The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 9 July 1949 — Page 1
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VOLUME FIFTY-SEVEN
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HtlDAV EVENING
At the annual dinner meeting the Putnam County Ked Cross a nur held Friday evening in e Gobin Methodist church. Akers of Greencastlc was as county chairman for loming year. Several new | rectors for various twps. of f county were also elected and full meeting of the Board of rectors Will be held July 19. the offices of the Chapter on e third floor of the court
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1949.
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was also announced that
- s vera Blanchard, who has . V ed so efficiently as ExUve Secretary, had resigned. ! r successor has not been
,sch. h\it will be named by the
-ccutive committee at their
meeting. Ward Mayhall. airman for the past year, serv as chairman of the meeting
u m any committee chairmen l 0 wore present, made reports
their committee activities. citation has been awarded
■lis J. Arnold, who served as (jnty chairman of the 1949 Red
fund campaign, by the
nerican National Red Cross it
s announced. Putnam Counquota was ov#r subscribed several hundred dollars durthc annual drive conducted the local Red Cross under direction of Mr. Arnold.
The business meeting followed picnic supper served by Mrs.
rrett. More than fifty memof the chapter were present, 'thcr officers elected for the
hiing year are: Mrs. T. C.
nckcr, Recording Secretary
Jd Mrs. Joe McCord, Treasur-
The following were elected
! the board of directors of the Wer for a three year term: ilph F. Fry, Cloverdale townip (re-elected); Mrs. Grafton
Longden, Sr., Greencastlc Tishlp (re-elected); Mrs. VVal- \\ DePew, Jefferson townp (re-elected); Dora G. FricnJefferson township (re-
acted); Mis. Ivan Ruark, Madu-
tuwuship; J. E. Brattam, ihsun township; Mrs. James rran, Monroe townsliip; Mrs.
illia.n McEltjoy, Washington
■nship; Col. N. Huckleberry eencastle city; E. H. Collins
eencastlc city (re-elected); H.
Miller, Greencastlc city ( re-
acted i. and Fred A. Pease,
feencastle city (reelected). 1 unual rporls were made by following committee chair-
' n home nursing, Miss Kathi Davenport; disaster preredness and relief, J. J. Eitel cl Col N. Huckleberry; blood (ORram Mrs. Thad Jones; nancial report, Mrs. Joe Meid; production, Mrs. William patnght ;iiome service, Mrs. S.
Stoner.
jlbilph C. Werner, State relans officer, American National >il Cross and general field repjsentativc in Indiana was pres1 and made u brief talk. Foli' vi ng the business meeting a bn-e, "A Life in Your Hands” shown by Rev. Ralph H.
Sunders.
IN THE
GOOD OLD DAYS
An intensive airplane search of the Alaskan wilds was on toj day for a former DePauw University professor, his wife and their pilot who have been miss-
ing for seven days.
The professor is Dr. Melville T. Cook, 79 years old. now an instructor at Liouisiana State , University. He taught at De-
I . , . L!1NA ^ . COUN1 \. IOWN ' Pauw from 1895 until 1004 and
SHIPS (Continued) Cloverdale township lies south of Warren and Jefferson, and is twelve miles long and four wide and contains forty-eight sections and consequently contains twelve square miles more than the congressional size. It has much fine land, of the same description of the lands of Warren, and some that are quite inferior for so good a county of land as this is -! generally. Cloverdale, a very pretty town, belongs to tin. township and is a place of some business. The New Albany and Salem Rail-Road passes through it. It has a saw-mill and several drygoods stores. There are some very pretty farms in the neigh-
borhood of Cloverdale.
received an A. M degree from the university in 1901 and an honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1940. Dr. Cook and his wife took off from Fort Yukon, Alaska, on a “tourist hop” to Fairbanks, a distance of 150 miles, last Saturday with Pilot Bill Carrington. They have not been seen or heard from since. Nine Air Force and six civilian planes combed the area yesterday without success. A ground party covered the route also, but no residents reported having sighted a plane answering the description of the missing (♦aft. Dr. Cook attended Alumni Day exercises at DePauw June 11 this year and left for the
Alaskan trip from this city. A
Washington township is west j widely known botanist, Dr. Cook
GOKS TO Kill ACADEMY INDIANAPOLIS. July 0 — r :,Jor Robert A. O'Neal, Indiana jlitr Police executive olfieer, l!l enroll in the Fur National r ca 'iemy in Washington, D. C„ r"'" 14 ^. O'Neal's appointment J 1,11 school has been approved (.v FPI Director J. Edgar oover.
20 Years Ago >N tiKKENGABTLR
• Mli » Miriam Peck and Miss ' eitiud,, Herod went to Winona
u ■' for a week’s vacation, Harry Collins and
au hliter, Eleanor, spent the
r av in Indianapolis.
h" I Denman was here from
Chicago.
•R's. Pauline Taylor Warcing
«s homy from Cincinnati.
' V °rd was received that Dr. nd Mrs. W. R. Hutcheson had
safely at Hamburg,
i^ennany, on thL , ir trl to
•Uropo,
of Warren and Cloverdale and is the largest township iti the county containing fifty-four sections or eighteen square miles more than the congressional size. This large township occupies the South-West corner
of the county.
Mill Creek, Deer Creek and Big Walnut unite near tlu southern boundary of this township and form Eel River. These three large streams give to this township a very, large amount of the finest bottom land, which produces corn in immense quantities. The uplands are also very good. There are several very fine water mills in this township. There are a great many hogs fed here, and the grazing and feeding cattle might be very Conveniently pursued, as the uplands are so very fine for grass and the large bottoms so convenient for furnishing the co-n for stall feeding in winter. There are three small villages In ties township, viz: Manhatten and Pleasant Garden both on th - National road, and Reclsville at Reel's Mill. The probability is that stone, coal may be had in this township. Everything considered, this township has the material for great wealth and if it is not used it will be along the fault of her citizens. In 1850, Washington had n population of around one thousand cne hundred and twenty nine; Warren, one thousand three hundred and twenty one; Jefferson, one thousand and forty-six; Cloverdale, one thousand. three hundred and eighty. In 1858. the ctngrcssional vote in Washington was three hundred and thirty-three; in Cloverdale, two hundred and fifty-four; Warren, two hundred and twen-ty-one; Jefferson, one hundred | and forty-eight. In 1857, Washington raised one hundred and seven horses, mules and lacks; Warren, seventy-three; Jefferson, sixty-six; Cloverdale. eighty-four. In the same year, Washington raised four hundred and thirty four cattle; Warren, three hundred and six; Jefferson, three hundred and nineteen: Cloverdale. four hundred and ten. Washington, six hundred and seventy nine sheep; Warren, four hundred and twenty-nine; Jefferson, three- hundred and thirty-nine; Cloverdale. five Inquired and seventy-four. Washington raised four thousand, six hundred hogs; Warren, two thousand, three hundred and thirty-three; Jefferson, three thousand, four hundred and nintey-one; Cloverdale, three thousand, three hundred ami cighty-thrt e. Washington raised seven thousand,one hundred and seventy-eight bushels of wheat; Warren, eight thousand and two bushels; Jefferson, five thousand, •seven hundred and ninety-seven; Cloverdale, five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. Washington raised one hundred and forty four thousand, six hundred and fifty-two bushels of corn (Coutluoea on l*«*e Tw“*
is the author of numerous sci-
entific books.
He also holds an A. B. degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He was chief plant pathologist at the Insular Experimental station, Puerto Rico, until retiring in 1940, and also had taught at Rutgers University.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Inez Moore of Greencastlc, was admitted Friday. Pauline Storm of Coatesville, was admitted Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Lyon «1 Greeneastle R. 1, are the parents ■of a daughter born Friday. .MAKKIAGK LICENSES Henry Mahew, Indianapolis, and Joyce Dove, Roaehdalc
Route 1
Robert D Chiles, Rockville Route 3, and Norma Jean Johnson, Greeneastle Route 4.
DROWNING RUMOR CIRCULATED HERE A rumor that two boys had drowned in the old quarry pond just east of the city park circulated in downtown Greeneastle late Friday afternoon. A check was made by The Daily Banner with the local police, the sheriff's office, and the state police. Two representatives of The Banner even made a quick trip to the abandoned quarry but not a single person was seen around the pond. Later, it was said the rumor grew out of the report that four boys had planned an overnight camping trip at the quarry and only two of them were seen lat" in the afternoon. Mother Of DPU Professor Dies Mrs. Lillie Crandall, age 73 years, passed away at the Putnam county hospital Friday evening. Mrs. Crandall is survived by: two sons, Prof. A. W. Crandall of this city and Gavin Crandall, of Wood River, 111. The body will be taken to the family home in Laddonia, Missouri, by the MeCurry Funeral Home on Sunday. Funeral services will be held from the home in Laddonia, Monday afternoon.
Chas. Rector Buys Office Building S. C. Sayers, agent today reported the sale of the office building on east Washington street formerly occupied by Dr. Bence as his office and now occupied by Dr. J. B. Johnson, has been sold by the Bence estate >.o Charles Rector. Dr. Johnson will continue to occupy the office building.
AUTO ACCmENY
CITY SEEKING FUNDS FOR III LEY RESEARCH WORKS The city canvas for tile Riley j Research Fund is being made in Greeneastle under the direction of Russell Clapp, city chairman The work is being iIj.ic t>y members of flic VFW and American Legion Auxiliaries, Die ivi vauis
and Rotary clubs.
It is hoped the city will spond with a goodly sum this most worthy cause.
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Hoosier Judges To Gef Increase
Hoosier judges will get a $341,000 increase in their annual salaries from the state, beginning the first of next month, •State Auditor James M. Propst said Thursday. Propst said the total payments to the 115 judges of circuit, criminal, superior, probate and juvenile courts will amount to $893,000 for the current fiscal year, under the new law enacted by the 1949 Legislature. The 1948-49 salary schedule provided judges a flat $4,800 each from the state, adding up to $553,000 for the vear. This year, distribution is on a population basis. The auditor discounted recent contentions that a provision of the law earmarking $7 of each $10 docket fee would offset the increase in the amount to be '•aid by the state.
State policemen Throwbridge and Feeney investigated an aut > accident, west of Roaehdalc on road 136, Friday night. They reported that the mishap occurred about 11 p. m. wtien a car ran off the pavement and turned over on its side two miles east of road 43. No one was injured.
New Teacher On DePauw Faculty Appointment of Frank W. Miller, Evanston, HI., to the D Pauw University department >f education was announced her; today by President Clyde E. Wildman and Dean Udgar C. Cumings. Miller, assistant professor of education, joins the universit/ staff in. Septembei. He was graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1942. received a master degree from Northwestern University in 1947 and will receive a rworate of philosophy degree from Nortn western in 1949. He has been in charge of a Guidance Laboratory a: Northwestern since 1947.
798 ENROLLED IN 4-H CLUB WORK PROJECTS PUTNAM COUNTY HOYS AND GIRLS SHOW MI CH INTEREST Once again Putnam County 4-II enrollment reaches a m:W peak with 798 members, as announced by Tom Hendricks, 4-H Club agent. The enrollment includes 445 girls and 353 boys. The interest this year in tinvarious projects of the girls work, 298 are enrolled in clothing, 321 in baking! 147 in Food Preparation, 55 in Food prese rvation, 12 m Home iinproveine-.it and 107 in Handicraft giving a total of girls enrolled in the county of 445. The boys likewise show mu.a interest in their work, with 112 club members enrolled in the pig; beef steers and heifers 27. lamb, II; dairy 29; poultry 85, garden 127; forestry 28; ranbits 22: wild life 19, soil conservation 39; corn 30 and 56 miscellaneous such as bees, potatoes tomatoes, handicraft and enioinology. This fine job in 4-H club work is made possible by 21 -111 club leaders with the assistance ;>! over 100 4-H junioi leaders Leaders serving in eac h township and the enrollments arc: Clinton township, Mrs. Wilmer Allbin, Jr. leader, 26 member: ; Cloverdale township, Mr. Mildred Bast in. leader, 00 members; Floyd Township, Mrs. Galv.., King, 14; Franklin township, Mrs. Marylou Garriott. 32. Jackson township, Mrs. Geneva Clones, 11; Jefferson township, Mrs. Amos Fine, 33; Greeneastle. Mrs. Dorothy Compton and Mr:, Melvin Thurow, 148; Madison, Mrs. Eldon Brattain, 1! Marion, Miss Marcellinc Mouitcr,43; Monroe, Mrs. Bernice Steward, 34; Russell, Margarc* Miller, 5i<) and Washington township, Mrs. Ernest Uhillson, 30. Leaders in the boys work at ' Cloverdale senior noys. Millard Vaughn, 31; Cloverdale junior boys, Harold Brown; Franklin, James Risk, 27; Monroe. 'Pressman Goode, 32; Floyd, Orville Filawater, 17; JeiTerson, Wayn ■ Sinclair, 51; Marion, Bob faring 40; Warren, Doyle Clover. 9; Russell, Rudolph Kordtce. 33: Washington, W-.tu McElroy, 15; Greeneastle, Eugem Akers, 50 and Clinton, Claude Newgenl, 25. (Continued on Page Twoi
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EXTRA!
Above left A steam locomotive passe nger train, familiar sights on American railroads for generations, is compared to a modern Diesel powered train of today. The right picture shows the- Spirit of St. Louis as it passd Limcdale at 75 miles pe-r hou \ It has been a popular train through to Now York from St. Louis for many years and became “The Spirit of St. Louis" in 1927 following the flight if Lind berg to Baris. Prior to that it was The St. Louis Limited. It
passes through Greeneastle- without sloping shortly before four o’clock daily. The steam tram at the left was caught on the New York Central lines as tt passed through this city at about 60 miles per hour, top speed for many of these trains. Lower, left picture shows No 6, a popular train on the Monon for more than a generation as it passed through Lime-dale at a lively clip, despite the heavy grade which it was climbing. All Monon trains are powered by
Diesel engines. Lowe-r right shows the ‘‘Knickerbocker" famous Ne-\v\ York Ce-ntral train feir more than 25 years as it flashed through this city en route from St. Louis to Ne-w York at close tee 85 miles per hour. That speed is the legal limit in Indiana and despite the fifteen car train, the powerful Diesels had no trouble in traveling at top speed. “The Knickerbocker" goes east through Greeneastle during late afternoon and makes but few
stops between St. Louis and New York. This train with the Spir t of St. Louis on the Pennsylvania iines run at about the same tim--However the NYC train is faster and travels more miles en route to New York than does the Pennsy train, because it go ■ north through Buffalo and ov--. a northern route through New York state to reach its destination, whereas the. Pennsy runs more directly eastward to the metropolis as well as to Washington, D. C.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 9.— (INS)—Police today held a 22ycar old Indianapolis youth who cliallcnged a tavern owner to a duel and Iht-n shot him to death in an argiiiiient over a half einptj hot Ur of beer. The victim, Robert G. Brown, Sr., 18, was shot five times as he sat at a table in his tavern, the Clilton Inn, talking with a city patrolman and two other per-
sons.
The patrolman, a cousin of the -lain man, gruhlH-d the youth, riiomas Bernard M<'t(uiri-, 22. Indianapolis navy veteran. BOULDER, Colo. July 9 -- i INS) Boulder police today questioned the roommate of a Colorado University student found shot to death In their irt-tment but tentatively labeled the sh.oo-.ir.g suic.J.'. Authorities io ..-ifiel the dead youth as Don Dein. Police also found several articles in the apartment which were believed loot taken in recent robberies. Judge Rules For Two Defendants Roy C. Sutherlin, municipal court judge, returned not guiPy verdict late Friday afternoon in the cases of Harold Martin, charged with operating an auto while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and Oscar Mackey, charged with public in toxication. The trial took all day and was held in the Putnam circuit court room instead of in the city hall due to the intense heat. Sgt Neal and Patrolman Max Webb, ol the Putnamville state police post, and Victor Cue, deputy sheriff, testified for the state. Martin, Mackey and Martin’s father were the defense witnesses. The two were taken to the county jail early Sunday morning, June 5, after being stopped at the coiner of Vine ami Franklin streets by the two state officers. In another city court case, Dale Joseph Finney, of Cloverdab. pleaded guilty to a reckless driving charge and was fined $5 and cost. He was arrested ea.’ly Thursday morning on north Jackson street. I RK W LI. RACES U ILL III HELD ON THURSDAY Tricycle races lor children ages two to six will be held Thursday July 14, at 2:00. These races are under the sponsorship of the recreation department and will be held on Locust street between Seminary and Anderson Races will be held in each aga group. Chain drive tricycles will compete in a special race at the
end.
Prizes will be given to all winners. Entries should be called in to Tom Goldsberry or Marian Greenleaf by Wednesday, July
13th.
It's 'B-Day' For Indiana Veterans INDIANAPOLIS, July 9.— (INS) Today is “B-Day’ ’in Indiana. It is the opening date for the acceptance of applications for the Indiana World War II veterans’ bonus which will be paid as soon as the state raises sufficient funds through an increase in the st ite gross income tax. The deadline for filing is Dec. 31, 1950 and nearly 400,090 war t ghU'rs are eligible. Public Invited To I. U. Workshop Invitation to the public to attend the entire second day of the workship on Home-School Cooperation and Leadership Training at Indiana University July 12 was announced today. The workshop, arranged by th - University anad co-sponsored by the Indiana Congress of Parents and Teachers covers the week. July 11-15. Mrs. Joseph W. Walker. Greenfield, president of 1CPT will preside at the Tuesday seslluallnued om fata* Tot*)
YANK PATROL ATTACKED BY RED SOLDIERS I’. S. OFFICER KILLS RUSS SOLDIER IN 7,ON \L
BORDER CLASH
SUTTTGART, Germany, July 9 (UP) An American officer shot and killed a young Soviet soldier yesterday after an unprovoked Soviet attack on an American patrol near the zonal border, the U. S. Army announced today. Major Gen. Isaac D. White. Chief of the Constabulary, sai 1 he would deliver “a bitter protest" to Soviet authorities. The Army account said five or six Russian soldiers twice tired on a patrol from the 15th Constabulary squadron near Rothenbach, 300 yards inside the American zone of German-/ north of Coburg. The American patrol was making a routine check of zonal border markings when the Russians first opened fire, the Army said. The American threw themselves to the ground, crawled to safety and called their of-
ficers.
Two officers accompanied the patrol back to the scene When the American re-appeared, a Soviet soldier showed himself and ordered them to halt. They did. but the soldier opened fire from only about 30 feet away. He missed. The Americans withdrew, shooting as they went. The Soviet soldier fell dead. His companions could be heard retreating. The Americans left the body where it fell, about 200 yards inside the American zone. During the night, however, other Soviet soldiers crossed into the American zone and carried it away. The victim was believed about 18 or 19 years old. White said the Russians’* werj definitely at fault." “Our boys took cover when they were shot at from behind the first time,” he said. “When they came back later with their officers, they were fired on again and were justified in firing back. "Our soldiers are instructed to defend themselves when necessary, although they don’t look for trouble. It was an unprovoked attack.” White said he had heard nothing from the Soviet authorities about the incident. In any event, he said, it would ta:<e several days for any Soviet protest to arrive through channels American officers said they did not know why the Russians were in the American zone. Names of the Americans involved in the incident were withheld. The 15th Constabulary Squadron is commanded by Lt. Col. E. S. Thomas, who with Capt. E. A. Hamilton, chief of the American-Russian section of the constabulary, was called to the scene.
Court Upholds Life Sentence
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 9 —(UP) The Hungarian Court of Appeals today upheld the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Joseph Cardinal Mtndszenty for alleged treason.
ft Todays Weather and • $ Local Temperature • Partly cloudy, continued warm and humid, with local thundershowers today and tonight. Tcmorrow partly cloudy and not io ej"tn >vith thundersnowera south during forenoon. High today 88 to 93. Low tonight 70 to 76. Minimum 77’ 6 a. m 77 1 ’ 7 a. m 83’ 8 a. m 83° 9 a. m 85’ 10 a. m 85“