The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 21 February 1949 — Page 1

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GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1949.

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ON TRIAL in Munich, Germany, as one of 20 persons arrested In November and accused of being a member of a Czech spy ring, Elfriede Zirlik holds a sign bearing her name and number. She is a Sudeten German, having lived in that disputed section of Czechoslovakia before the war, and is first to be tried as a spy in Germany since war. (International) City Firemen Made Two Runs Sunday didn’t prove a day of rest for the city firemen as they made two runs, the first at 1:25 a. m. and the second at 10:30 a. m. The firemen were summoned to the DePauw art building anm v on Olive street early Sunday morning when siding at the rear of the building, near the foundation, was discovered burning. Damage was small and cause of the blaze was unknown. Then at 10:30, the firemen went to the home of Mrs. Jackson Boyd, 301 south Vine street to extinguish a roof fire. This was caused by burning soot from a chimney but damage was confined to a very small area. Charles Dawes To Speak March 28 Charles Dawes, Industrial Director for the Monon Railroad will be the principal speaker at the Greeneastle Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner to be held in the Gobin Memorial Church Monday, March 28 at 6:30 P. M. The Monon railroad is vitally interested in the industrial iy»:;sibilities of Greeneastle, and Mr. Dawes has worked very close with the Chamber of Commerce the past three months. Mr. Dawes is well known in Greeneastle. He first was invited to come to Greeneastle in December when he net with the Board of Directors to discuss possible industrial expansion of Greencastle, and it was decided to bring him back to talk to the entire membership. COURT HOUSE WILLCLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS At a special meeting of tie Vninty Commissioners. held Monday morning, it was announced that the court house would be closed on all national holidays excepting Babor Da.\. ft will also be closed on Christmas Day. HOTS li \l> HIU TIME Billie Bock and Everett Hazett, two Bainbridge students, visited the Legislature Friday ai Indianapolis and also broadca>vcr station WTBC. The boys, who are juniors in the Bainbridge high school, both mswered seme quiz' questions ■orrectly on the radio program •nd received cash awards.

AGED WOMAN IS DEAD NEAR PUTNAMVILLE IlNEKAL TUESDAY FOR MRS EMMA HANSEL, AUE 111 YEARS Mrs. Emma Hansel, age 0! years, died early Sunday morn ing at her home, south of Put namville. She had been in ill health for seme time, but sei iously ill only a short time. Mrs. Hansel was a life long resident of Putnamville community- She is survived by the daughter, Mrs. Estella Mercer, of Ind lanapulis, one son, Fred Hansel of Putnamville; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Sprague of St. Petersburg Florida and a step-son, C. B Hansel of Terre Haute. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. from the Putnamville church. Burial will he in Forest Hill cemetery Friends may call at the familj residence south of Putnamville McCurry Funeral Hone hascharge of arrangements. POST OFFICE ( LOSE!) The Post Office will be closed all day Tuesday Feb, 22nd. Washington’s birthday. Mail will be received and dispatched as usual. Military Rites For It. Cooper A military funeral was hcl I Sunday afternoon at the funeral home in Coatesville for Lt. Thomas Gordon Cooper. Mem hers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1550 of Greeneastl' served as the military escort from tho Campbell-Powell Funeral Home to the Stllesville cemetery where burial took place. The VFW also gave its full bu: ial ritual at the grave. Commander Jack Hinkle was ir charge. The services were conducted by the Rev. Guy Lawyer. The pall bearers included Guy Callahan, Alfred Heavin, Gordon Charchia, Merschel Knetzcr and Henry Swindler, all intimate friends of the deceased. Lt. Cooper was killed while flying over Japan. The services weie largely attende.!, the capacity of the funeral home being unable to hold those who attended. Many beautiful floral offerings showe I the high esteem in which the young flier was held by liis friends and acquaintances. MAKKIAGE LICENSE

FILES DIVORCE SUIT Mrs. Ruby E. Cox has filed suit for divorce in Putnam circuit court from John William Cox. They were married Jun. 16, 1946 and sepiuated Feb. D*. 1949. She asks $1,500 alimony and restoration of her former name, Ruby E. Dobier. Rexell A. Boyd is her attorney.

Driver Chased By State Police

PHONE WINNEIU

The Chamber of Coiimierce sponsored "Buy It In Grecncast I le," telephone call will contino until Feb. 24. j’lic list of new ^ winners arc: Mrs. Leslie Hamuker, 310 E. Hanna Street; Mrs Carl E. Johnson, 301 1-2 VV. Wal- | nut St.; Mrs. Marion Underwood. 201 N. Indiana St.; Mrs. Neal Kendall. R F. D. 3; Mrs. Howard Buis, 106 E. 'Popular St.; Mrs. Ann Ensign. 5 E. Poplar S' Each person named will receivj < five dollar gift certificate do nated by the Greeneastle mci

PLANS COMPLETE FOR RED CROSS DRIVE IN COUNTY

Vcnard f. Hutson and Margaret Frances Perry, both of Orcein H.stl".

chants. Some calls have been Devore Harmon, of Advance, made over the county and thesi' was hxlged in the Putnam conn- will be continued through the ty jail Sunday morning by state exchanges of the canity for th: police, charged with drunken week. II may behoove countr\ driving. ; 'oiks to answer their next tele-

It was reported that Harmon's

car hit another auto near Romney and that state [mlice chased him from that place to a short instance north of Greeneastl' where he wrecked Ins machine. Sheriff John Sutherlin sai l i Harmon would be arranged in

the Putnam circuit court. DPU Graduates Killed Sunday FOWLER, Ind.. Feb. 21.

James East, 26 years old, forim i telegraph editor of the Richmond Palladium-Item, and hi wife, Mrs. Anne Phinette East 23. were killed near here Sunda. when their car overturned in a

water-fille I ditch.

The Easts were cn loutq from Richmond to Rockford, III . where he was to start work or, another newspaper tomorrow.

i'hone call with the slogan, it in Greeneastle.”

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Mrs. Berge Wins Local Contest

Mrs. George W. Berge. Green I castle R. 4. was declared the I winner of the Wishbone t'oiitesi j sponsored by the Colonial Halch- , "ries and the Farm Bun n . j Hatchery, under the direction ol ( | Austin Kucher and Tom Men I- ! ricks. As a result of the contest, Mrs. Berge will receive a [ chicken every Sunday during ' March, a turkey for next Thanksgiving, and two tickets to the movie “Chicken Every Sun

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The second prize went to Mrs. c M. Snodgrass of Fillmore, and Raymond I>. Herod, Fillmore It I, was third prize winner.

Honorable mention was received by Mrs. John Cartwright, Greeneastle; Mrs. David S.

State polio ■ said East, drivin north on U. S 52 two m l

oiith of here, apparently went Jones, Greeneastle; Mrs. Edna to sleep and drove off the roa i Gail Shookwi 1* i, Greem a ill ■ onto the soft shoulder where his Mrs. Jessie Shaw, Greeneastle; car overturned in the ditch. Mrs. Clara A. McCullough, Clov-

I "rrlaJe; Mrs. Audrey Staley, Police were unable to determine whether death resulted from injuries or drowning. The automobile was loaded with household furnishings.

East had worked for the Pal-ladium-Item as night telegiapll editor for one year. Mis. East was employed at the Morrison- j Reeves Library at Richmond. Both were graduates of DePauw |

University.

j Cloverdale; Mrs. Faye Powell. Clovcrdale; Mrs. Audra Bond Burks, Greeneastle, and C. M

Snodgrass, Fillmore.

Judges of the contest were Mrs. Francis l^ane, Miss Lucil. Smith and James M. Oliver.

Mrs. East was graduated Iron DePauw in June. 1947. and East completed graduation re quirements in renniHiy, 1948. Mrs. East was a inei her ol Alpha Chi Omega, and was a cheer leader for four years. East, a member of'Fhi I'-elta Theta fraternity, had served on the DePauw staff, edited a chapter newspaper, ami was a member of Gamma Iota.

Roofing Firm Buys Tin Shop It was announced Monday llio the General Roofing ,v Sidu ing Company of Brazil, head' I by John Pell, had purchased lb Russell Boswell tin shop on eaM Columbia street. The transaction was completed the past weekend. As result of the deal, the firm will establish a local headquarters in the tin shop which will also be use I for storage purposes.

TIGER CUBS REMEMBER TOMMY SUTHERLIN

HAIStMAN LINTS QUOTAS FOR TOWNSHIPS; GOAL SET AT $4,500

VISIT IN SAN DIEGO Through a news item in The 'Daily Banner received in San Deigo, Calif., a group of Putnam County people got together for a visit. They were Mr. and Mrs. Kay Eteheson formerly of Bainbridge and Greencastle, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Surber of Greeneastle and Mrs. Eva Jotoc and Pauline Hurst of Bellr; Union. Mr. and Mrs. Eteheson are operating a restaurant in San Diego.

la,is J. Arnold, general chairman of the 1949 Red Cross fund campaign to be held in Putnam county from March 1 to 31, tuday announced the completion of •i county wide organization to any the campaign to all resilenls ol the county. “W'c have as workers in every ommunity in the county men ind women of known ability,” he general chairman stated, and every citizen will be given m opportunity to help support In many humanitarian services of the Red Cross.’’ The theme of the annual fund ippeal will be, "You, too, can lelp thlinigli Red Cross’’ Among the volunteer workers, who will participate in the cam•aign, arc the following: Frank oopi i. (’iinton township, Ralph Fry Rial L. E. MichaFI, Cloverale township: Mrs. Rex Crask my I Mrs Earl Sutherlin, Floyd township; Mrs. Claude Crosby, Engi ne 1). Hutchins and Mrs. John B. Williams, Franklin township; Mrs. Grafton Longden, Sr. Mrs. Thud Jones and Albert Shiny, Greeneastle township: 'ti J B. Hooker and Chauncoy !. Siitlii'iliii, Jackson township: Mrs. Walter DePew and Dora G. I’m bar I. Jefferson township: In'.us Walker and Mrs. Ivan tuark, Madison township; Earl ihinti'ii ind Marion Sears. Maiion township; C. E. Steward, Monroe township; Mrs. Floyd Gardnei and Rudolph Fordic*, Russell township; Harold Boesen in I Mi Allison Bridges, Warii'ii township; Mrs. Frank Jav"■ll and Robert Lewis, Washing-

ton township.

For the twenty-sixth consecutive yeai the Delta Theta Tau sorority will canvass the resi lent ial districts of GrecnrasUc ity. Mrs. Waller Ballard, sor- ■ rity president said today that workers are being assigned to the various districts, and that the assignments will tie announci d within the next few days. Sam T. Hanna has been name i chairman of the group of workers who will carry the Red Cross appeal to the business and inlust rial section.; ol the city. He Aill be assisted by the following II II Hrooks. Jr Ernest H. Col ns. J. J Eitel, Robert P. Hahn, l A. Kleckner, W. D Mayhall. \li Joe McCord. Harley F dill i. H ied A Pease, Mrs. S. M Sloner, Willard Sunkel and Mrs

T. G. Yuncker.

On the DePauw University ampun Alpha Phi Omega frat '■rnity, under the leadership o) its president. Robert Buis of Anderson, will canvass the stu lent body, and !)i Wayne Gra' .lull contact the faculty and ai ministrativc staff. Pulliam county's goal of $4500 uis been broken into township )in,I as as follows:

’Iinton township

$ 85.00

3ovei dale township

275 1

Floyd township

1001

•Yanklin township

.100.0

Greencastle towrsliip

125.01

Jackson township

90.00

(cffeison township

125.0

Ma lison township

75 0

Marion township

175.Of

Monroe township

200.00

Russell township

175.00

Warren township

110 00

Va .!nn”tnii township

165.00

ireencaxtle City

2500.00

BULLETINS INDIANAPOLIM, Krh. 21.— (INS)—The ladiana state Senate today defeated a proposed amendment to the constitution which would have lengthened tinsessions of the General Assemh). The Senate also passed the measure calling for the licensing of real estate agents and Republican leaders demanded faster action ii|M,n apppropriation hills In the assembly. Ky a vote of 40 to H, the House-pawed measure to eliminate the HI-day time limit on the legislature and allow the members of both houses to fix the length and fix their own salaries uas defeated. In a statement to Governor Henry K. Sehricker, .lohn Van Ness, G. O. I’, floor leader, pointed out that there are hut two weeks remaining in the current legislative session and "not a single piece of major legislation embodying a large outlay of stale funds, exiept the veterans bonus, has reached the Senate, Van Ness asked for Immediate action ii|hiii the budget hill and other appropriation measures.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— (INS)—I'resident Truman asked Congress today for an appropriation of 50 million dollars to fi nance a Latin-American aid program under his “point four" plan of assisting underdeveloped areas of the world. The money would he used ovei a five year period beginning July 1950 to aid Latin Ameriea in public health, sanitation, education and agricultural development. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— (INS)—Over one hundred uarxhips, several hundred planes and 35,000 men are pariieipating in the nation’s largest peace time maneuvers since the war.

Art Roberts. Greeneastle high school senior a nd Tiger Cuo center, is shown presenting the bail used in the G H. S. - Broad Ripple game Friday night, to Tommy Sutherlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Onl Sutherlin. Young Sutherlin who *a trie ken with polio last summer, would have been a member "f this year's senior class. He witiussci. f hc tilt from a wheel chair and there was not a more loyal Cub fan in the local gymnasium tha n Tommy The presentation of the ball came as s c-.-npiate surprise to him.

C. of C. Member List Is Growing M ■ tuber.ship in the Chamber of Con. i cree continues to grow. A list of new members todate are: Cox & Mathews Insurance Agency, Kenneth Harris, Indiana Gas A. Water Co., J. F. Cannon Co., White Cleaners, Art Furni lure Store, Chet's Cafeteria. Colonial Hatcheries, Culllgan Soft Water Co., Fleenors Drug St ires, Gould Drive-In. Haniil ton B'okstore. Horace Link Co. Kimball Larkin, Hobby Handi i rafts, Rector Funeral Home Stop ’N Shop Grocery Store, Van Buskirk Grocery, Staub Plumf ing fa.. Motor Freight Corporation, High Point Oil Co., Holly’ Friendly Service.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21 — (INS)—The 10-day parali/.iiig tie-up of Philadelphia's bus, trolley and subway lines Is officially oxer.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 — (INS)—II has been learned tha( the closely-guarded draft of the pro|Hised North Atlantic Alliance would carry the U. S. to the brink of a “shooting war” if any member of the alliance were attacked.

WASHINGTON, Fell. 21.— (INS)—House Republican Leader Joe Martin say (hat GOP legslators may attempt to force a /otc on his hill to repeal Marlime excise taxes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— (INS)—Congress today passed ind sent to the White House egislation extending for 28 months President Truman's uithorlly to control American ■xports.

PATM AN ( ITY, Feb. 21 — (INS)—Pope Pills Nil has re iflrmed the Vatican's rejection f the "totalitarian price for tnl ranee," Mhieh he said would re ucc (all'olli ism to “servth' imldlfy."

COX TO REMAIN AS CHAIRMAN OF PUTNAM DEMOS SAYS HE HAS NO REASON OR INTENTION OF GIVING UP LEADERSHIP

Donald Cox, Putnam County Democratic chairman, issued the following statement to The Daily Banner: < No, I'm not resigning as County Chairman of the Democratic party. I’ve had no such Intention in spite of rumors to the contrary. There Is no reason Mhy I should even consider resigning." The statement was issued as a result of definite reports circulated Friday that Mr. Cox would resign as county chairman and that he would issue a formal statement over the week-end. This statement should set at rest the rumors going around for two weeks that there would be an upheaval politically as a result of the no gambling ban issued by John T. Sutherlin, Putnam county sheriff. ■MASON HALL ELECTS

Carol Crooker, Glen Ellyn. 111., has been elected president of Mason Hall. DePauw University hall of residence, for the next two semesters. Other officers include Carol Firchau, Hammond, vice-president; Joan Foster, Evanston. HI., treasurer; Jean Porterfield, Chatsworth, III . seeletary; Jean Smith, Maywood, 111., house manager; Barbara Nelson, Chicago, III, assistant social chairman; Helen Donahoe, Gary, social chairman; Ellen Hoisington, Rochelle, 111., Association of Women Students council, and Mary Jane Garber, Peru, Women’s Recreation Association representative. 72 Entries In 1949 Calf Club

WASHINGTON. Peb. 21 — INS)— Spcnker Rayburn D, ex., today blocked an at temp* iy Kcp. K.inkin D., Miss., to call p his veterans pension hill in he lionise for a vote. Rankin asked Mint the hill to ive veterans of both iverld uars iMithly pensions of $91) at the go of 65 he called up under suspension of House rules. Rayburn deelined to recognize Rankin for the purpose of sns ,>onding the rules. Recognition • or this procedure is uilhin tin ■imaker's discretion.

Registered beef cattle breed trs and 4-H Club members of Putnam County have enrolled 72 of their 1948 calves in I ho Hoosier Go| ( | Medal Calf Club. These calves that make their required gain when weighed in July will compete for medals in the local County Fair Show in August. Bull and steer calves ar" required to gain two pounds per day plus a seventy pound birtli weight and heifer i alves are required to gain only one and imehalf pounds per day to be eligible for show. Breeders and club members in this beef rattle educational activity include Ray and Gerald Clodfelter, Harry McCabe and Son, David L. Grimes and Son, J. E and Wendell Brattain, Max Zaring and Guy Clones all having Shorthorns, Walter Dorsett, James F Robbins, Richard Lee <fline, Helen Mae Allen and Peggy Schulz with Angus cattle and Paul McGaughey and Son with Herefords. Leading sires of the beef breeds compete In the Get-of-Slre Gold Medal Activity to determine the outstanding producer of Gold Medal Calves over the state. Entries from Putnam County include Harry McCabe's Shorthorn herd sire Prince Rothes, Ray and Gerald Clodfelter's herd bull. Glatwyn Sensation and J. E Brattain <Sr Son's Lynnwood 'Proud Vidlor 5th.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 — (INS)—The government todn.r tightened export oontrols over ah meat and meat products Im-ohiisi id u drop in domestic supplies. CANTON. Feb. 21 (INS)—Act nig i ivsldcjit Li TsiAig-.IGn of hiliu Is reported to be striving > avert a new crisis which hrealms China’s divldixl Nationlist government. LI has made n Iraniatic (light from Nanking to anton, reportedly to negxdtafi vibh I’render Sun Fo and othei leaders of the Chinuae cabinet ind try to bring them inb> Hue •vith his policies.

5 Todays Weather W It and • > local Tomperatui* 9 Mostly cloudy today with pos sible light snow or freezing lain in west-central section. Partly cloudy tonight. Increasing cloudiness and warmer tomorrow. High today 36 north to 44 south. Low tonight 30 north to 36 south.

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