The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 21 July 1949 — Page 2

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Belgium, Canada, Deronaik, lieland, Luxembourg ana Norway, other signatories are France Portugal and the Netherlands. Before the vote on raMficatiou, Republican floor leader Kenneth

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Softball News I.F.Adi'K HTANwiNdS .. FAST LEAGTTK-lst ROUND W American Legion 6 M e 5 High School 4 Miller’s Hardware 3 Fillmore 3 Lone Star Lira) No. 30 3 Mt Meridian 2 Webb's Studebakers 1 aid ROUND Fillmore • 1 VIW 1 High School . 0 Lfme Star Ivicnl No. 3ft 0 Klttcnoail Hooligans 4 Cnnnon Clowns 3 Tig. r Rags 2 Ci .nent Mixers 0 Jaycec le ague Si .i tsman Shop 4 \\ into Cleaners . 4 Mullins Drug Store .. 3 Danner News 2 O fin’s Drug Store . 2 ll isty's Gull Station 2 Ctilugan Soft Water 2 Pi tiMunville 0

Last Niglit's Results Hursty’s Gulf Station 10 Banner-News !». VFW 5, High School 2. Fillmore 12. Lone Star Loea Ho. 3ft 7.

TONIGHT 6:00 Mullins' Drug Store vs Sportsman Shop. 7:16 Moose vs. Miller's Han'. ware. 8:30 American Legion vs Chesty Chips Friday, July ‘J'Jnd 7:15 Cannon Clowns vs Cement Mixers 8:30 Lone Star Local No 3ft vs Stilesville. SUNDAY, .ItT V MIh J.IXJIOV DISTRUT TOl KNKl 3:30 Greencastle vs. Wingate 5:00 Lebanon vs. Terre Hauti 7:15 VFW vs. Miller’s Hard-w-are-L'ague game. 9:00 Winner of 3:30 and 5;C0 games. Couple Held In Baby's Death INDIANAPOLIS, July 21 - (UP) - War-wounded Billy Burke EdWards admitted today that he slapped his first bahy daughter to death in England but denied hitting his second hard enough to kill her yesterday. Edwards also admitted slapping seven-month-old Beryl June. Hut he said he did ft only to wake her from a faint after she hit her head in a fall. Police jailed both Eitwards asd his English wife, Brenda, L’7, when a coroner’s report said

Beryl June died from a blow on her head. It said the blow onus' d a fatal brain hemorrhage. An English magistrate's court 17 months ago cleared Elwards of charges that he murdered til'--:irst baby. Brenda. The court in Throwbridge, England, decided there was insufficient evident"against him. But Detective Jack O'Neal said Edwards admitted telling English police he slapped the first baby to stop ner crying He told them he hid the child'? body in the woods when sr.e died. ' Yes. I guess I killed thu! baby," O'Neal quoted Edwards. The statements to English police had not been Introduced in he Throwbudge lira*. Both Edwards and hts wife i.idsted that Beryl June received the apparently fatal blow on her head when she fell ns they we.-e ■ iding in the family car Tuesday light. The slapping, Edwards said, ollowed when Beryl .:une madi "funlty noises" in .her crib a vhile later. She seemed to have tost cons iousness. rip said, and he was trying to revive her. 1 Coroner Jerome Hof nan ind.ated he was not convinced by 'heir story. The head wounds "seem like piite a bit for a fall to the flooi >f the car," Holman said. “Bu' I'm not prepared to say definitey yet what caused them.” O Neal planned to have both ■13rents arraigned today on a agrancy charge but indicated hat a continuance or the case diph' bolasjc^ to give more mie for police investigation. Senate Expected To Ratify Pact WASHINGTON, July 21 — UP) — The North Atlantic So urity Pact conies to a final vote in the Senate today "with • itification apparently assured. Chairman To m Connally, D, lex., of the Foreign Relations ' rimitli e predicted there woull be only about 13 votes cast against the anti - aggression treaty. A two—thirds majority of the Senators present is necesSi *ry for ratification. The Senate was called into session at 9:15 A. M„ PST, three-quarters of an hour earlier than usual, to clear the way for a vote at 3 p. m . Connally and other Senate leaders a'- , forecast rejection of proposed reservations ' to the treaty which would disavow any obligation on the part of the United States to furnish arms to Europe. Seven nations already have ratified the pact and Italy'.-: chainhi r of deputies was to vote on it later life the day. The treaty has been ratified *>y Britain.

critics said they would press for answers to their questions on whether America's p-edge cf mutual assistance would involve

sharing atomic secrets.

Violence Flares In Honolulu Strike HONOLULU. T. H„ July 21— (UP)-Twenty-nine pickets were held without bail today in connection with a bloody battle resulting from a raid of 200 striking CIO Longshoremen on the headquarters of a non-union

Stevedoring company.

The strikers were held while poliee investigated the battle in which fists, knives, clubs and bricks were used yesterday. It was the first violence in the 82 day old Longshoremen's strike. Four men went to the hospital and 1ft others were injured,

including three policemen.

Doctors reported that Joseph Lemn. 86. who was stabbed in the back, was in critical con-

dition.

A union spokesman reported that circuit Judge John Parks had ordered police chief Dan Liu to produce the 29 pickets in court this morning and show cause why they should not be released. «•- Meantime, a tense hut iminous quiet hung over the Honolulu waterfront. The strikers swarmed over the gates into the yard of the Hawaii Stevedores, LTD., and attacked non-union stevedores as they climbed aboard buses to take them to pier to unload the Isthmian freighter, Steel Flyer. (ONGKESSMAN IRKED

|*IIISOVAI And Local News B It I E F K

Mrs. Oscar Knight is confined to her home on N. Indiana St , 1/y illness. There will be preaching services at the Bethel Little Walnut Baptist church next Sunday July 24. Eld. Oscar Irwin. Pas-

tor.

Donald Cline of Putnamvilie has spent the last week in Indianapolis visiting his mother and isister, Mrs. Judy and Eileei Cline. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jasper of Alexandria, Va., will be the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Curtis. Mrs. Jasper is the former Miriam Peck. Mrs. Will Glidewell and Mrs. Glen Fry left this morning for Grand Rapids, Michigan. After visiting with the Fellers, they will go <m to Crystal Lakes in northern Michigan where they will attend the Assembly of the Christian Churches. They expert to be gone six weeks.

Miss Madonna Grimes Is on vaunt .on fiont the Cetural Bank. All s. Grace Newby of Indianapolis is visiting her daughter I Mrs. W. C. Arnold. Sharon Kay Engiehart of Crown Point is visiting h-r grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boatman. Miss Doris Williams is taking her vacation from the Central National Bank and is at the Colonial hotel at Lake Manitou. | ANNIVERSARIES

Birthdays

Shirley Ann Frazier, daught'” of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer FVazier, 5 years today, July 21st. Beverly Sue Detro, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs Marion Detro, 28 ■Martinsville street, 2 years to day, July 21.

Clyde B. Gentry, ot fordsville, was honored

WASHINGTON, July 21 - (UP) Some members of the Congressional Atomic Energy Committee were growing impatient today over the Administration's secrecy about its effort to Settle atomic relations with Canada and Great Britain. A key member of the committee, which has been discussing the problem with top government officials, told newsmen privately that “government business is the people's business and the secrecy will be lifted soon.” , Another said he believes that rising pressures for public discussion of the issues involved would" “blow off the lid of sccrecy”^thttt thus far has been clamped cn the question of exchange of atomic information between the United States, and Canada and Britain. Britain reportedly has approached the United States about the possibility of obtaining U. S. atomic data for it*! own A-Bomb project. But under the Atomic Energy act, the United States is forbidden to give auoh information to any foreign power. So far top government officials have discussed the problem with key committee members at two secret sessions on" at Blair house last Thursday and the other in the Committee’s hearing room yesterday. Among those attending yesterday’s session were Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Chairman David E. Lilienthal

CrawTucs-

day afternoon by Lions International at its 32nd annual convention in New York when hi' was presented with a special awant for tlfstft'.guished service during the past club year as governor of District 25-C continuing 43 club* in, west-central

Indiana. , ,

George Thomas Goodwin. R. R. 3, Greencastle, wa* among the largest group ever initiated into Phi Delta Kappa, honorary education fraternity at Indiana University. A total or 47 were taken into the professional group for educators. The initiation was in charge of Bruce Brubaker olttUrttflMsity High School in fdjkKWflngJIh, president

of the I«_ U, chapter: ^

Thomas J. Shively, a senior at DePauw University, has been awarded a special scholarship to attend the first Institute for t.ie Study of the Soviet Union a t the University of Denver July 25Aug. 26. it was announced today at the Colorado school. Shively is a native of Lakewood, Ohio. The Institute will be con ducted bj four State department advisers who teach during th i regular school year at Columbia University. They will discuss Soviet history, economics, nn ,i

political and

pi rations.

HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Juliette Elmore o! Greencastle R. 2, was admit*‘d Wednesday. Dorothy Lawler Roaehdab' was admitted Wednesday. Mrs Henrietta Moss of Indianapolis, was dismissed Wednesrday Luciilo Grimes of Oreencastte, was dismissed Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mendenhall of Brownrburg, are ths patents of a son born Wednesday.

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STEEL FACT FINDING BOARD LEAVES WHITE HOUSE

Daugherty, and David L. Cole. (International Souudphoto)

Nation Reports Polio Increase

WASHINGTON, July 21 — (UP) The number of poln cases reported throughout the nation is increasing sharfRy. More rases have been reporte 1 already this year than during the same period last year. The height of the mead season is expected to be reached about mid-August. The U. S. Public Health Ser vice said today that 7.016 new cases of infantile pararysts werj reiiorted during the week ending July 16. compared to 681 cases reported in the preceding

week.

During the corresponding week last year only 716 cases

were reported.

Thus far this year, 4,895 eases have been reported compared to 3,601 for the same

period last year.

Since the third week in March, 3,971 new cases have been reported compared to 3,251 cases reported from mid-March, 1948. for the corresponding period. Thus far this year nine state i have reported more than 100 new polio cases. They are Texas, 1091,■ California 628; Oklahoma, 345; Arkansas, 328; Minnesota, 186; New York, 156; Illinois 12»; Indiana, 107 Michigan. 101. The public health service cited five states as showing the sharpest climb in number 0 f new poli > eases. It said in the week ended July 7, New York reported 16 eases. This jumped to 72 new eases in the week ended July 16. Indiana jumped from 14 to 52; Illinois from 19 to 53; Arkansas <0 to 101, and California 58 to •SI. Texas, which has reported the most cases this year, dropped slightly from 121 to 112.

The U. S. Public Health vice has no figures

caused by polio.

w.U be on the program with Gov ernor MoMath. Congress.nan John fv. Walsh, of Anderson, will be temporary chair.nan of the convention aiu. Hanley will be permanent chairman. Candidates for prestder' are reported to be Charles Robinson, of Indianapolis; CurlU Kimtnei, of Vincennes, and Irvine Vinske, of Lake County. Two under-cover candidate), for Ur'ted States Senator probably will be on the sidelineThey are Samuel D. Jackson, former Senator and Alex Campbell.

Charged With Embezzlement

SANTA FE, N. M„ July 21— (UP) Tracy Snelling, suspended as Director of Public Information at the Los Alamos Atomic installation when he disappeared for a week, was ex peeled to appear in Federal court today on charges of embezzling Red Cross funds. Snelling, 37, turned up at FBI headquarters in Dallas. Tex., yesterday, ending an intensive four-state search for him. He was flown back here last night In a plane chartered by the Atomic Energy Commission. He was hustled from the airport to the office of Los Alamos County District attorney Bert

Prince.

PrinCe said that Snelling gave him a lengthy statement but the prosecutor refused to titvulge Its contents. Snelling was lodged In City jail for the night, pending his appearance today in district court on charges of cm bezzling $1,008.96 from the Red

Cross.

“Nothing to say,” the tad thin Snelling mumbled to newsmen as he was arrested on thembezzlement warrant at the airport. He shielded his face from photographers and shook behead to all quesUwfi A mustache ho wore before his disap-

SOCIETY

pearanee last week had been shaved off. The embezzlement charges were filed against Snelling «i Los Alamos County Distrint court yesterday by Prince after a complaint was lodged by Sam Musser. chairman of tjie Isi Alamos Red Cross chapter. Musser said Snelling failed to account for money collected as chairman of a fund-raising drive | at the Atomic Installation last

March.

Miss lliiher To Be Honored At Shower Miss Madeline Huber will be he guest of honor at a misellaneuos shower to be given .onight by Mrs. Tim Ruark at ner home <m east W ash.ngto:. street. Miss Huber will becomthe bride of Robert Matthews on Sunday afternoon, August 7. 4- 4- 4- + Mrs. Anna Watt# Enterlnireid Sunday On Sunday July 17. Mrs. Anna Walts entertained a large number of friend*- While Mrs. Watt* is ninety-one and one half years old. *he is slid a splendid cook and with the help of the well fillid baskets a bountiful dinmi was served at noon. After Mi .1 I utii Evans gave thanks all did justice to the feast. The surprise dinner was la honor of Mrs. Watts- daughter. Mrs. Hallic Hibbs. and Melvin Smith. Mr. Smith has made hir home with Mrs. Watts for a numbei of years. Mrs. Hibbbirthday was the 14th of Jul; and Mr. Smith’s will be the 241! of July. Each received scverr.l nice presents. The day was spent in having a g >od sor-aT time All left wishing Mrs Hibbs a;u Mr. Smith many more happ; birthdays Mrs. Ralph Hendriassisted Mrs. Watts with he

plans.

Those present were: Mrf Nellie Duncan, Oscar; Buncaii Mrs. Ruth BvamCMrj angiMr^

Hairy Neior find thei Allen Nichols.' M *d

Andrew Sutherlin, Miss Bette Ruth Evans. Mrs. Daisy Davis Miss Carolyn Price. Mr. ar. Mrs. Fred Cox and Batty am Gayle. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Her. di*ix. Mr. and Mrs. Ear; O Hair amt granddaughter Karo: Smock, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Flint. Mr. and Mrs. '^sra O’Hair. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pot ter. Mr. and Mrs. James Tippcn and eight of thif-ifcijAMifiyi. the hostess, Mrs Winfs-timr '$!><■. Halhe Hibbs and Melvin Smith.

I patrolled the wing wh tre c , | his henchman Edward \ * Herbert, and State au 1 General’s Agent H ar rv c were bedded. They a „d ^1

ful showgirl Dee David '.fl . >cl by the gunfire u J

at the floodiiDK-.j ”1

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stood at the floodlicht,, 'I trance to a popular filmland .1

taurant.

Today s MarltJ steady; small lots htga |w|_ choice mixe.i yearling! srj low to average ^ and light st.’.-rs Ho oo-tfl J rank and file medium andjJ short feds $25 (K)-.$26 00; cd medium and good hc-^ $24.50-$25.50; bulk common m medium na’ive grass y fa[ls ,. and heifers $18 tH)-$2r, ^ steady, some interests bid k** odd head good beef cows fit* $18.50; bulk common n, medium $15.00-$17.50; ran,,, and cutters $12.00-$10.00 ; rt ers active, steady; ctioicf 117

higher, top $27 00

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bulk good and choice $25504*1 .00; common and medium til $24.50. Sheep 500; fat lambs furl; live, mostly steady considered most supply; riai springers; bulk good Md eta mixed weights $24.G04g| •omnion and medtum g|| ,>23.50: slaughter ewes s<* steady ;bulk $5 00-$G.OO : eta lights eligible $8.00 oi mow. LATE NEWS j. rive today or tomorrow it *| .nvitation of the congren J labor organizations which ts«J vening hero.

WASHINGTON. July 21 - (UP) President Truman u; today he does not believe b nilitary aide, Maj. Gen. Hir v'aughan, was mixed up is .he so-called "five percental' ' But Jiu t<-ld n< vsmei be «M •' runt Vaughan to testify :ti icnate investigation if Vau{*| is asked to do so.

Prof and Mrs Robert H n W:l-l „ ~

Ua ijs and ilaFighter. Dorothy mkBT ' |>rfs< > nt tnere ere Mr; and MiL E 6 r.,•„«.«(.. ?>• WWlWw' '-fn northern Mi

and Sdi^ E. ,\ l.rowniug'

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wYNamsbiicje, Virginia

Washington D. C -Miss Dorothy

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deaths

The perception of color Is produced by a difference in wav •- length of the light entering th> eye.

Williams irifj stop at f-o:,mih>lJ 3 W’ ,,inh ^ ^ I -Ohio foi a visit wit*,her urC/U»'*°'*W r ' tlinn « gumeigl

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Mi. and Mrs. Otha Zimmermar, underwent a. major operation at the Riley hospital IndiagEwpoKs Wednesday. His condition is^<

reported saUkfactory.

FLAK GANG war geles underworld neard the "indictment stage.” Sheriffs deputies and police

when’ grown.

Tourigls are listed as ll$| 900.000 annual "industry Tennessee by the states |*|

utng commission.

A neutron is one of twe r»>| ing blocks of whtrn aunu ‘ atoms are made, me ottur k] ing the- proton.

Whi'ti a couple ol determined kills set their head to do a job, it's hard to stop them from doing it. We offer as proof of (Mir statement, the records of the Snuillniouth Bass division in Hie big eontest. Tommy Keising has hebl nndispiiti'd first place in this section with a two pound entry, that was seventeen inches long. It looked as though the thing was going to wind up that way until Iasi niglrt when his older brother, Jaek, came in with a beauty that weighed three and a quarter pounds, and stretched the DelJur out to nineteen and one half Inehes. These hoys are two of the hardest working fishermen In the County, and are entitled to a nice eateh. Our eongrat- j ulations, Kingfish . . . Sportsman’s Shop

Young Demos To Hold Convention

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 21 (INS) Nearly 2,500 persons arc expected to attend the state convention of the Indiana Young Democrats In Indianap-

polis Friday and Saturday,

A Midwest Conference of Young Democratic leaders will be held in conjunction with the convention. States besides Indiana that will be represented are Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wiscon-

sin. Missouri and Oitio.

Governor Sidney S. MoMath of Arkansas, who routed the Dixieerats in his state last November, w:n address the Friday-night convention session and Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan will be convention keynote speaker at the Saturday ban-

quet.

Governor Henry F. Schricker State Chairman Ira Haywin at the open-

mg session Friday and tha* bight, National Committeeman Frank McHale; Marshall Hanley, of Muneie. Young Democrats state president, anq John H Ryan of Bloomington .executive

secretary of the

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Sugar « Pure Cane Nifty Salad Dressing

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10 lb. kraft bag 89c

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