The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 March 1949 — Page 4

THE DAILY BANNER, GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, bATURDAY, ttARCH 26, 1949.

Coatesville-March 26.1948

Pictures Taken Year Ago Recall Tornado Disaster

MC.VKin C OM Ml \ ITS W AS SCKNK OF \ MAIOK CATASTHOI’HK The Daily Baum i pictures, re-produ-ed on th.s page, vividly recall the Good Friday tornado

| which struck the town of Coate.i I ville shortly after 5 p. m. just ' me year ago today. More than j til teen persons, young and old. died as result of the storm thet razed the Hendricks county community, only a few miles | east of th • Putnam county line. | But. despite the loss of life; the | suffering of the scores of injured and the property damage which j ran into thousands of dollars. C'oatesville's survivors have gone I bravely about the task of rebuilding in the twelve short

months since the tornado. It was the supper hour for the majority of Coatesville’s residents when the storm struck. What had been a quite, farming com nunity. in the matter of n few minutes was turned into the scene of a major disaster. Business buildings, churches and homes were leveled by the tornado. Huge ti es were uprooted and twisted and shredded. So. - tions of sidewalks and concrete foundations were moved by the terrific force of the storm Costesville was quiet after ths tornado but it was a numbed silence brok n only at intervals by hysterical crying and th:

heavy rain.

Oter half of the town was in the path f the storm which foiled in from the southwest on r« mile mice strip across this coun-

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Stunned citizens of the town began searching the debris for victims. Word of the disaster was flashed to surrounding towns and cities and - a sympathetic state responded, Ambulances. a fire tibick. and scores d volunteers left at once from

Greencastle to aid In whatever way possible. The Putnam county hospital staff was alerted and all local physicians worked throughout the night administc ring to the injured who were brought here. Several DePau v university houses of residence were thrown open for use by the storm refugees. State police, various Indiana relief agencies, miltary person- i r.el from Fort Benjamin Harrison and city policemen from In dsanapolis were soon oi\ the scene, assisting Coateaville residents in locating their dead and letting their injured to havers *'f safety where they could receive medical attention.

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The tornado first dipped into Indiana at Ashcrville, south of Brazil. It then lifted and struck the Wiley Marf farm on road 4.T just south of U. S. 10. It then swept along the National Highway but veered in a nonneaster ly d'rection before reaching Mi Meridian It roared over th Greencastle-S 1 ilesville road, b) - assing Fiiimore to the east, and then dipped down on Coatesville 'he storm also did heavy damige at Hadley and Danville inaliy subsiding after hitting 'ortvi'le. It took a toll of life in Vshervillc, C' .“.teuviilc, I!adl r, y Danville an 1 Fortville. Putnarc ’ minty sustained connidarab' image but fortunately no live, •ere lost. , The night of Good Friday, March 26. 1049. will never be forgotten by thos# wno went to 'oatesville after learning of the

catastrophe.

Bi t fiom the wreckage of the disaster, a new and more pro- , gresnve Coatesville is in the making. In tru' 1 American spirit, its citizen:-:, drawn closer togeUier by the storm, are workj ng in wholehearted cooperation to make this project a reality. Much has been done during : the past year and much more , | will be accomplished in another |

year.

Coatsville is definitely on the j move and the community’s proI gnss is being watched with ; sincere interest not only its Indiana neighbors but by an entire nation of friendly folks.

Spring rains often spot plain color rayons and silks and nibbing may be the remedy, say.-t Miss Meta Martin, extension clothing specialist. Purdue University. All-over designs are much less likely to show splashes. , Simply rubbing between the hands with the fingernail mav remove water spots. This is particularly true on crepe .reaves. If the garment ispressed with a slightly damp press ■loth, the spo's often disappear. Water marks fabric in dif

ferent ways. Miss Martin explains. A •Ting" is caused by dissolving the finish ih* th ‘ goods and this dislodged substance spreads to the dry edge of the spot. The spots will look different from the rest of the area when the drop of water shrinks the fabric. Dull spots may often appear because the sheen has been removed. Spots cost difficult to remove are caused by the finish or dressing. In that case eithe steam and press, or wash the garment. Color often runs when water spotting occurs. This free dye stains the garment. Labels on non-washablc dresses and coat linings gurantee against water spotting. Many labels give full directions as to care.

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Lewi*' Ceoie-Work Reduce* Above Ground Cool Supply

lower Stockpile Would Aid 1 Miners in Next Bargaining

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Special to Central Press TT'ASHINGTON—There is more than meets the eye in John L ?\ Lewis' cease-work order to eastern soft coal miners. This time, the beetle-browed union chief has signaled a double play (1) to defeat the appointment of James Boyd as chief of the United States Bureau of Mines, and (2) to cut the nation's coal sup-

ply above ground

The second—unannounced, but more important, aim—will put tlv

United Mine Workers in a better bargaining posi tion when their contract with the mine operator!

comes up for renewal June 30

A* long as there is coal available. Lewis stand, little chance of getting what he wants in a new agreement It has been estimated that present coal above ground will last about 60 days. A two-week work stoppage, however, will cut that supply to 46 days. However, the very fact that no coal is being mined to replace that already above ground and used during the "protest stand" means that this 60-day supply will fade

away much more rapidly.

Instead of ending with a supply good for 46 days after the stoppage, the nation will more likely have only between 30 and 40 days' supply

on hand.

With such a comparatively low coal pile ready for shipment, tha operators will more than likely be ready to llattn to Mr Lewis'

demands.

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• DOUBLE OR NOTHING—Veteran political expert* say that Senator Claude Pepper (Dl. Florida, is staking his political future on the hope of winning the vice presidency in 1952 His opposition to the southern filibuster against a gag rule may well mark the turning point in the fiery southerner's political career Whether he becomes an ex-senator or goes on to the vice presidency hinges largely on the Florida Senate election next year Pepper, the politicos point out. has flown in the face of the southern states rights bloc, which heretofore has used the filibuster as its chief weapon against President Truman's Civil Rights program In so doing, the law-maker la also risking defeat when he comes up for re-election. Sentiment In the Gator State is atrong against the Civil Rights program and generally supports the filibuster Those who know say that Pepper may loae in 1950. If Pepper can make a come-back in his home state, however, there Is little doubt but that he would be under consideration as vice presidential material when the Democrats hold their national con-

vention in 1952. • * • •

• CLOSED ISSUE—Civil Rights legislation appears to be doomed

—at least for this session of Congress.

The southern senators' victory in their filibuster to save filibustering means that the administration will be unable to push any Civil

Rights measure through the Senate.

Although the filibuster actually was aimed at preventing adoption

of a new Senate gag rule, the underlying issue throughout the talkfejft was the Civil Rights issue. Now that the Dfxie bloc has scored a victory, it Is unlikely that the administration will even bring up the Civil Rights question. However, if it does, the leadership can't hope for success, for the southerners will talk the legislation to death.

In defeating one of the Democratic campaign pledges, the southerners also slowed down action on European recovery funds, rent

control and other points in the Truman program.

It looks as If all that resulted from the administration’s antifilibuster campaign was a sloudown in its whole legislative schedule.

MAYOR Dorothy McCullough Lee of Portland, Ore., presides at a session of the Conference of Mayors In Washington, where 600 mayors and other officials of 251 of the nation's largest cities nr: talking problems. (International!

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YOU’RE Unlucky! FOUR RESCUED BY HELICOPTER

A SAOA OP HEROISM unfolded at Maryville, Tenn., with rescue of four Detroit, Mich., air travelers from a gnnw-covered, wlntl-swept mountain after 60 hours’ foodless exposure beginning with crash of their plane. It took Stephen Walker two days’ walking to reach help for the Injured, beleaguered party. Then a wartime B-17 pilot, J. N. Newcomb, Glendale, Cal., eet a small helicopter down four times in a email clearing hacked out by the lost fliers. One at a time Newcomb flew out Mr. and Mre. Fred Hall, pilot Jamee Hardy, 23. and Orville Rich, 38. They were taken to a hospital at Maryville. All the men praiaed Mre. Hardy, 40, who, though she suffered a broken Jaw, kept up their spirits with her nursing care. “I had to keep up my epirlta for the sake of the men,” she said, relating how she carried water to them In an aluminum suitcase. (International)

Sti-phen W'slkrt

YOU THINK you've had It tough mmetimes? Listen to Frau Ottille Wesphal, 7I-year-old Berliner employed to clear rubble In the shadow of the Brandenburg Gate. She lost her husband in World War I. Post-war inflation wiped out her savings, but she finally accumulated funds to open a small bakery in 1928. The Nazis took tar* of that in 1934. closing the shop -for political reasons.” trail Wesphal then became a scrubwoman. Came World War | II. An Allied bomb destroyed her | >.ome u.id her only son was killed at Stalingrad, (International)

Airs. Fred Hall Is helped to ambulance.