chapter. Dainty refreshments were f ,e, ' v \ t „ re .
, , i mi-mhers ami guests from ..j j ntpn( j to a( .t ij ke a freshR .achdal* . North Parke, Clover- man |..„ ls ] a tor,” he said. "I want , . , Russellville, Fillmore. Rock- (c do Q , ot of |i S t,>ning and little Bainbridge, Greencastlc an l ^ a ] k j n g i am very much >nMoniovia chapters. J t* rested in the legislative side of
1 government."
Locust Grove Clnb | willkie was swamped by a Enjoyed Watch Party crowd of well-wishing IrgislaTh*' Locust Grove Club onjoyc ! ( ora and spectators as h? entered it third annual watch party Div. t j 1( . jT rP( . n .walled house-chamber
31 at th'‘ hoim of Mr. and Mis. E*l Cassidy in Bainbridge. Gann s m * re play* .1 by all. with giand prize go ng to Mrs. Ivan Proctor,
new offici i's for 1949 were
HIGHEST CAS!
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PROMPT. IIE1-I By Productf I
Phone 11(1 R I — Cloverdale oi
Ri'vente * harge.
AM. TRl'CKS SPRA'ED FOR DISEASE
PRICES PAID,
stock man is hack on ihi'j,^
LE SERVICE ustries, Inc.
Iohn Tharp, Greencastlc, J
(*(>\ ERNOR GATES
Bib. with the usual ingenuity of iv, nen, which originated with Eve, she did manage tn .save up ' enough and just a couple of days I •• ‘'ore Christmas she came int"
the • ire, onur.ted out the nec and .lestitute persons,
sary amount in dollar bills, halfd dlsrs, quarters, nickles and < lines, had her masterpiece care, fully wrapped up and put into
were taken to Nunn, Colo., on a school bus and to Greeley, Colo., vie train.
Thi
installed by the outing president.t
Association, will give an official L((la Tl ,. sli( .| They arc: Pros.-
dent, Edith Allen; vice president, CJ'ara Coffman, <ind treas'urer, H*‘len Estes. I After a bountiful supper ol oyster ami ehili soup, celery, pickles, donuts and coffee. Games ami music were onjoy-
pay the bonus.
Heller said
“We must pay the bonus quickly, so that state finances will not be disturbed during
DANCE Greencastle
Moose Home
Saturday, Jan. 8
6000 MUSIC
DANCE FOR MOOSE SWEEI
IKMBKRN, WIVES AND HEARTS
| discussed from many angles, especially In this community.
Don Marketto. director of th-
Public Utilities Arbitration law,
he,- little ear and proudly drov ; Ka y' n K
off with it. j “J The storekeeper, busy with tvs' ei ®' ht
Chr- tmas trade, gave the w<,-| my fe, ' lin ^ lhat lhe pUblic in ' tnnn n o more thought. | t ‘' re * t "arranted. Six of
requests came from the
"We're glad to get out," said Greeencastle high school band, one. "Th« liquor supply was run- J has received an invitation from '' ,|
ning low." Daniel L. Martino, director of At 12 o’clock Auld Lang Syne
G vernor Gates vigorously x bp weather bureau reported bands at Indiana University, in- was sung ami best wishes for a e ubatted the Democratic plat- today that "the storm has now j viting the local high school happy new yeai were extend.'I loi ni plank for repeal of the j b i own itself out." Warmer weath- hand Tje special guests at th" from one to another. All left at
annual Winter Concert o*f th" a late hour with expressions of
South End Economy
MARKET
have invoked this law on occasions where it was
he ro-
that 1
these labor
unions involved and two requorts were by industry Of light eases, all have been settled satisfactorily, either hy the
But on Christmas eve
numbered.
A man came in.
"What happened to
Crmdio you had out in the win-
dow for so long? My wife want - I a, ' bitration ' wiUl u ’« t'N<*Pt>on
ed it so badly. I know because she came in here and priced i*. But it was away beyond o;ir
means.
“And I wanted it. too. went without cigarettes
So T
and
withoul lunch and I saved ur <n>ugh to buy it for her. Here is the money see. nickles am' ■ limes and quarters and halfbollais and ('liar bills. That's the way 1 had to save to be able tn get it for ny wife." "I nil) sorry.” the storekeeper ai l. “But 1 sold it. If I had known you wanted it so badly, I would have held it for you." The man went out, disappoint-
ed.
But the storekeeper smiled to
hlnisel f.
That wc nan. who bought th
I enciliator or by the board of
of one case which is now on appeal to the l imits. This legislation should be retained by the
:.tatc of Indiana.
"In the matter of public
cr swept down from Canada but was not expected to melt the snow which was piled 30
feet deep in places.
TWO DIE IN CRASH
shipper apparently was Southern j lie
Growers, Inc., and the shipment was consigned to New York. The crash occurred at about 7:15 a. ra. Persona in the vicinity said they heard the plane flying low. A few minutes later they heard a crash, saw a fla-:‘i
of fire and then the flames.
The crash tore off both wing .
of the plane.
The bodies of the crew mem-
utilities. furnishing our lights, i bpr8 were removed from wreck-
power, transportation, telephone, gas and other essential seniees the interest of the public rises higuer than either that of the employer or the employee. During the past two years we have not had a single case of interruption of essential service to the public from our utilities. This has bet n due largely to the >" nstructive legislation passed in 1947, which legislation should he retained as one of the laws nt
our state."
Other reco.nmendutions of the
Governor were:
Appropriation of one
age which had piled up at the
base of a tree.
FILLING STATION INVENTOR HIES
COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 28
"Dad" Wickflff, just a kindly old man. locally fa nous and not
caring too much about it
University's Symphony-Concert gratitude to their host and hosBands to be held at 4 o'clock toss for a grand time.
Sunday afternoon i.Ian.. 9>
She University’s auditorium. Th — ' U’ LI' Li concert will be free to the ptr - V]dl6S rllQhllQlltS
I “Reconstruction problems ar“ such that we may need to i-e-
({t'AEIFIES AS EXE! i TRIX vamp oil! tax structure. This OF PITDHFORD ESTATE applies not only to the state, but to counties, townships, cities and
The will of the late James H. towns."
Pttchford, of Linden, has been
probated and the estate opened “The machinery for appraisal in Montgomery c reuit cmiit, and assessment for our general with his widow, Mrs. Emma M. property tax must he completely Pitehford, qualitying as execut- overhauled . . . or the general rix under the terms of the will, property tax in the state should
Mrs. Pitehford was willed all he abandoned. There are entire-
of her husband’s property by th • ly too many inequalities in its
terms of the will which also nan - pn sent operation.”
id her to serve as executrix. j i “I do not believe that addition-
DOt'NTY HOME EC al sums can be returned to th" TEACHERS TO MEET local units of government front , the present revenues of thf The Putnam County Home state.” , |
Economics teachers will meet
at the Vo-
727 S. MAIN ST.
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JOWL BACON, Lb Jresh Country SAUSAGE, Lb. ... • ... TOILET SOAP, 3 For PEAS, 2 Cans
%
GOLD DUST SCOURING POWDER, 3 For CIGARETTES, Carton
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was Jan. to at 7:00 p. m.
ouiet today at Columbus. The j ctaiimal Building.
inventor of the gasoline station | Mrs. Jane Eckhardt will he tie any suggested legislation which was dead. 'guest speaker. She will discuss might weaken either (the liquor
( ‘I would recommend that your ' im inbership view with caution
; hadn't he seen her with ^ “"T 1 * fW th,> tea(h, ' rs ' | Co. of Ohio.
,l uit same man a few days age longingly looking at his win-
ikiw
I wish I could have peeked i' t-. their home on Christmas morning when the wife saw the expression (m the face of her h o * nd when he discovered the
retirement fund.
Consolidation of school units but no mention of the county
unit.
With respect to state universities, "better paid faculty, mo.-e i acuity and permanent classloerr. buildings to take the pla''e of the short-lived and inade-
Harvey V. Wickltff was presented with with a diamond pin in 1945 for "a long and unusual
1111 1011 record” with the Standard Oil
He is recognized by
the teen-age problems with Uv county teachers. ANNIVERSARIES
i the finn as being the first filling
station operator.
Funeral services tomorrow afternoon will be quiet and digna- j fied in keeping with the manner , of the man who was known for ' years as "Dad” because of his prematurely gray hair.
Birthday
Larry Gene Crawley, 6 years old today, Jan. 6.
laws or the laws regulating thciindiict of party conventions).”
Today's Markets
FREE DELIVERY ANYWHERf IN THE CITY OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY EARL H. THOMAS
‘DAVID’ MEETS ‘GOLIATH’— ROCKY TIME FOR BOTH '
Hogs 10.CC9; moderately active, uneven; early sales 220 lbs down $1.00, instances $1.50 lower. later trade these and heavier weights around $1.00 off compared with early Wednesday;
the hospital good ar.d choice 160-225 lbs $21-
j .00 $22.25 * sparingly; 225-250 ‘ lbsb$ 19.75-$21.50; 250-290 lbs
DEMOCRATIC STEERING COMMITTEE MAPS PLANS
HOSPITAL NOTES
Infant Gary Coffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rolile Coffin. Route 3.
was released from
Wednesday.
Mr 0 . Effie C'hadd, Route 3. re
turned to her home
from the t'iunty h . pital ,$18.75; 100-160 lbs $17.50-$20.30, J ‘hies Hosteller, Brazil, R. 3, few $21.00; sows 5Cr-$1.00 lowwa ii lcar d froni the hospital, I er at $14.50-$16.50. Wednesday. ] Cattle 1,000, calvjs 300; genMrs. Della May Hood and in- erally steady to stiong market
Wednesday ( $18.50 $20.50; 290-350 lbs $17.50-
THAT LITTLE CAR at left did all this in a crash at Sidney, O., shearing off the 10-ton truck's front wheels and dumping the whole trailer full of empty beer bottles. Hugh Prater, 19, Bellefontaine, O, was charged with reckless driving. Truck driver Irvin Burden, 53, Wapakoneta, O., climbed down unhurt from bis precaGoua parcb despite damage to trick. (Internatioial)
fant daughter. Route 1, were rc1< ased from the hospital Wednes-
day
Mrs. Elizabeth Lavenau and infant son of Quincy Route I, were released from the hospital
Wednesday.
Mrs. Phylis Hale oi Bainbridge returned to her home Thursday and
from the hospital.
Harold Berry, Route 3, was j admitted to the hospital Wed-
nesday.
Ercatious King of Greencastlc wan admitted to the hospital
Wednesday.
Zane Richard Gentry, Route 3, was admitted to the hospital
Thursday.
Robert Hurst of Greencastle entered the hospital Thursday.
Charles Lee
on steers a and heifers; few scattered lots mostly good yearlings $24.50-$25.00 odd head choice steers at $28 00: common and medium light to medium weight steers $18.50 - $23.50; load medium and mostly good heifers held near $24.50, odd head good choice $25.00; odd head good beef cows $19.00-$19 50; common and medium $17.75$18.50; canncrs and cutters $15 00-$17.75; vealers opened active. steady with Wednesdays' dose; good aand choice $34 01
$36.00.
DEMAND NEW LAW
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 -(UP). - A law permitting voiuntary mercy kiiing under carefu safe-
Bergen. Green- guards! was demanded today hy
castle was admitted o the hos- 379 oading protestant and Jewish pital Thursday. ministers in a petition to the
BACK IN THE SADDLE, members of the Democratic Senate steering committee meet In a closed session to draw their plans for the 81st Congress. From left are .Senator Kenneth McKcliar o( Tennessee; Senate President pro-tern Walter F. George of Georgia; Senator Theodore F. Green of Rhode Island; Senator Scott W. Lucas of Illinois, who will become majority leader after th« ^ inauguration; Vico President-elect Alben W. Barkley*who serves as Democratic floor leader unb his inauguration: Senator Brien McMahon of Connecticut; Senator Carl Havdcn of Arizona, * ni (standing) Senator Elbert D. Thomas of UUh. (International SoundpM°>