The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 8 July 1949 — Page 1
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THE DAILY BANNER "IT WAVES FOR ALL"
VOLUME FIFTY-SEVEN
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1949.
Single Copy SCents
NO. 227
LKS VOTE TO ENLARGE LODGE HOME IN CITY
|, ( hh> kemodklinu clans \l(i: AFCKOVED HY MEMIIEKSHIl' |The nombcrship of ttie cciRUstlc Elks l<>clK« on Thurb- ■ y evening authorized the Eg' trustee to proceed with i iimpletion of plans and |.ciiications for the remodel L di tie lodge home at the Ener of Indiana and Poplat ■i- Virgh Hoagland, IndiL architect, has drawn Llimmary plans for the reL,,!, imu ot the Home and it |s this plan that the lodge tnibership authorized be com* rted so that bids could be reived for the work. ^ The lodge owns its own homo 1 well as the residence immedirly south of it on Indiana reel. The new plans call for a inplete reinodeling of the inrior as well as tlie exterior, d it will provide for memberIp or more than double tlie esent list. If the plans are collided, the new home will be tended south to near the prent property line and the imDVements will cost something ire than STa.OOO.
HEAVY KAINSTOKM COYEKKD THE COUNTY A rainstorm strucK in most sections of the county Thursday afternoon. The Daily Banina lain gauge registered an inch of rainfall during the hour the
storm lasted.
KISKINO IS o. K.
5-ACRE CORN CLUB HONORS GOAL FOR 63
OVER Timi.L-S( OIU. COM t I'KTINO I’OK ( il \MlMO.\-
FARMERS WERE INTERESTED IN TAXES AT BAINBRIDGE MEET
EXTRA!
BPHINKFIELD. 111., July H (UP) "Let us not cuindemn thy kiss,” the Illinois Publ.e Health department urged today. I
SHIP THIS YEAH
Again this year some Putnam corn grower is out to capture the erown of being Putnam county’s Corn Growing Chain-
People who criticize kissing j ,,io, \ Thi8 year ™ farmers hav ‘-
! enrolled in the 5-Aere Corn Club.
as a health menace have u “falsi | conception” of germs or a “h.e - teria-phobia,” it said in the Illinois Public Health messengi •. Actually, kissing is “a plena sfiit grecting-an agreeable salutation and a boon to the in .ital health of mankind,” the pub-
lication said.
si TUCKS BROKEN LEG Mra a i Hirt, age 88 yean, Thursday at the home of i daughter, Mrs. G. E. Black, ist Walnut street road, and fft i ed a broken right leg. She i udmitted to the Putnam unty hospital Friday morul
PLAN ( LASS REUNION ITIie Greencastle High School ss of iy.il will ludd their reicm Sunday, July 10, at Robe n Park, It is their 15th airiirsary. There will be a pitch-ln bner. [All class members and the!" piilii - air urged to attend.
iey Reports On Bond Sales
Albert E Shuey, Putnam mnty Chairman for the U. S. ivnigs Bonds Division, lias ait1 I that a total ot $123, tisl has been sold ii? bonds long the current Opportunity
rive.
Indiana ha:- achieved 7(i.7 perint of the state goal in “E” »nd sales u s of June IS, Eugene 1 id, i'n, savings bonds state ■airman lias announced. Sales I" readied $21,045.95.
JA total of 12
lab have
Two On Trial In City Court Due to the heat, a municipal Court case was transferred from the city hall to the Putnam circuit courtroom Friday morning. The defendants were Harold Martin, of Fillmore, charged with operating an auto while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and Osar Mackey, his companion, charged with publij intoxication. The two were arrested on Saturday night, June 4, in downtown Greencastle by Sgt. Neal and Officer Webb of the Putnamville State police post. Martin and Mackey were represented by Francis N. Hamilton while Prosecutor Frank Durham conducted the state’s case. Judge Hoy Suthcrlin presided at the trial.
counties in the gone over their
|"-i, Orville R. Maxfield, sav bonds state director ha.s “boi The first to top the 100 fr cvnt mark was Newton cmnl - v ' which has sold 128 per 1 t>f its quota. Fulton and Wbvan counties have tied for tCon ' J al, d third contenders in u hl” ,| tunity race vvlth 11!( fni 1.12 per cent reapectively.
Demo Picnic At - Turkey Run Park All Putnam County Young Democrats as weli as the old"! ones, have been invited to a free picnic supper Saturda; evening. July 9th at Turk: Run State Park, accoruing to a: invitation issued by jack H. Mankin, Sixth District President of the Young Democrats. The supper, which will commence at 0:00 o'clock, P. M. Central Standard Time, wil ! serve as a means of getting together representatives of th ■ Young (Democratic CTuiis in all of the counties of the Sixth Dis trict in order to make plans for the Young Democrat ovate Convention at Indianapolis, July 22
and 23.
Killer Takes Own Life. Beats Chair
The 5-Acre Corn Club is a popular activity among the Putnam county farmers. This year several farmers are using larger amounts of fertilizer and closer planting hoping to win the corn growing crown. Last year Raymond Crosby of Franklin township had a yield of 152.2 bn. per acre and Frederick Suthcrlin of Cloverdale township the closest contender with a yield of 151.8 bushels. Forty-four members had | yields of over the one hundred bushel mirk. This activity is under Hie sponsorship of the Indiana Corn Grower’s Association who collect a membership fee of $1.00 per member and provide red gold medals for those exceeding 150 bushels per acre, green gold for those having over 125 bushels per acre, gold for over 100 bushels, silver for between 85 to 100 bushels and bronze for over 75. Those enrolled this year are Dale and Max Newgent. Wayne Baser, Robert Clodfelter, Maurice Fordiee, Harold and Harley Suthcrlin, Buddy MeGaughey, David Lee Grimes and Robert Perkins as Junior 5-Acre Corn Club members. Others include Charles and Dorothy DeVaney, Myron Kirkpatrick, Wendell Brattain, Eugene Hutchins, Clifford Fry, Noble Fry, Staley (). Buis. Noal Nicholson. Ben Baser, Charles K. Hutchins. Ralph Clodfelter. Belaud Torr. Allen Clodfelter, Raymond Hopkins, Wm. McMullen, Win. Hurst. Carl Arnold, Morris Heavin, Max Kelly. Leonard Maun. Herman Hendrich. Joseph Grubb, Hersehel Nichols. Frank Bridges. John Burdette, Willis Clodfelter, Russell Reeves, Raymond Crosby, Glendon Herbert, Kenneth Perry, Ellis Myers, Mrs. John W. Day, Emory Brattain, Bruno Mann, Raymond Wright. Gerald Clodfcltcr, Robert Riggs, Hersehel Campbell, Clarence Ragan. Lowell Dicks, James L. Glddings, Maurice Bryan. Ralph Brannemin, Fred Suthcrlin, John A Harbison, Otis Clodfelter, Olin Leonard. David Grimes, Paul MeGaughey, Sliirl Evans, Schuyler Arnold & Son and Henry
Perkins.
M U YORK, July 8 (INS) — Judge Samuel II. Kaufman, al (lie. request ot the deadlocked Alger Hiss perjury case jury, at noon today reconvened court and read to tile jurors portions of Ids charge relating to “clrcuinstnnlial and corroborative evid-
enee.”
At one p. in. EOT the jury re cessed for lunelt-af ter eight hours and II) mmoles of deliberation without reaching a de-
cision.
Late this morning the jurors sent a note to Judge Kaufman, signed liy Fnreman Hubert L. lames, finance executive, requesting a reading nf part of the
charge.
SAN URANt ISt (>, July 8.— UN’s)—P.ieiiments authored by “T’oUy,, Rose” depleting herself a- loyal American who risked her life in Japan In aid her countrymen, were spread today on tin record nf her treason trial. Strangely enough, this selfport ra>al hv the I .os Angeleshorn Iva I'ogiiri D'Aqniiio was ; road into tin- proceedings not hy Mu defense hut hi the government. However it was apparent tho prosecution move was intended as a step toward attacking the anticipated defense.
BANDITS TAKE S35 IN HOLDUP AT BAINBRIDGE
These pictures show sonic of the several hundred farmers who attended the tax meeting hearing at Bainbridge Tuesday evening. The meeting was held on the school lawn and several spoke on the matter of income tax collection die tks being made in Putnam county. The meeting was sponsored by the Putnam County Farm Bu reau.
First Lamb Pool Of Season Held
Geo. W. Stwalley Called By Death George YV. Stwalley, aged 73 years, retired farmer of Owen County, died at 11 o’clock Thurs-
day, June ”7tti at the Robe-Aim | day morning at his home at Pai-
The first lamb pool of the 1949 season for Putnam County lamb producers was held Mou-
^gument Ends In Two Deaths WALK FUTON, I.,d„ July 8 \ ' A 70 year old farm hand i*' 1,1 to,lil .V in the killing of I «OWp i nions with a ev '’ r ' f l 1 ’ in a tavern. ■' ">n Klingerman. Walkerton. J""' 1 "I a cell at St. Joseph ■. "" ,,v j 0 ' 1 i' 1 South Bend, un- ^ "•'‘plain Why Ory Jack- ‘ 2 alll l Jackson’s cousin, r ,,acl <son, 53, were shot. " shooting occurcd late yesM| '’> m the Star Cafe, where 1 1 Jackson was tending “ r “ nd hifi relative was sitting u ‘ ,)al ' as a customer.
ELKUTFD TO NATIONAL \NA,US YSStK IATION
20 Years Ago
gkkencastui
u years ago Friday Gilbert Knetwr was
1“ "ew Chevrolet coach. Dewey Bryant was visit- ‘" K Natives in Toledo, O.
M,s - J. H. Pitchford and ‘'•lighter, Mildred, were in
'-inwfordsville.
Miss Joan Ash was ill in Dal-
| la “. Texas.
..d driving
BALTIMORE, July 8 (UP) Roy A. Wood. 24-year-old murderer, committed suicide las‘. night by slitting his throat wi’h a razor blade a short ti nc before he was to die on the gallows in the Maryland i>enitcntiary here, prison officials said today. The Rev. Joseph J. Ayd, Catholic chaplain at the prison, discovered Wood’s body on t blood-soaked bunk when he w"i)f to wake the prisoner at about j 10:15 p. m. EFT. Wood’s execution had been scheduled for shortly after midnight. A certificate of suicide was issued by Coroner Carl Royer. (Prison authorities immediately launched an investigation to determine how Wood obtained the razor blade. Wood was sentenced to die fo the fatal shooting :n February. 1947 ,of Patrolman Joseph B. Benedict. The policeman had surprised Wood in a taxicab shortly after he had taken part in a holdup. YY’ood had contended in court that he meant only to frighten the officer. Prison authorities said Wood appeared cheerful when guards last looked into his cell around 9:30 P. M. Earlier in the day, he had announced that he was "ready U
go."
Wood’s suicide forced a 20minute delay in the hanging ot Howard Fram, who was execute J for slaying a grocer.
Lewis Flint of Greencastle, Inliiana, has been elected to membership in the A nerrean Aber-deen-Angus Breeders- Association at Chicago, announces Secretary Frank Richards. Mr. Flint was one of eleven purebred Aberdccn-Aiigus breeders fi< m Indiana elected during the pa. month to membership in the organization.
Park where 45 lambs were mar-
keted through the pool. The- lambs were graded into
•1 grades, being choice lambs linngaig $,"0.00 per hundred; good lambs, $28.00; medium lambs $26.00 and common lambs bringing $24.00. Lambs on the ! Indianapolis market that day | w re bringing $20.00 per 100 and
down.
The benefits of pooling lambs are that larger numbers of lambs create more interest among buyers and usually bring more above the local market price. Lamb pools help to improve tin quality of the lambs uml tiuproducers know what kind of lambs to market and which pool to consign their lambs to. Those marketing lambs were j Mike Suavely, Rudolph Fordiee, | Lula Clodfelter, Otis Clodfelter. Sanford Siddons and Cecil
Brown.
ricksburg.
Mr. Stwalley was born in Moigan Township , Gwen County, a son of Elijah and Margaret Y’ant Stwalley and lias spent his entire life in that co i.inunity. He I served one term as auditor ot j Owen County and Was a im iiib a of the Carolina Baptist Church
I'Car Jordan.
Survivors ate the widow, M- i Sarah Stwalley; four aons an I three daughters, Renos, a. home; Marion aiiq Virgil, >1 Spencer; Loren, of Cloverdale, Mrs. May Hochstetler, of Howl ing Gre n; Mrs. Grace ilallum of Hadley, Indiana; Mrs. In'? Cassida, Greencastle; -2 grand children and one great-grand-
child.
145 Girls Compete In 4-H Judging
( LASS REUNION The'*Belle Union Senior Clas., ,,f 1045 plan to hold their second annual reunion Sunday, July H> at 10:30 a. m. CST at Braz.l park. All class members and their families are urged to attend.
Rites Saturday At Stilesville Grave-side services will be held for S-Sgt. Raymond H. Delicti, s m of Claude and Katie Heavn Delian of Coatesville, Saturday July 9 at 2)30 p. m. (D6T) from the Stilesville cemetery and Gen. Jesse M. Lee ,F ost 1550 will be in charge of the services. Friends may call at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Delicti. ’ S-Sgt. Delian WUS killed over Italy. July 1944. Surviving besides the parents,, one brother Kenneth of Indianapolis ;two sisters, Airs. Jcamit K. rscy of Indianapolis and Mrs. Lois Boswell of Greencastle.
J. F. Dulles Takes Seat In Senate WASHINGTON, July 8 .UP! John Foster Dulles takes his seat as Now York's new republican senator today, pledged to back President Truman on foreign policy but at odds with the administration on spending plans. Dulles was named by Gov Thom sa E. Dewey yesterday to the seat vacated by the tusignation of long-ailing Robert F. Wagner. Democratic Senator for more than 22 years. His appointment runs only until Dec. 1. New Yorkers will choose a Senator at a special election Nov. 8. for the remainder of Wagner's term, running to Jan. 1, 1951. The 61-year-old Republican foreign policy expert and Intcrraticjal lawyer takes nis oath from Vice President Alben YV. Barkley shortly after noon. He made clear in advance that his voice soon will be heard in the Senate on both foreign and domestic Issues. Dulles arrived in YY'ashlngton by plane last night,
Big Ocean Plane Is Forced Back
NEYV YORK, July 8 (UP) The giant four-engine Pan American stratoerniser "Seven Seas" with 65 persons aboard developed engine trouble early today and was forced to reutrn to Idlewild airport 15 minutes after takeoff on a trans-Atlantis
flight to Europe.
Mon C. Walgrcn, former governor of YVashingtaM, was one of the 55 passengers aboard. This was the second of the
The annual Junior and Senior 4-H ('lull Judging Content in Home Economies work was he'I in the Giveneastle High School on Thursday, July 7th. A toti'e of 145 girls competed in eight different contests. In i aeh contest a first and second winner and two alternates were namcil In the junior Clothing contest Diane Steward of Monroe township placed 1st; Phyllis Fortner of Greencastle was second. X..I alternate, Betsy Bock of Clinton township uial 2nd alternate was Marilyn McElroy, of Wo hington township. Twenty-six girl.- com-
peted in Hits contest.
In the Junior Baking, Jean Roach of Greencastle pi n ai I Roberta YVysong of Clinton placed 2ml with Carol Hayes ol Roachdale as 1st alternate an I Patty Fue of Jefferson, 2m.l alternate. There were a total ol 24 contestants in Junior baking. Junior Food Preparation plaemgs Were Jinsie Scott of Green-* castle, 1st and Donna Gorham i of Greencastle. 2nd. 1st alternI ate, Martha Bryan, Floyd township a*id Donna Goff, 2nd alternate of Russellville. A total of 22
contestants participated.
In the Junior Canning. Anna Bryan of Floyd township placed 1st, Susan Stanger of Greencastle 2nd. 1st alternate was Joy Zeiner of Marion township and 2nd alternate was Mary Ruth Gobi 1 of Cloverdale. A total of
6 gills participated.
In the Senior Clothing, Jacquelyn Steward of Buinbi dge
yvasiiington, July H<un ! —I’residrnl Truman today acted lo head off a threatened strike on the Missouri I'aeifie
railroad.
By executive order lie set iqi an emergency board to in\estimate a dispute between the railroad and employes represented by tour operating brotlierlloods. The imiinus involved are the Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood ot l.oeoluotive Firemen ami Unginemen, the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. IMHANATOLIS, July 8 — (INS) — Movement of Indiana', Im’ge wheat rmp was delayed to day bemuse ot a serious short age ot railroad hoxiais. * Donald Wilson, assistant General manager of the Indiana Grain ( oiupany. said— “The boxcar sitinatloii is th,' worst I have ever seen. Overflowing ooiuitry elevators will he eoiiiiiion in soul lie ill and central parts of the stale." siv I'arke county grain elevators today r< jeeled truckloads of wheat beeau.se Gieie were no cars tin move it our.
BON TON DINER ROBBED BY TWO YOI \(. MI N
FRIDAY
Two young men, aimed with 32 caliber automatic pistols held up the night man at the Bor. Ton Diner in Bainbridge at three o’clock Friday norning and took
about $35.00
The Bon Ton is operated by YY’ayne Mark and he left the place a few minutes before the iiold-up occuncd The two youn2 men were in the restaurant wn°n Mark left. As lie went home, he passed their paikcd automobile, a ne,v Buick coach, but did not lake teli license of tlie car or think anything about it until It
was too late.
The young men had order’d something to eat and the night man, after serving them wen*, ala,ut his work. YVhen they firj ished their meal, they asked tot a cigar and when the clerk looked up again, he saw the t\v“cannon” pointing at Mm. H" was told to give the bandits nil
tlie cash in the house.
One of tile young .ceil, ags about 23, wore a white T shirt and light trousers, while truother, slightly older, wore n. cloth jacket and a blue and
white shiit.
A truck driver delivering ,i.n Indianapolis papei was unloading nearby at the time of the robbery. It was reported that ne saw the hold-up im.. mn trmn the Bon Tim to their car aa-l drive east on highway 36. State Police veie notified e* the holdup and it atrolmaa George Ilecko investigated and was given the above tacts, but no other clue as to the Identity of the hold- up men was obtain-
ed.
placed 1st., Helen Allen of Jrf-
Airline's six new luxury peace- fer80ll township 2nd.. Nancy Torr
of Greencastle, 1st alternate a* ’• I
time models of the B-29 to develop engine trouble m two days and return to port without
casualty.
The stratoerniser “America" was forced to return 600 miles to Shannon, Ireland, yesterday when an engine caught fire. There were 63 aboard the "America”, including movie
comedian Danny Kaye and other aR ; r “ alc There
notables.
The “Seven Seas" developed a "rough” right-inboard engine
about 50 miles out of the airpo’t
and the pilot was forced feather the propeller,
American YVorld airways officals said. It returned to Idlewild, landing safely at 12:36 a. ni.
CST.
It could not be determined at
Phyllis McElroy of YY'aslimgt ■ i 2nd alternate. There were 24
contestants.
Senior Baking was Reta Brattain of Russellville, 1st; Phyllis Beck of Bainbridge 2nd, with Evelyn Gaston of Clovi i dale us 1st alternate and Loretta Evens of Madison township \ns 2nd
were 18 con-
testants.
In. Senior Food Preparation Barbara Neier of Cloverdue’
(ij j placed 1st, Marjorie YVhitman Pan I of Greencastle 2nd with Carol
! Gardner of Russellville as lat ( alternate and Shirley Finney of Cloverdale as 2nd alternate. Kathryn Cook of Russellville placed 1st in the Senior Canning
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\Y YSHINGTON, Jury 8 — ( i iigie>s to lay passed and sent to tin YYliite House the administration's niolti billion dollar publii- housing uml sunn clearUliee bill. Uinui congressional action e ime uheli both the unuae and tile Senate •approved by voiee Votes the liliul dealt of the legislation drawn up hy a joint e niferi-nee eonilllitten. President Truman is expected to sign the measure *itu law within a lew days. He told a in ws conlcrcii c yesterday that he is prepared to put the hill into effect with speed and th roughness. The hill provides for the constriction of 81 (MMMt lowrent dwellings in six years, Tlie cost of tnesc dwellings, which probably will be apartment and row huihimgs, would be amortized over u 10-year period. The federal government would subsdize low rials for low Income truants who occupied the dwellings. Tile overall cost of the legislation to the federal government was estimated hy proponents of the measure at seven In seven and one-half hillinn dollars. The puldieily-owned dwellings wen'I he i oustllu ted hy local bousing authorities, who woii'ld also be aiithori/.ed to engage in a live-year program of slum clea ranee.
Todays Market Hogs 7500. Moderately active. Steady to 50c lower. 170-240 lbs., $21.50-$22; 240-290 lbs., $20-$21.75; 1404-160 lbs., $17 50$19.50. Cattle 250. Calves 300. Steers and heifers about steady. Range $25.50. Vealera barely active. Top $26 50. Sheep 100. Native spring lambs active. Top $26.50.
Taft s Political Prestige Is High
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPl The plans of President Truman and organized laixn leaders t > retire Sen Robert A. Tatf 1 > private life have Di-en jolie i somewhat by failure of an strong Ohio In nocrat so fai to demand the right to oono'e hint in next year's election. Taft's political prospects definitely are looking up He won a great persona' victory last ween when the Seriate pusseii a labo' - management bill which he praetically dictated. He has become the principal policy spokesnvv: for the Republican party an I will continue to shape t: ; gone!al jblicy rigl’it i’liough th’ 1930 congressional election campaign. It Taft is returned to f h ■ Senate by a substantial margin, only the worst klnu of subsequent political breaks could prevent hi n being a formidable rortestan 1 for the 1952 Republican presidential nomination. If he is defeated next year tie will b» politically finished. The Kepubl.ean party ,vill swing to new policies and new readers and. especially, toward major moihfi cation of the Labor Managenu nt Act. Gov. Frank J. Lausche of Ohi ’ has told associates lie would no' run against Taft next year. Thar is a giHid break for Tail Luuocho plans to run again for governorAs governor of Ohio, ne worn ! be well placed strarcgically to get a spot on the 19o_ Democratic presidential ticket. *
® Todays Weather <1 1* and * $ Local Temperature W Tartly cloudy today, tonight and tomorrow; little change in temperature. Local thunde - showers south and central, mostly during afternoon and even88 to 92 south.
Minimum 6 a. m. 7 a. m. 8 a. ni. 9 a. m. 19 a. m. 11 a. m. . T2 nocn 1 p. m.
73° 73" 75* .. 78’ 89' .. 85’ 89 99' 94