The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 4 June 1949 — Page 4

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THE DAILY BANNtR, DREENCASTLE INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1949.

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By WILLIAM tITT

A NOTED MEDICO, noting #h» change of seasons, corn s up with the ailvlcc that for summer we should do nothing but easy work Like, say, lying down In a hammock to keep it from blowing away?

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Not until t^e family installed Us television set did we realize we ''ad so many close friends, ages five to 15.

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Four Londoners plan to toko a taxi tab trip to Rome and return. Must be planning a European traffic light survey.

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In England a 125-ycar-old parrot has laid an egg. That's

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a pretty advanced age at which to begin learning about the foibles of the latest generation

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Women lawyers in England to wear traditional wigs—headline. Bet they'll try to change the hair-do.

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Toronto scientists ore developing a mechanical brain. It should be capable of some spark-ling thoughts.

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Now that vaudeville is coming back let's hope the younger generation doesn't develop the phobia \vc had—fear of getting socked by a stray Indian club.

HEARTSTRINGS TUG FOR GEN. CLAY

IN THERE PITCHING AGAIN

FILLING one of the vacancies on the Atomic Energy Commission, Gordon Dean (center) of Vista, Cal., takes his oath of office in Washington as administered by Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson of the U. S. Supreme Court. Associate Justice Stanley Reed witnesses the brief ceremony. fInternational)

A LIFE SAVED—IF ONLY A PUP’S

NOBODY WAS HAPPIER to see Gen. Lucius D. Clay return to his Marietta, Ga., home than 88-year-old Rubin Johnson, Clay family servant who knew the general as a boy and hugs him with affection of a lifetime of association. (InternationalSoundphoto)

EVERYWHERE THEY GO —

FIRE RESCUE DRAMA in a lumberyard blaze In Brooklyn, N. Y., Involved a pup, but firemen rescued it as well as another puppy. Fireman William Mattlnger, holding the little fellow, is helped out of wreckage by fellow firefighters (International)

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-By BENNETT CERF-

THEIR WEDDING Friday, May 27, Is world news so everywhere Rita Hayworth, the Hollywood actress, and Prince Aly Khan go they draw attention. The two were on their way to an art exhibition at Cannes, France, when the photographer stopped to shoot their pic^ ture—and the residents stopped to look. (International)

BERNARD BARUCH tolls tho story about the family up in ' * Rochester that had the same cook for 20 years (those were the days!). While she was off on a holiday, her employers decided to give her a pleasant surprise. They had her room completely refurnished and redecorated. The cook was surprised, all right. It developed that her life savings— $12,000 in cash — had been hidden in her old mattress. By great good fortune, the mattress was recovered, and her nest egg found intact Her employers upbraided her for her medieval habits, and persuaded her with the greatest difficulty to deposit her $12,000 in a local bunk. Then, bingo' The market collapsed, the bank closed, and the family was left without a penny. 'What ran I say'’" the white-faced husband told the cook. "Thia la >11 our fault, aad if.it's the last thing I do. I'm going to make good on that $12,000 I lost for you." •Don t gjve it another thought," said the cook. "I Just deposited ttiat money in the bank to make you happy. I drew it out agaia i5 minutes later." Copvnaht. 1919. by Bennrtt Cert. Dlitrlbutrd by King Feature! Syndlcaio.

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IF SOUTHEAST ASIA FALLS TO REDS, JAPAN, INDIA WILL BE NEXT

COMMUNISTS IN JAVA SPUR NATIVE WARFARE AGAINST DUTCH RULE

WHEN AND WHERE lo try to atop Communtsm'a aweep southward In Asia Is a problem the U. S. la trying to Ugure out as Chinese Reds advance farther and farther. Naming of W. Walton Butterworth of Louisiana aa asaistant aecretary of State for Far Kastern affaira may tend to gel the fluid aitution. Southeaat Asia, rich In raw materials and teeming with people, la at atake. Problem la whether to try to halt Iba Communlata In China or at the aouthern borders. Nations auch aa tha Netherlands, England and Franca, all with extensive aconomlc tntereata tn Asia, ara being sounded aut

CLUE TO SHOTGUN binsting ol UAW Educational Director Victor Reuther in Detroit, Mich is supplied by bus driver Robert W Johnson (above), who told policr that on a special run at 11:30 p. m. the night of the shooting he saw two men rapidly crossing the Street near the Reuther home and "there was a powder blue 1942 Ford parked tn front of the home, so cloaa to tha crosswalk 1 thought... no one would leave it there over night" (International)

CITING TOTAL of 1,259,081 coal miners he says have been killed or Injured In 19 years, John L. Lewis takes the stand before a Senate labor subcommittee in Washington to plead for a strengthened federal mine safety law. He asked that federal Inspectors be empowered to close mines found to be dangerous. (International Soundphoto)

HAVE QUESTIONS FOR LILIENTHAL

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QUIZ MASTER at a Washington hearing by tile congressional atomic energy committee of charges of "incredible mismanagement" ny AEC Chief David E. Lilienthal will be Senator Bourkc B. Hickenlooper (R). Iowa (left). He Is discussing scheduling of his extensive quiz session with Uie committee chairman, Senator Brien McMahon (D), Connecticut. (International Soundphoto*

Defense Secretary Johnson was a Consol-idated-Vultee director.

JToyd It. Odium, who controls C'onsolidatrdYultce, B - 36 maker.

Air Secretary Stuart Symington, accused of “irregularities."

real estate transfers Walter L. Tinohrr, ctux to Charlea V. Chestnut dux land in Marion Twp $1. James E. Griffin, dux to George F. Gandolf dux land hi Jackson Tw r p. $1. Joseph C. Hlnote ctux to Garnet D. Callahan, dux Im I in Washington Twp. $1. Roy E. Blue dux to Paul Blue, land in Greene astir T • $1. Jane Farmer Hayes to Win. ( faring ctux land in GreencanU.Twp, $1.

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ONE "SCHOOIBOY" who Isn't glad vacation time is at W year-old Lewis Rich, oldest college stuuent In Amtri* students wave to him as he leaves Bergen Junior colltg*. N. J, at end of his first year. He likes campus life, (/ok' 1

WAITING FOR DIVORCE FROM AC

Vinson orders Rep. James E. Van /.andt predicts Symington "Investigation." will quit post to head a “hugo aircraft combine." « . ^ - ■ • •

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The giant B-36 bomber. Air Force has 78, and Just adding Jet enginea would cost $2,509,000 each, a $183,000,000 contract Air Secretary W. Stuart Symington, Defense Secretary Louis John•on, and millionaire Industrialist Floyd B. Odium tn contract "irregularit.es in the B-36 bomber program has been set to open June 7 by Rep. Carl Vinson (D). Georgia, chairman of the House Aimed Service* committee. Van Zandt wants to probe reports that Syminaton will resign to head “a huge combine" as soon as Congress approve* 1950 budget fund* for more B-3«s'. Terming the reports obviously . . . false." Symington welcomed probe (Internation.n

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IN IAS VEGAS, NiV„ to take up resldenc* ^ divorce, Nora Eddington Flynn, tfife of film aclu ry ,in|« herself on the ground* of a hotel. She plan* ljont i Haymes, according to report*. (Inter