The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 15 February 1949 — Page 1
THK WEATHK* ♦ (OI-OEK *
THE DAILY BANNER IT WAVES FOR ALL"
L e fifty-seven
ibling ud IMPED down Iby sutherlin M ( OI NTV SHERIFF — t s \N IMMEDIATE ■ ,,N II ESDAY Sutherlin informI)ai ly Banner Tuesday that the lid has been down on gambling in county , j sh ,. n rt aid that he had I Mjmerous complaints uni both in the (ity a tmted that h , ‘ ^t,, halt all games of
at once.
Sheriff Suther-
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H | [ 'This is an immed- ■ ins of gamb^,1 applies to all groups Ividuals.” TUicriff’s office will proseKy I ,mi of public gamb- ] ides slot machinA u hlnea, punt h j i device that Li I iickets and card tierlin stated that being followed ^Rifl in surrounding counV. ''-it that condi V. existing m ratlve that he to male future gambling Ti imunlty. Sheriff Sutherlin ft .iprise to the "take lent in the city lot of bun linin g the <.lay when it k' li’A.i that the Suther- ■ ha >ne out. followed month that one element had been put of hu an 1 another had p. Whether <n not ■ i n et. is unknown, but : ported tin gainliliiig interests liave we I officials where some 1 s machines are installed Ji .>r special J.t . ,i! these places.
U. S. WOMAN IS HELD AS SPY BY RED POLICE NV\ I.OUSE STRONG TO HE DEPORTED FROM SOVIET RUSSIA
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1949.
PHILADELPHIA ELEVATED CARS IDLED BY STRIKE
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
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Pvt. Harold Truesdale, ,lr. Pvt. Harold Truesdale, Jr., is the son of Mr. and Mrs Harold Truesdale, Greencastle K. H would like to hear from ail h friends. Hi;; address is Ret. Harold Truesdale, Jr., RA. 15276390. Prov. 3, APO 331, c o San Frai cisco, Calif.
Scot! Loses On Skip-Election
MOSCOW, Feb. 15 (UP)Annx Louise Strong, 64, A proSoviet American writer for more j than a generation, has been arsted as a spy by Soviet Securiy police and will be deportee; mmediately, the Soviet press i nnnunccd today. All newspapers carried a brie'' nnouncement on their back 'ages describing Mrs. Strong • he widow of a Soviet offical, as a “Well-<Known Spy.” The announce cent said she managed to slip into the Soviet ] Union “Through the negligence ef certain officals dealing with foreign relations." "The well-known spy, American newspaperwoman A. L. Strong, who penetrated the Soviet Union as a result of the negligence of certain cffic»>" dealing with foreign relations was arrested yester day by order : "f State Security," the announce-
ment said.
"Mrs. Strong was incriminated in spying and sabotage activdy against the Soviet Union. It i:
BULLETINS
CARS OF THE MARKET ST. ELEVATED LIN E stand idle on a sjding at the 69th St. ternrnal in Philadelphia as company and CIO Transport VV »rkers union officials break up a negotiating conference without sign of an agreement which could end a crippling transportation strike All Phila delphia Transportation company buses, trolley ea rs and nibway-elevated trains were halted by the strike for a 20-cent hourly rai and 3,000,000 da ly riders had to find other means of transportation.
Gotham Rocked By N. J. Blast KEARNY, N. •!., (INS)—An •xplosi :n so trrrltlc It shook -ilildings and broke «ip I ws In New York City more than tlirei miles away rocked the lii pper ike Plant at > Htth Kearny tie day. Extent lit the blast and Util th •r anyone win* killed < r injiirts! \en int irnniediately knawn. The cxpkisi. n was ^ »td to nuw >• nrre.l in i.h«‘ tar i<n.| elii-mb a livision <1 the Incloiy where II persons were kill'M in an e\|il > •doit on May 17, 10IS.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE GEJS FINE RESPONSE
LOCAL \TTOK.NEVS HAVK JOINED 100 PER ( ENT IN C. OF C.
Cioverdak Lions To Give Program
EF.MIE PYLE'S BODY REACHES HONOLULU
The Lion:; Club of Clnverdak
will present a full
I splendid cntei tainmenl on Tues-
reperted she will be deported be- day, Feb. 21 The organization
Km COl RT NEWS J,lines was fined $25 u driver’s license ■ 90 days by city S) Sutherlin TuesSdiii.' - I,mies was arrenton driving charge ■ ; Sal urday night.
Repeal Of
pt-Hartley Law ■iHINGl IN Feb. IS — ft AKL President William Congraee today to I Hartley law “in W l;l ''' md enact the ad- ■ ibor bill with a
Jin ir changes.
■ ' ! ftain assailed the
l>d)or law as “impractic- " 'fhable and destructive mental rights of ■ h' - i. nt Truman’s bill, } ' dd lay the ground"r a "national labor policy primarily <, n faith in the ' Uve bargaining promony prepared for del "' 1 ' the Senate I^abor f 'been took special ■ 'Sins in the ad
V'"' bill.
’^■y endorsed the conJ n that would rcW n ' '"'W independent federal
"Mediation ser-
,! 'e Labor Departonent. aid he was pleased to the bill “no language
optatan, provides " s " injunctions"
Fellow Democrats of Roscoe "oott, Putnam county representative in the Indiana legislature voted hi 1 n down Monday when, his “skip-election" bill came up tor a hearing. The vote was 73 to 16 and he had a little support from the G.O.'P. side of the House, but it was weak, as was his own support. The bill had proposed to lengthen the terms of all elected city officials for one year, and called to lengthen the terms of all elected city officials for one year, and called for the next city election to be held in connection with the general presidential election in 1952.
ELEVEN PLEDGED BY DPU MUSIC HONORARY
ond the confines of the Soviet Union within a few days." Mrs, Strong, the daughter of a Seattle, Wash., minister, came to Europe in 1921 with the Amercan friends service relief in Russia and Poland. She served as onespondent for various news • gencies in Russia and in 1932 narried Joel Shubin, head of the press department of the Sov.ei commissariat. He died 10 year'
later.
Mrs. Strong wrote many books iauding the communist way of life in Russia, Poland and China and made many lecture tours P the United States to do th.’
same.
Her latest publication, "Dawn Out of China, ’ was written ii
1948.
Among her accomplishments
in Moscow was organization o r
Universitv the Moscow Daily news, the firs'
English language newspaper in
the Soviet Union, in 1930.
Eleven DePauw
students, two from Indiana, have been pledged to the campus chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, music honorary, it ^as announced to-
day.
Students pledged included Bill Clem. Anderson; Earl Duke, Bremen; Howard Christian, W’estfield, N. J.; Ben Cole. LaPorte, Mich.; Charles Dapper. Chicago, 111.; Don Dfost, Irvington, N. J. and Dave Wolfe. Downers Grove,
111.
Others include Tom Kasson, Chicago,. Ill ; Morgan Simmons. Anda.husia, Ala ; Irving Weinstein, Los Angeles', Cal., and Manfred Wenzel, Homewood, 111. Prof. George Jacobson, member of the School of Music stuff was also pledged lo the honorary. • A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS d sense of tin
heart and blood vessels const!- worn3n W ar against withholding lutes our Nation's most import- luxos characterized President ant medical and public health T rurna n as "King Truman 1” in prublen in that it affects mo: <, er i al( .. s t blast at the chief ex persons than any other disease, j PCl |{j Vr leads aM others as a caupe ol Miss Kellenis told the Afte; death, occasions a great number Dinner club of Moline last nigh' of days lost from work and is a , lhal “Like All Ga'iil, We are di
COMMITS SCK IDE EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Feb. 15 (UP) Bill Holtzlau. 17, Carmi 111., died yesterday of a self-in-flicted bullet wound after shooting himself following an argument with his girl friend. P6lice said I he shooting oecurred outside Hazel Hebbin'; home in Carmi, Holtzclau died in Wellborn Baptist hospital here. Carmi is just across the In liana-IKinois border fro i
Evansville.
Calls President 'King Truman I
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MOLINE. 111.. Feb. 15 (Ur) : Vivien Kcllcms, cable grip manu lecturer, who is waging a one-
HONOLULU. Feb. 15 (UP) The body of faned war correspondent Ernie Py'.e rested today
evening q! | in the army mausoleum at Mer-
ry's Foint Landing while await ing reburial in the new National Memorial cemetery in Punchbow' Crater. f The body was brought here ■board an LKT from Saipan. Pyle was killed t on le Shima Curing the Okinawa campaign
1.90 Inches Of Rain Fell Here
has brought together a delightful program of now and uniqu
home talent feature*
The program will consist of vocal and instrumental sclos anti quaitettea, "old time music b\ (he ' M- ( ullough String Band," a performance on the "Sousaphone" by Putnam County’.; champion sousaph ne player Donald Broad: trect and a charming act presented by a gr"a' team of juvenile tap dancers. Then the program wdl be high lighted by an extrurcly clever lusical "Pantomime" by M: Wallace MeGinn and h.i talented
son from Clay City.
If you are looking for an everting of unsurpassed thrills and
entertainment, you cannot afi "d spreading to other fuel tanks to miss this program. A second tank was reported
j :n flames.
Observers on Staten Island N. Y„ less than five miles away
I- _ p, ! reported that the flames from CP LhOrUS l 1 ' he cartert explosion were sho ( MVISiV fcV. VIIVI jns 20() fept jn thf> a . r Hnd tha ,
j i cloud of thick black smoke lay
over the area.
Firemen said the fire was in the oil storage area of the American Oil Company.
Oil Tank Burns After Explcsion LINDEN. N. J. Feb. 15
i UP) An oil tank containing
40.000 barrels of oil explode early today in neaiuy Cartaret
N. J.. firemen reported. Fire
battalions were rushed fr .m ad
joining towns to prevent flames
Greencastle and community experienced a rain of al most cloudburst proportions Mondav night. A total of 1.90 inches of water fell in this city from 7 a. :n. Monday to* 7 a. m. Tuesday and the most of this nearly twr nches came down about lb j'cl k Monday night. All creeks and streams m the immediate area were reported .'till of running over then bank Tuesday. High water was reported at the Dunbar bridge, jus' northwest of the city, by om motorist who had to detour to .jet to his w-:rk in Greencasth Tuesday morning. Deer cree’; was reported at bank level by o cal school bus driver.
Mrs. Kirk Heads
severe and
strain on the economy,
Ice
_ ■
I*ii
use of national
emergency
,e urged the committee h* the bill injunction-less.
|0 Years Ago UKEENOABTUB
Ulmer Vanclcave enter* t' 1 ^ llh tt bridge party. ‘ 1 c ubs swamped the In high school basketball
" 4( > to 19.
n Uilbert and Greta Garbo X lr "ng ^ "A Woman
of |
B-
nt the Voncastle.
in * ar t rc turned from
I l P to Chicago.
WHEREAS the week including February 14 each year is being sponsored by the American Heart Association as National Heart Week for the purpose of fqscusing public attention on th medical, social and economic aspects of this primary health problem, and of reminding the Nation that solution depends upon the fullest cooperation of the people, science, government, and health ami social agencies: NOW, THEREFORE. I, Haloid Stewart, Mayor of Greencastle do hereby order that the week beginning February 14. 1949 be observed In the City of Greencastle as National Heart Week- * further call upon schools, churches, scientific bodies, civic associations, business establishments, and other organizations and the people of the City of Greencastle generally, to obsei ve this National Heart Week with
appropriate activities.
vided into three parts: The Tax Makers, The Tax Payers, arm The Gall of King Truman I, if voting himself $50,000 tax free while demanding that the rest of us cough up four to six billiorp more in taxes.” She charged that it would lake an annual income of a' least $80 000 to live” in the style to which our ruler rather suddenly has become accustomed.” Miss Kellem’s factory is in Stonington, Conn. 70 Peruvians Die In Flood Waters LIMA. PERU. Feb. 15 (UP) Flood waters swept over 200 housse in Sondondo, 250 miles southeast of here, killing 70 persons, it was reported offically
today.
The report was contained in a bullettin from the Civil Guard Post that reached Lima.
Over 25 Home Economics Club
women have expressed their interest in a Putnam County Home Economics Club Chorus. Officers elected by the group at the meeting Monday were: Mis. A. G. | Kirk of Rel.-vill president, an I j Mrs. Clifford Crosby ol Roa d-
tale, secretary and treasurer.
At present the group nk.n:; o • hold its next i.i' e'i g'a; 1:30 p. | ni. February 21st, the plar • to ( I); announce I later. Choi us ma , erials set up by Albert P. Stew- , n t of Purdue University for 1949 activities will be (list ribut•d nt the next meeileg. All chi') ncmbcis i itere tc I should s mi heir name a: d a I li e ,.x io Lueile Inii'h, home demonstration j gent, so they will he <>:i th'
mil ng list for thip yea . Those at’ending the meeting
/ere Gt ne ■ Arnold a id Mrs. Hanley Sears of West Floy I; Irs. Ray Evens an I Mrs. J"e Vright of West Malison; Mri. heeman Goodpasture of Jefferon; Mrs. Forrest Harris, Mm. fail N' wmami and Mrs. Glenn lonnctt of Maple Heights; Mrs lanv Miller an I Mis. Hicry dullis of East Floyd; Mrs. A. G Cirk, Pleasa t Gardens; Mi ;. Blanchard Ketchem, Cloverda'% m l Mr:;. Estsl Rowings of Brick
Jhapel.
khool For Boys Darragerl By Fire ST. CHARLES, Ilk. Feb. 15 UP) Authorities today tried to lind the cause of a fire which destroyed part of the main building of the state ' training ;ehool for boys. About 200 inmates were in thr vrjit wir g of the three-story brick building when flames broke out in the cast wing yesterday. The fire started in the third-floor apartment of the Rev. Valentine Klimek. Catholic chaplain, who was on the grounds at the time. None of the boys tried to escap ■ as they filed from the (CoutlniMMi on TmtoI
Blames Pope In Cardinal's Case
Mrs. Hostetler's Rites Wednesday LAFAYETTE. Feh.. 15 (UP) Services will be held t< morrow for Mrs. Anna Mae Hostetler. 43. wife of Curtis Hostetler president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association. Hosteller is editor and publisher c 'he Lafayette Leader weekly newspaper.
Preston Tucker To face Federal Probe
WASHINGTON, I'eb. 15 (INS) The justice department aniioiine ed today that a. federal grand jury will eoiiventt i n ( hieagi Monday to invetUgale Preston Tucker and the operations id Ids aiilomoliile eonipnny. Tie department did not spe il\ e\ aetly wliat the gr.ted jury will study hut merely said Ilia' "certain uspeets ef tke I'uekei ease" will |,e investigated.
BUDAPEST. Feb. 15. (UPi A high Commiinist officia said las* night that the Vatu a had been offered a ehniie • tnk" Joseph Cardinal Mi'idszeii' oi.. of Hungary before Ii s arres'
but ha I turtle I it down.
Joseph Revai, chief editor ot the Communist organ Szalia i Nep and the party’s chief ideologist, told a workers’ meet ing the Vatican was responsible for the fact the Hungarian govern nient was “compelled to arrest
and try Mindszenty.”
"The Vatican has only itself to blame," Revai said. “It was not the Hungarian government's tault that they were compelled
to lake such measures.
“Before starting legal procedure against Cardinal Mindszenty the Hungarian government officially informed th> Vatican about the entire mater-
ial of the prosecution."
Revai said this had been don "in order to give the Vatican an opportunity to take steps to te-
The deceased was a daughter-in-law of the late Davi l H 'setet ter of Roach tale ami was wel known- in Putnam county. Mi and Mrs. Hosietter ret; ! ■ I i Rockville where Mr. Hoste t, was co-puhlishrr of the Rockvll fribune unlil they moved to La • ayette ,n 191! SI. was a foim or music teach r in th ■ Rockvill;
ichools.
In a Idi.i m to I lie husband nil ier paient:i, .;e is survive I by : ion an I da'igh' ' !, all of L.if ty • to, and a broth r and sister.
Higgle Funeral Tc Be Thursday
move the Archbishop of Esztcr-
gom."
"VVc woulil have let him go in order to encourage an agreemert between the church and the
.nute,” Revai said.
"The Vatican had the oppor- t unity to take action but di I nol
lift a finger. So, as the Va.ican did not want Cardinal Mind-
szenty, we thought we freely take action against him
Ora Alva Riggb . age 70, pass ed away Sunday at his home it ' 'Clayton. He is survive;! by the wife, Kffie, four children, Mrs. Glen Kenworthy ot Clayton; Mrs. Amond Owens, Coatesville; Mrs Richard Miller. Sheibyvnle; MiPaul Kein of Indianapolis; thre sisters, Mrs. George Monical of Flora; Mrs. Clark Wilson of Bainbridge and Mrs Lou Alex ander of Fillmore; eight grand children and two great grand
children.
Funeral services will be held
Hocsier Bonus Bill Survives
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.(INS)—The Denioeralie \iiir ans’ Imiius bill survived a gatin' let nf Kepuhiieun u.uealinelits ir (lie Indiana Dons, ef Kepie.en tallies today and passed to (bln reading. Earlier the Senate had passed • he |{epiihlie4in direct primary >ill, delayed action upon the nmpnUory arbitration law re jM'aler, and again taken a stand for Central Tlu.. n-. (lie legal Indiana time. I lie bonus measure passed h\ voice vote to engrossment upon a motion In Rep. Joseph Klein. • ary Demis rat. This move brought n it a noisy demons! rtaion by liepubliean minority members of the House. Rep. Roller) V Hoover, Goshen Kepuhiieun. told House Floor Leader Waller Maehling, Terre laute Democrat, that G. O. P. nemhers would not return to th.' | ehamhers until Hie Itemcerats ‘stopped choking off debate on he measure." DemiMralie ini'inhers of the House walked out of the eliam.ts upnn a motion to recess uu il this aider noon after Spi'aker lober, it, Her accepted the hill r engrossment. Rep. Chailcs T. Miser, Garrett lepuhli'an, stood on bis desk, ind shouted: "I have three legal, lawful .mendments I want to present." Ollier Repiitdiean memlters ot he House shouted, yelled, lamped their feet and demand ed more time for debate as Rep. loover shook Ids list at the prodding officer of the chamber. In all, lb publicans sutmiitte I ,i\ proposed ameoduients to tlie Mhninislratlon's bonus ineasun
Thursday morning at 10:30 fron- ; the Clayton Baptist Church Burial will he in the Clayto’
cemetery. •
| Friends may call at the home
DROWNT.i.I IN FIXtRDIA RICHMOND. Fef . 15 (UP) Services for Vincent Henry Juer
could ^ r " a , ' etlrc ^ contractor,
will be held here. Juerling was drowned in a canal at Fort Laud-
erdale, Fla.
PUTNAM C OURT NOTES
Dorpha A. Tagdie et vs. William Jones et al, petition for partition. Gillen & Lyon are attorneys for the plaintiffs.
MASONIC NOTICE Stated meeting Temple Lodge No. 47 F. A; A. M. Wednesday February 16, at 7:30 p. m. V. Hanlon, W. M.
INDIANAPOLIS, I eh. 15, — iev highways in northern Ind inna and heavy rains over tin rest of the state put weather hack on the front page again today. » —... — -e»s ...Two traflie erashes in northern Indiana which killed tine: persons were blamed on leecovered roads. Victims' were Morris Brooks, 32, and Ids brn thrr, Frank, 85, hot It of La Porte, and William T. Van Ham lin, 61, Chicago. Rains averaging two inches fell over the Wabash and White river basins during a Sti-hour period ending early today, and renewed flood threats. However Paul A. Miller, chief Meteorologist at the U. S. weal her hlireail Indianapolis, said that flooding will not be as severe as it was
in January.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.— (INS)—The House Veterans Committee today approved a hill proilding pensions for veterans of both world wars. The action came alter a | stormy committee session in (Contlnuro no Too)
Glen Lyon and Rexcll Boyd today announced that the Greoncastl • attorneys have joined the Greencastle Chamber of Commerce one hundred percent. The attorneys u ■ the first group to indorse the Chamber’s new program. The compleie list of lU ’iehants and professional men who have joined the Chamber of Commerce to date is as follows: Rcxell Boyd, Durham & Durham, Gillen & Lyon, Hamilton Law Firm, Hughes & Hughes, Mat J. Murphy, Frank G. Stoessel, Roy C. Sutherlin, Greencastle Motors. Inc., Farmers Supply, Inc., Putnam Motor Sales, Kin;; Morrison Foster, 11 & M Sales, C. A. Webb, Inc., East Side Motors, J. 15. Hood, Sam Hanna's Bookstore, Montgomery Ward Co., J. C. Penney Co,, Prevo’s Department Store, The Sportsman's Shop, The Men's Shop, Luias-Collins, Righ!se|| Coal Co, Vandalia Coal C . , Dr D. W. Killinger, Coans Pharmacy, Mullins Drug Store. Knoll’s Home Insulation Co., II E. Miller Hardwatc Co., Wes i rn A ito Associate Store, Dobbs Tn & Battery Shop, Tractor Specialties Corp., Wcesner Implement Co., Williams & Greve Co., John Poor. Central National Bank, FirstCitizens Bank & Trust Co., GrceiHM ,t 1 ■ Pro iuetimi Credit Association, Grcencastl • SavingA.- Loan A soeiation, Indiana Loan Co.. E'itid Flowers, Milton’s Posey Patch, McCurry Funeral Home, South Side Economy M;uk l;, ComiiK'i'c al Hotel, Old Trail Inn. Central Insurance Agency, R x Haines, Lin as-Col-lins, Right • 11 Insurance Agency, ti. C -’>yy' L „ .'jl ". Stoner, Deem At Shonkwiler, Hammond Jewelry Sin: e, N ir h Si I Liquor Store, M tzger Lumber Co., Black Lumber Co , American Zinc Products Co.. Angwell Curtain Co., Bamahy Lumber Co., The Greencastle Daily Banner, Jones Specialty Shop, Deem’s Steak House, East Side DriveIn, Royale Cafe. The Spudnut Shop. The Snack Shop, Indiana Associate ! Tell phone Co.. Public Service Co., of Indiana, Adams At Ryan Co., C. C. (’. Music Co., Walnut Corportaion, Carlin’;! Tavern.
Today s Markds
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INDIANAPOLIS. 1 elr. 15 (UP) Hogs 7.0(H) moderately active, uneven; ban >v. . and gilts steady to 25 lower; bulk good and jiee 160-225 lb:, 21.50-22.00. top 22.25 pHiingly; 225-250 lbs 20.50 21 50. few '21.75; 250-290 i'us 19.75-21 00 . 300-350 lbs -18.5020 0b, 100-160 lbs 19 50 down; sows weak to 50 1(1 VIM', 14.5016.50, few choice lightweights 17.00. Catth '2,()(;•<). lives 300; steers uni 'nifei- active fully steady; ,earlings strong in snots; 3 mads good IIOO lbs deers 22.00; o dium light steers and heifers 21 00-22.00. paid 22.50-23.50, few 24.00. Sin i-p 800; fat iambs niederately a.etive, steady to 50 lower; good to handy choice woolc 1 natives, mixed weights. 23.00-
24dH); choice 24.50, good 22.00-23.00.
medium to
> @ c- ® -Sr 0 Todays Wcathei O ‘it and O J Local Teroperatuib 0 Cloudy with rain south nod east today and southeast tonight. Beco,inning fair tomorrow. Colder south and east tonight. Colder southeast tomorrow. High today 65 to 70 extreme southeast to 30 to 35 extreme northwest. Low' tonight 20 to 25 northwest to 30 to 35 southeast.
Minimum 6 a. m. . 7 a. m. .. 8 a. in. . 9 a. m. 10 a. m. . 11 a. m. . 12 noon i p. m, .
33° 31 SI” 32’ 31’ 32’ 34’ . 34’ 34’