The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 June 1949 — Page 1
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THE DAILY BANNER "IT WAVES FOR ALL" 1
ME FIFTY-SEVEI
RCENT E SEEN IN [ASSESSING I HKDHTIfiW FOR N XV I NOKK NEW TAX SETUP
mg
the
instruction assessors
or township
alternoon, the general s ( ,f opinion was Uiat isessment program for tv as a whole will mean 30 per cent increase 5 ed valuation for prop-
ers in 1951.
-acre farm in Grecnwnslup was taken as an undn tl'e new setup. is now assessed at ) U t an-Ur the re-tisses-tdule it will be approxijll.OOO The house and new assessed at $1,500. He ie-assessinent pro-
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1949.
Single Copy 5 Cents
NO. 219
HITCH-HIKER HURT
State police at the Putna nville Post Wednesday morning were investigating a reixirt that a hitch-hiker had been struck by an auto on road 43 just south ot the Owen-Putnam county line. It .vas said the injured man w as picked up by the Owen j county sheriff and taken to Spencer after a report had been received at the Putnamvill. Post. The hitch-hiker was said to havi suffered a severe cut on the back of his neck.
Chas. Webb Dies In California
Word has been received here of the death of Charles Webb, 85, a former resident, in KiverakU . California, o«i June 21. Thei Daily Press, of Riverside,
says:
Charles Webb, former publishi er and advertising man, died it
barn alone will be us- ^ his home, 3332 Second Street. He t approximately $1,100. | and Mrs. Webb would have cele-
brated their 63rd wedding anni-
versary next month.
Born in Decatur County, Ind Mr. Webb came from Greenca tie, Ind , to Riverside in 1P2.'>. He worked for years with the A. N. Marquis Co., publishers of Who’s Who in America. In a venture of his own, he published Famous Living Americans in 1914. a work which has been carried into a second seies recently by his daughter and son-in-law. » He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Griffin Webb, 83, and a daughter, Mrs. Lcnore Webb Huff, 1308'Lyman Place, Los Angeles. Both he and Mrs. Webb were active in the First
Methodist church.
se was not measured in
iple case.
er case is that of a 3 ini home, now assessed A bathroom and some cabinets have been added < r the new tax schedule, san ut is approximately lank Cooper, county asaid that $22,504 has been iated for the re-assess-•rrk This cost may run twice that amount bejob is completed he said, castle will have eight, en and two clerks. This nil have sixty days in io complete the re-asses-to four field men will do Sk in the other twelve
Ipa of tlie county.
«-assessing rata must nc L i| by the county assessor ?il 1, 1950. Then the new in. . will be entered for
in 1951.
ric Sign
Causes Blaze
which was believed to tarted Horn an electric Wc the window at the It Sales room on north n street, called out the ^ailment at five o’clock fry morning and again
(seven o'rioek.
llama :. was confined to rth-wi ,t corner of the S and j few items, inefuderal rolls of binder twine were ..tored directly
Jt’'re the fire started, the nlding the frame section of
ildm;; ,i. well as the ceilthat particular section,
'fable water soaked the
as well as equtixnent en
■'■'’i ami under where the
iarted.
Rader Attended 64th Conference
ices Held
For Chas. King 1 ra l 1 1 vices for Charles were held Wednesday at m. from the Rector Fun°mo R t % Ralph Saund1 In charge. Burial wasain We cemetery. Pallbearers Merle Lisby, Donald Lear, Hoik!. , Roy White, Dallas
<"’d Wilbur Bee.
TIUI-I.K a NOTICE
the at •
""'lav, June 30th, is ( <lf, y that farmers can
f to have corn sealed or g’T asnig agreements with the
wlity Credit Corporation.
0 Years Ago
* OREUNCABTLa
tty Handy and Jimmy Bame r underwent tonsil opera- ■' at the county hoafrital. :Us Genevieve Daggy and Gilbert D. Rhea were unitln marriage at the home of bride by Father J. J. MulMorrison and family " l ,he Pythian Home in
ayette.
°"l»n Sayers was a visitor In
ago.
Sixty-four consecutive Indiana Conferences of the MMhodist church that’s the record of the Rev. W. S. Rader, retired minister now living in Greencastle. And to Rev. Rader, Bloomington is his “old stomping grounds,’’ for he was born and grew up out hear Unionville. He remembers riding to town with his father on top of a load of poplar lumber to be sold m Showers Factory. Eighty-eight-year-old Rev. Rader still remembers his amazement when his father pointed out the old College building, home of Indiana University, and how the little boy of four wondered how men could build such a big build-
un- | *"K-
The life of this still-agile man has been full of the people and happenings of Indiana and Methodism. He attended the old Asbury College, now DePauw University. and after his mother’s death, his father moved to Greencastle to be near Ids stu-
dent son.
It was In 1885 that Rev. Rader attended his first Conference. Of the 13 men admitted to the Conference in that year, he and Rev. John H. Karns, retired minister living in Richmond, are the only survivors. Rev. Karns planned to come to this Conference but couldn’t make it. From that first Conference and his entrance Into its list of 1 ministers, the list of his charges I grew and grew. In 1885, it was ! Linton .and he added such names 1 as Madison, Aurora, Lawrencoburg and Franklin. It was at Franklin that his wife died and after her death, he went bark to Greencastle to live with his two sisters there. They have died since, -and Rev. Rader is the* only member of the im"mediate family left. He has a foster daughter, Ellen Hawkins, who lives with him. With his 64th Conference,weU under way, Rev. Rader Is looking forward to marking that 65th next year. It wouldn’t be Conference without him.— Blooming-
ton Herald.
LADIES WERE HONOR GUESTS OF LIONS CLUB 13 ATTENlDUil DINNER MEETING MONDAY AT NKVL.Wo I-ODGK Cloverdale Lions Club’s regular meeting was held at Skyland Lodge Monday night, June 27, at 7:30. It was ladies night with 72 persons present. Besides the wives of the Lions, the following were guests: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan, Adrain, Mich.; Mr. an I Mrs. Victor Duncan. Gosport; Mrs. Maude Knoy, Cloverdale; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewer, Cloverdale; Miss Meryl Michael, Greencastle: Miss Florence Foster, Cloverdale; Janice Vaughn, Marilyn and Margaret Currie, Byron McCullough, all of Clovi" -
dale.
A very bounteous meal was enjoyed. Evoryone appreciated the beautiful setting of Skyland Lodge and the large spacious dining room and the courteous service given. Lion Knoll, poet laureate of the club, recited several original poems of local color and Lionesses Mrs. Herschel Knoll and Mrs, Estel Cook each read an original poem to show Lion Knoll that women, too, possessed rhyming ability. The climax ot the evening was a humorous discussion of “The Bare Facts of Life” by Prof. H. G. Enterline of Indiana University. The “Bare Facts of Life” proved to be just •‘Bald Heads." Cloverdale Lions Club has elected the following otficers for
1949-50:
President, Joe Currie 1st vice president, O. B. Foster 2nd vice president, Millard
Vaughn.
3rd vice president, Ralph Fry. Secretary, F. G. Hurst. Treasurer, Sam McCoy. Tail Twisters, Blanchard Ketcheni and Glenn Allender. Lion Tamers, John Whitaker
and L. E. Michael.
Directors: one year term, Leonard Mann and Dr. Clyde Gray; two year term, Ira Knoll
and Estes Duncan.
Costly Fire At Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CIT Y, June 29
(UP) Clouds of odorous smoke billowed today from the ruins of a huge cold storage plant destroyed by tiro with a property
loss of almost $2,000,000.
Flames still ate through tons of poultry and randy that had
been stored in the plant.
At least 20 firemen, including ftv. officers, were injured slightly or overcome by the thick smoke rolling through the big bull ling. All were released
nft< i first aid treatment.
Damage to the plant, owned
by the Utah lee and
Company, was
president Albert Hahn at more than $1,750,000 but Superintendent N F. Hecker said the estimat. "probably will have to be
revised upward.
■MAN DROWNED GARY, June 29. —(UP) An outboard motorboat capsized ou Lake Michigan off Marquette Beach yesterday, drowning I-or-en Shoaf, 20, East Chicago. Gene Grimbcl, 20, East Chicago, swam bshore, and another passu iger, Walter Hayes, 30. Hammond, was rescued by his brother, Wil-
liam.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
TERRE HAUTE, June 29.— • UP) Joseph Woodruni, 21, a Vigo cunty farmer, was struck and killed last night by a lightning bolt as he plowed a field. He was dead upon arrival at St.
Anthony's hospital.
DROWNS IN ( REEK
GIRLS HAD MISHAP
Storag"
estimated by
Czech Primate Is Prisoner, Belief
j-HAGUE. CZBOHOSLO-
29 (UP)—Arch-
bitter and Czechoslo-
CHARLESTOWN, June 29. (UP) Irwin E. Simms, Charlestown, drowned in a creek two mills north of here while attempting to help three girls who got into deep water. Wagner Resigns From U. S. Senate WASHINGTON, June 29 (UP) Robert F. Wagner’s name will be struck from the United States Senate rolls today or tomorrow and the second greatest New Dealer of them all will retire to private life. Robert F., Jr., yesterday announced lus lather's resignation as senior senator from New York. Not since the spring of 1947 had the ill old gentleman appeared in the Senate to participate in its business. Through his boy, Wagner njade a brave statement that friends urged him to remain in harness, but he acknowledged now that his turn had come to “step down.” Wagner is 72 and a veteran of more than 22 years in the Senate. New York state will elect his successor next November. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey doubtless will name someone to serve until that time. Former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman appears to be the Democratic choice to seek Wagner’s scat in November if h will make the race. There 1m been talk too, of Robert F., Jr., and of Franklin I*. Roosevelt, Ji . now the freshman member of the House and the bearer of a mag c
name.
Dewey will name a Republican It may be Lt. Gov. Joseph Ha iley, who also is likely to be the Republican candidate in November for Wagner's seat. VFW Dads Will Elect July 6th Permanent officers of the Fathers' Auxiliary of VFW Post j550 will be elected next Wednesday night, July 6. at the Gen. Jesse M. Lee Post Home. Plans are also underway for i joint meeting with the Ve’erans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary on Sunday, July 21. Formal presentation of the Dad’s charter and installation of officers will highlight the occasion. State and district VFW officials will be present and participate in the program. Old Fire Truck Goes To Garage
Two young ladies suffered slight injuries late Tuesday afternoon when the Chevrolet automobile in which they were riding overturned on road 36
near Union Chapel.
Milzi Ann Alexander, 1^, \vu ; the driver of Ihc car, and Barbara Ciltz 15, was her companion. Rector's ambulance was summoned and brought the gir'. to the Putnam county hospital. They were able to return home with their parents Tuesday
/
evening. Anti-Reds Hurl Charges At Russ BERLIN, June 29- (UP) West Berlin's anti-Coinniunist railway union today accused the Russians of welshing on their guarantee of no reprisals against letiirning railway strikers. Heinz Bracht, head of Ihe union, said the Soviet-controlled railway management nad fired 25 strikers and toid HO others they must work in the Soviet zone of Germany instead of Berlin if they want to Keep their jobs. Some 10,000 west Berlin rail'* way workers called off thei’.9 day strike yesteroay and reported for work alter receiving a no-reprisal guarantee from the Russians and a joint eust-wefi*. promise of 10)0 per cent of their pay in West German murks. Bracht said he was awaiting further reports from union locals in the American, British and French zones before taking any ’action.” He did not say wnether the union is contemplating resuming the strike. But tie condemned the railway management’!-' action as a "clear violation” of the agreement which ended the strike.
KEN HARRIS
WRITES FROM . ..
FORT COLLINS K 'J S . .
500 In Shanghai
COUNTY AGENT ENROLLED AT COLORADO A. A M.
FOR 3 WEEKS
EXTRA!
Couple Held In Lake Mystery
VAKIA, June
bishop Jomd Benin outspoken foe of
DKOWNS IN OHIO
EVANSVILLE, June 29. (UP) — Rites were arranged today for Thomas Martin, 20, who drowned in Ohio River near here. Attempts by 11-year-old Glen Snyder to pull him tv a sand bank failed when Martin’s grasp slipped and he was swept away by the current.
vakiu's Communist government, failed to make a scheduled appearance at a seminary gradua-
tion ceremony today.
There was no immediate ex-
planation of his absence.
However, government agents seized control of Ids palace and stationed guards inside and out more than two weeks ago. Since then government officials and the controlled press have been hinting broadly at his impending
£1 nest.
More than an hour after Msgr. Btran scheduled to appeal at today’s ceremony at Vpjtecii Seminary Church, the Archbishop's car rolled up t» the door. Hut Msgr. Bcran's deputy, Bishop Antonin Elckner, not the Archbishop, was inside. Bishop Elckner substituted fo;’ Msgi. Bri an in the ceremony.
Due to the fact that the old Studebaker fire truck is in the garage, city officials announced
today that the .other two trucks at the fire department wdl not make any runs ouside the Green castle corporation limits. They f.-.-l that local taxpayers arc ontilled to protection for which they are paying and consequently ui,. trucks will remain inside
the city.
The question of repairs on th" old truck will be brought up at the next meeting of the city council on Tuesday evening, July
5.
BED cross office moved
The office of the Red Cross has been moved from over the Root Store to the third floor oi the Court House, in the room formerly occupied by the Army
Engineers.
CHICAGO, June 29 (UP) A shapely 23-year-old brunet beauty queen ami the brother «d a wealthy industrialist faced lie tests today about tin- disappearance of their companion from a luxurious yacht on Lake Mich-
igan.
Police believed Hie disappearance of Joseph Lulkus, 40, a high-paid electronic engineer from tin- 40 foot cabin cruiser “Madam X” was accidental. But “to make sure,” officers were questioning Bess Adams, once named “Miss Liberty” in a Chicago beauty contest, and Dominic Siragusa, 35, brother of Boss l). Siragusa, president of Admiral Radio Corp. Siragusa, part owner of the Molded Products, Corp., and Me:.-, Adams wee* released early today on their promise to return for lie detector tests later in the day. Detective William Thorp said “we think the couple is in the ch ar but we want to make the tests as a double cheek.” Early today Miss Adams and Siragusa were taken aboard the Madam X and out onto the lake for a re-enactment of Lutkus' disappes ranee. Meanwhile, three Coast Guard boats cruised the area, »• arching for Lutkus. They finally gave up because of darkness. Miss Adams loid police that tlie boat was about a mile offshore, opposite crowded Oak Street beach, at the time Lutiuis disappeared. She said that Siragusa was at the wheel and she was seated nearby on the pilot deck. Lutkus was at the stern, listening to a portable radio. “Suddcntly we realized we hadn't heard the radio for some time,” Miss Adams said. “We went to the stern to see what was wrong. Joe had disappeared. The radio was gone,
too."
Siragusa hailed a nearby boat which notified the Coast Guard by two-way radio. The “Madam X" was not equipped with twoway radio. Coast Guard officers said they apparently were notified within 10 minutes after Lutkus disappeared. Their boats raced to the scene, only about a mile from the rescue station, but no trace of Lutkus was found.
In a letter received by Tlie
Daily Banner from County Agent, K. W. Harris who is enrolled in a three week summer school session for Extension workers at Colorado A. and M College in Ft. Collins, he reports some interesting observations.
There are one hundred and
thirty-one Extension Agents, County Agents, Home Demonstration Agents and Slate Leaders from twenty-nine states, Canada, Hawaii and India attending the summer session, according to Mr. Harris. With these agents from all corners ol the country exchanging ideaand discussing their particular problems .vith one another, those agents attending should be able to br'uulen their experiences and conduct better, more effective programs in their own counties. /
Instiuctors of the Ooloraiii
school are for the most part m. i
and women of national reputa
lion as leaders in tlie education field. Harris reports that he is taking a course in Rural Soeiaology, which is taught by Carl Taylor of Arlington Va. who is head of the research department of the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington
D. C. and a course in the De velopment of Rural Youth I’ro
grams with T. A. Erickson ol Minnesota, who is the retiree State 4 H Club Leader of that state and one of the pioneers oi
the work in the nation u.h in
Mructor. He is now Agricultural Consultant for General Mills
Inc. • Indiana's 4-H Club program ranks near Hie top in the n.i
tion and as a representative ot the state, Mr. Harris has hac. the opportunity to present dilferenl features of the progrtirn befdre tlie group and give a special report on the recent Kiwanis sponsored Slate Junior Training Conference which hi
directed a few weeks ago. Mrs. Harris is with Mr. Hams and ttiey report some very in
teresting week-end trips in the
r.ear-by Rorky Mountains.
SHANGHAI, China, June 29.— (| |*)—Four-engined Nationalist bombers raided Shanghai today for tlie first time, killing or wounding al least 500 itcrttoint. Seven or more bombs were dropped by two H-'2I Liberators uhii'h rinded the city for three and a half hours. They apparently were aimed at Shanghai's big north station, but fell wide ol Hie mark and smashed 80 houses in two slum areas. More than 10 persons were killed and 50 wounded in one
RAIN BRINGS HEAT RELIEF TUESDAY EVE
MORE THAN D 2 INCHES OF WATER FELL IN SHORT TIME
One of tiie heaviest rain storms to visit this community, struck about 8:30 o’clock Tuos day evening and within a limited time, The Daily Banner rain gauge registered 154 inches of water. The ramstonm was general over most of the county, but in some sections thcic .vas more wind than in others. Ail farm w rk, such as combining, which started Monday and Tuesday as
of mud liuls a half mile well as corn cultivation will hi
northeast of the,railway slatlon. In tlie other district, three quarters of a mile west of the station, more Minn 100 persons were killed or wounded.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 39 — (INs)—Indiana eo.iniisl at least two 'dead today as tile result ol yesterday's simmering, storm punctuated weather. A number ot Injuries and (11nesses also was attributed to I be storms and beat. In addition some property damage was caused hi several ureas by tli'Uiulcrstorais which brought tempi rary relief from high tem|H'rnt'ircs lunging in (lie 90s. Hoosiers were advised by Hie IJ. S. Weather Bureau that temperatures tops) will remain around 90 today and tomorrow. Fair weather is predicted tor tonight and tomorrow. James hurt/., 51, tiHdiunupolis, ) who died Mils morning in Indianapolis Gi'iicrtl Hospital. and Joseph Woodi oini, 21, of near Terre Haute, were Ihc two weather fatalities. K.irr/, rollapse<l Welle iiusiiiag a wheelbarrow.
stepped for the remainder of ths week. The storm late Tuesday brokf. the intense heat which prevailed over the community Monday ana Tuesday. Several local thermometers registered 98 degrees at 2 and 3 p. m. Tuesday and some that were entirely exposed to the sun registered as high as 101 degrees. Tlie Daily Banner thermometer at 8 o'clock Monday evening registered 70 and the minimum for the night was 69 degrees.
Judith Coplon Case To Jury
WASHINGTON, June 29.— (UI*)—Judith Coplon sat quietly and her mol her sobbed openly in federal court today as the former government girl’s rase went to the jury which will decide Whether she spied for Russia. The jury of eight men and four
Woodruni was struck by I women got the ease at 8:55 a. rn.
New Chemistry Teacher At DPU
Appointin'ut of Russell Maatman, East Linsiug. Mich., to the Del’auw University department of chemistry was announced here today by 1’re.sidont Clyde E. Wildman and Dean Edgar C.
Cumings.
Muatman, assistant professor of chemistry, will join the university staff in September. He Will receive a doctorate of chemistry from Michigan Slate College in August. He was graduated from Calvin College and lias taught in the control laboratory of Muir Drug Co.. Michigan. He is a member ol Sigma Xi, research honorary; I’lii Mu Epsilon, mathematics honorary; Sig na Pi Sigma, physics honorary, and the American Chemical
Soc.ety.
Last Rites For Andrew Turner Functal services for Andrew Timer were held from the Rector Funeral Home Wednesday at 1:30 p. ni. Rev. Dallas Rissler was in charge. Burial was in Ml. Pleasant ccmetrcy. Pallbearers w e r e : R o b e r t Turner, Junior Turner, Richard Conrad, Ftanklii Shuck, Tom Dailey and Noble Hcndcrshot. Flower girls were: Been Ib iidc - shot,* Delores Shuck, DcNolia Turner, Jane Turner, Lucille Conrad and Lillian Dailey. ON TRIP TO ALASKA Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hillis cf Bambridgc left Wednesday on a few weeks vacation trip to Alaska and {mints of interest in the Artie Circle.
lightning while plowing u field. CHICAGO, June 79.—(T'P) — A nearly nude man drove up to a police station today with Hie body of a prelly, 17-year-old high school girl In Ills ear and said lie and the girl had been vie lims of a mysterious attack by
Iwn men,
Arthur Marino, 27, his Mirmil seared by some type of acid or alkali, tan into Ihe station in suburban Klverdale nod by gesturing direeled Ihe desk sergeant
to his ear.
Tlie body of the girl, Joan Coward ol l•llll' Island, III., was found in (In back seat of Mie car. Police sail! her mnuMi and Miroal had been seared also. .Marino's throat was burned so severely lie bad In write notes In tell police bis story. When lie arrived al Mie slaMou he was wearing shoes and bad a towel wrapped around bis hips. His eloMies were Iniind soaking Wit
in the car.
CNT, almost opened.
10 weeks after it
NEW YORK, June 29.—(INS) —Mrs. Priscilla Hiss, under cross exainiiuiMon al the Alger Hiss perjury Inal parried today an attempt by the government to prove she had been a Socialist. “I don't think so," she said win'll Prosecutor Thomas F. Murphy IdiinMy asked her if she had been a Socialist parly mem
her.
She saiil, however, tli.it she voted for Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for iircsidcnt, in 1932. In her direct testimony, which preceded Mie cross-examination, Mrs. Hiss denied she ever typed secret government documents so they could be Iuriied over to e.vCuimmmist Whittaker Chambers for transmission to a Soviet spy
ring.
WASHINGTON, June 29 — (UP) The Judith Coplon ease goes to the jury today for a decision on whether the forme'* government girl was a spy for Russia or a lovesick victim of a Justice Department frameup. The panel of eight men and four women was expected to begin deligerations about 10 a. m.
CST.
If convicted on both counts :ii the indictment, the 28-year-old former Justice Department analyst would be liable to a maximum penalty of 13 years In prison and $12,000 line. B'foie the jury leerives the ease, Federal Judge Albert U. Reeves was to Instruct its members in the points of Isw involved in the 10-week-old tiial Miss Copin is accused of filching top-secret government information for transmission to ths Soviet Union through hei married Russian sweetheart, Valeivtin A. Gubitchev. He is a suspended United Nations employe. The jury cart return one cf four verdicts: 1. Not guilty. 2. Guilty on icunt one of the indictment- the pilfering of governin' nt information with intent to injure the United States an 1 aid a foreign nation. This carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $10,009
fine.
3. Guilty on count two the theft of government documents with a maximum penalty of three years and a $2,000 fine. 4. Guilty on both counts.
WASHINGTON, June 29 — lINS)—The I mted States iijtormej tlie Chinese Nationalist government today that it “rannot admit the legiiillty" of its blo.kade of ports along Hi.* Communist • Dominated China coast. Secretary of State Aelieson announced Ihe Cniteil Stales, action. He pointed out Mint Micre has been no formal declaration of a blockade in the legalistic sense.
® Todays Weather ® 0 and • ® Local Temperature Fair north and partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers south today and tonight. Tomorrow mostly fair and quito' warm with possible late afternoon or evening thundorshowe i near tlie Ohm river High today 88 to 95. Law tonight 68 to 75.
Minimum .
70°
6 a. in
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7 a. in
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9 a. m.
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84*
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12 noon
87’
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