The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1951 — Page 1
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IT WAVES FOR ALL
!E FANS CARDINALS FRIDAY NIGHT gECTIONAI. (II AMI’S | (lU ;STS \r l‘IT( ll-IN PI>XEK Al l Alii , Fillmore Parent Teachers Lciation members and baskctLns hcM B big |>itch-in dinL the gymnasium Friday evcIt was the largest affair [Fillmore basketball fans have , staged, there being several Jdred present and loads of doU foods. ■bUowing the dinner, at which [basketball team and the cheer bi U well as school officials . seated at a special table, a pan, was held in the gymnasi a second amateur proiwas held in the auditorium. rtlmr Johnson, principal of school was in charge of the Irani. He presented William basketball coach and AlHeavin, township trustee. Craig spoke feelingly of ids association with members of basketball team. He present[eadi and told something about lb member- He said he had cbed them develop from the athey were in the fifth grade said they played good basketbecause they love the game, was loud in his praise of their nidid cooperation and their dcnination never to give up. dais were passed out to the . also to members of the softlb team which won the county mpionship last fail. Don |iaik won the free throw honl bitting 70 out of 124. Joe Ltfison on the reserve squad kn his honor by hitting 45 out |86 Dave Grimes won the medal the highest soft-ball team filing average with a high of
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IMr Craig presented the plaque (vpii his school by the Chamber [Commerce Tuesday night. introduced E. C. %€ckv"ryai'h ijl the departmental . and Jn McCreary, head ich at DePauw for basketball. [ Mr. McCreary spoke of his rk in basketball and said it ahes the boys the difference htween right and wrong and this ( me of the finest features of the ■line, [ Ho reviewed the changes in the le and said there will be but if any changes for another |(.<i He said he had watched lill'i.orc play several games and t knew why they won. because ley played as a team and not a.; |ldividiials anil every man too.'twilling, instructions and workI for the good of the school and 6 community.
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1951.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
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IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Irookshire In Council Race The name of Delmas Brookrp was omitted yesterday in ’ hnal iut of candidates filing • the city election. Mr. BrookP irp . well known Anderson ftreet resident, filed with the b inty clerk as a candidate for Hi'ii from Hie Third Ward or> p'e Democrat ticket.
HOSPITAL notes ' Iniiti.j Kridny. |,; sta f'DIesvilic It 1;, Koy Ktcheson, ^•reneastlc ft. i ; j 0 | m Burk. ■," <i8 °n; rtusscll M. Roberts, Ploverdale R 2; Bobby Dorsett, cluvp i|lHle R 2. . ''Unified Saturday: Irvin ‘Pney. rt. riavilic R. 2, Stanley Stilesvilie. f^mlaseii Friday: Donald Greencaatle R. a; Mrs. Mil t Mllrcum un d son, RockVile r j
HOUGH PROPERTY "The old Hough property, cornel of Semnary and Bloomington street burned Tuesday night It ha., long been a nuisance in th< icigliborliood. and few team were shed over its destruction." 11878)—MADISON TOWNSHIP —chills and fevui prevail in the vicinity”—THE BIRTHPLACE OF KNOW-NOTHINGISM- "li .he election of Ib.'iti the follow* ng States gave the greatest lumber of votes for the KnowNothing party: New York. 124.»04; Pennsylvania. X2.17.-i: Tennessee, 60.178; Virginia. 00.DIO; Georgia, 42,228, California, .'i0.- ■ 65; Illinois. 37,444 Alabama. 18.502: Maryland 47.460: Misouri, 48,524: Indiana. 22.586: fhe smallest vote the party pol.:d was in New lianipsliirc and Vermont. In the former State Jic vote was 422: in (he lattei. j45. The only State that the party carried was Maryland, vhich east its eight eleetrorel votes for the Know-Nothing candidate." < 1878) COMMON
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
‘The city attorney was directed o begin suit against the all eel uilruud company to haw tie(haiter canoelled, unle:;^ they •omply in u reasonable time with order of council to fill up ind grade the track. The propely holders on Went Franklin itrect were qrdcred to imprme ileir sidewalks uiuii r ilireetiou if ttic city engineer." Maybe hey hud a winter like we have lust had. GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH “They i aim from every direction to attend Bai turn's ‘greatest show on earth The town was crowded with pe >- pie, dressed in a style that was lever seen in ‘good old Denmjratic times.' It was really a pleasure to look at the cioim of neatly dressed citizen:, that thronged the streets. all of whom looked happy. Th>‘ store, notion stands, soda fountains watermelon wagons, and saloons were all liberally patronized Wi ■ire told that the CenUnni.'l saloon, alone, took in S 16a hi' Rarnum's agent reported a sal' of 12,000 tickets. In addition, ah shows were crowded. Vehicles which would have excited Hi'' envy of a nalioli twenty year ago were hitched in every part of the city. Gaily dressril lu'hr looked their prettiest. Only one person was heard to mention hard times, and he was Innuh" 1
at until he took flight' 11*7X1
FLOYD TOWNSHIP FA IK “The Floyd Township fan wi ' be held the 16th, 17th. and l«U'
days of Heptenilier < ix7xi mile north of Center house on David I irk' 1
The amount of premiums offered outside of special premiums amount to $106.00. A spenal premium of $25.00 will l«- given for Hie best herd of 25 , "’ 1
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MISS STEWART IS DELEGATE OF ROTARY CLUB
representing city at ANNUAL INSTITUTE IN CINCINNATI Miss Susun Stewart is repre- ■ nting the Greoncastlc Rotary < bib as a delegate to the Fifth Annual World Affairs Institute being held in Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday of this week. Miss Stewart was accompanied by Miss Vaughn Bierley, libraimn in the Greencastle high school. I lie Institute, u project sponured by tile Rotary Clubs of Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia, is conducted by fhe World Affairs Council of Cincinnati, for the purpose of educating and informing future citizens of America in matters of international concern. Approximately 600 students are participating Tlie local Rotary club will cover the expenses of the delegate sent from here while other costs of the Institute are met with funds obtained in Cincinnati and from public sporited business organizations and Ro-
tary
Each of tlie student brought to Cincinnati by tlie Rotary clubs will spend tlie night in the home of a Cincinnati faniiliy, who will provide lodging and breakfast for them. Transportation facilities will also be provided, ns well as opportunities for visiting places of interest in Cincin-
nati.
Miss Stewart, un outstanding high school student, Is the dauglilei of Mayor and Mrs. Harold Stewart.
WINTER MAKES A LAST IUNGE AT NIAGARA FAILS
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'. t VINTER MAKES a last lunge at Niagara Falls, N. Y., as a glaeier-like ice jam pushes into the Mald-of Ihn 4i*t dock on the American side. The Maid is the famed sight-seeing steamer. (luternatioml Hound photo,
Putnam Couple Commencement Tornado Damages Wed 65 Years Dates Announced H. R. Hillis Farm
Floyd Hearing May Take Week
Mr. unit Mrs John Henry Nichols, life long mi l well known residents of neat Fillmore, today mark the sixty-fifth year oi theii miiiTiuge, u ret ord not often
reached.
They are the purenl: of tin Nichols. Fillmore; Harvey Nichols. Monroe township Mr: Ada Robinson. Fillmore and Mrs Klisba Zcincr. Groom a I le They al o have II* grand child ren and 50 great grandchildren Mrs. Jolin Richards and Mrs. Howard Burkett of Greencastle are among the grand children. They have the best wishes oi I hen wide circle of friends fot many' more years of liappincsr
togetlu'i
Annual Commencement dates Friends in Putimm county will for the various Putnam county j bo sorry to hear that a tornado
hit the 1.0U0-ai.ro farm of II Ross Hillis, a lew miles northeast of Kcntlunil Thursday evening at 5:45 o'clock, causing dam-
age estimated at $20,000 According to Ward Kail let I
Kenlluud newspapei editor, wh >
The county commissioners heard evidence jjii the plfn to annex portions of Floyd township to Marion and to Monroe on Friday and then adjourned until Monday, at which time they
may wind up the matter and lias been named president of the probably decide on what they ] DePauw University chaptci of j will do towards cither annexing j Beta Theta Pi social fiaternily, lor leaving conditions as they I according to an announcement
; now arc. It could drag on for
I week.
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Arthul Slinkel of Greencaslle
Numerous witnesses who had igned the petitions for the tin membertnent of tlie township and annexing it to Monroe and Marion were heard, along witli a lot of argument before adjournment was made late in the after-
noon.
The court room was almost tilled with Interested freeholders from the three townships involved and they all followed every word of the procedure with a lot of interest.
a 1 made here today.
A junior at DePauw. he is the on of Ml and Mrs. Willard Sun-
kel. 518 Higllfall Ave.
took o\y n mi »■; SEYMOUR, Ind.. March 31 (UPi Deputy coroner V. L Burkholder today returned a verdict of suicide in the death ,>f Ben II Keith, 63. who was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his ear.. He said Keith left the motor limning and fastened a garden hose lo I he ear's exhaust pipe extending inside tile ear
■ I'liuols were announced Saturday by Supt. Eugene Hutchins. Closing exercises will be held
is follows:
April 18 Clinton Center (grade school) April IP Clpverdale April 20 Ke’elavlile April 23 Balnhrldgc April 24 Roachdule A pul 25 Belle Union and
Russellville
Apnl 26— Fillmore Woman Killed On Highway 40 INDIANAPOLIS, March 31. (UP) Mrs. Frances R. Taylor. 28. Indianapolis, was killed in a traffic accident on U S. 40. west of here last night. Karl Maddox suffered serious injuries and Cecil Potter. 17. a minor injury when Maddox's chi clashed into the rear of another driven hy Wayne B Osborne, 17. ns it slopped lo make a lefl turn into a side street All were from
Indianapolis.
Alt RENTED NATT It DA 4 Morris E. Starr, 513 North In diana street, was landed in .|n ! at 12:40 o'clock Saturday morn mg on a charge of public intoxication. He and Ids wife hail Iroiihlc al the Monou Grill an 1 the police stopped the ililfieully by taking Starr to jail
PAOLI. March 31 Indiana's oldest resident will celebrate her 105th birthday tomorrow on April Fool's day. She is Mrs. Martha Baxter Mclver, who lives in the farm home of a son near the OrangcLawrence county line. Her 42 descendants will call on her in installments to offer their birthday greetings Sunday. Iiieludcd are seven children. 15 grandrhildren and 20 great-grunrl
children.
Mrs. Mclver was born in Tompkuisvllle, Ky., hut came to Indiana 87 years ago. She reads without glasses, sows, makes her own bed and watches home mov ics. Sli^e is a fervant Republican and has missed voting in only one national election for which she was eligible to vote. H. T. Broadstreet Called By Death Homer T. Broadstreet. 72 year - of age, passed away Friday morning at Ids home in Indianapolis following an illness of sev oral years. He was a former resilient of Cloverdale having been the owner of Brandy's restaur ant but left there about eight
years ago.
Mr. Broadstreet is survived by two sons, Bernard and Woodrow both of Indianapolis ;onc daughter, Mrs. Ruby Deem of California; and 3 half sisters, Mrs. Estelle Meek, Cloverdale, Mrs. Verna Lester, of Wyoming, and Mrs. Omer Hubbard of Craw-
fordsvillc.
Friends may call at the Mc-
trlephoncd Tlie Daily Itannei. | curry Funeral Home until nooti the tornado missed Krnllamljs when tlie body will be pletcly but dipped down t" j taken to the Whitaker Funeral lut the Hllhs farm in Colfax J Home in Cloverdale. Sendees
township about 13 miles to tin;
northeast.
Mr. Hillis' mother is a native of Putnam county as was Ida father, now deceased
WOMAN. 103, DIES LEBANON. March 31 itJPi SerxV,e» were held toduv for Mrs Anna Eliza Hornaday, 103. daughter of pioneer residents of Marion county. Survivors include three children, one of them formei Boone Circuit Judge John W. Hornaday. Her parents were Silas and Rachel Pollard. \ \ OFFICE ( I.OSI.O Tin Putnam county sendee of Heel's office will lie tjo.ail all next week, Roherl lioffm in an iiotlliec i| today Mi U ill man will attend tlie umili: I service o'' fieri school conducted by the Department of Veteran:) Affairs m liidiauupoiis. EARLY M \SS SI \D\4 The Itev. Francis Kull wishes lo aniioiinee that there will lie a eleven o'clock Mass al Saint Paul's Catholic church Sunday ! morning. April I. 1051
will he held there at 2:30 o'clock witli Rev. Clarence Barr in charge. Burial will he in tlie
Cloverdale cemetery. Dorset! Rites Here Sunday
20 Years Agi
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Reds Attempt Yank Ambush
TOKYO, March 31 tiNSiA lank led American patrol lamed across Korea's 38th Parallel today drew enemy fire and then fought through a Bril ambuscade to withdraw below the controversial line The crossing was made on the Western front where other United Nations traups made a general
advance.
To the cast near the UljongbtiYonchon road, other Americans
described as
ovisii i hi; I'iiii.>■ i;\a
county ' ' CXJRKKSIM>NI *BNT j received what was WRITES “If the Banner is | "heavy flk.”
Stickler for the rigid-t to vote and hold office,
its edit"' give
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such h women
why docs not
practical demonstration fact by resigning tb<
in favor of Mrs. Nicholson. ■‘It is not that we favor
the less, that we because we favor
We hold it
i,. 111 ^'X-’kne, fanioun Notre Wh*,' . ° 0tb * 11 roach, was killed ful l '' 1 ^ A Plane crashed in a tn r " ,i " llazaar ' Kansas, while L,s 'I'" fl ° m Kalls » a c *ty to im in i' eei ° 8 ' 8t ven other men *1 S the 111,01 aM(1 co-pilot n,,t d'ath. The entire nation c " unne d by the disaster. Pr*»ii Hi ' Ven8 Wtt8 re-elected Sir 1 ^ ^ Chamber of t ,^ erce ' 0tla Gardner was CN v, °e president.
ply.
Nicholson
not <lo so. but
Mrs. Lungsdalc more in trust for her."- In < Langsilale owned tlie
and was also postmaster Greencastle. The same 8' 111 was instrumental in promoting the erection of the Soldiers and Sailors monument on the '
in Indianapolis.
On the central front American troops seized the town of Chann I Go. seven miles below Hie Parallel and moved toward Kumhwn. tlie main Chinese Communist
supply base.
The long awaited advance of American forces across Parallel 38 drew little notice from Allied field Commanders. The border itself was regarded as of no im-
Banner portancc by military leaders In
iii | the field.
LONDON, March 31- ' ,NSI The British foreign office eonre today that it might he necessary for United Nations troops to ( loss the 38th parallel in force refused to specify how tar north it would be willing to allow the troops to go. The spokB StrlnR.r ... ' '»
at his home . that the Britlsn tusn lu lay I troops to halt at the parallel.
Alvin DeWitt Dorsett, a Def’auw' graduate of 1802 and the first initiate of the DePauw Signiii Nu chapter, passed away at Hillings hospital in Chicago early this morning. Mr. Dorsett anil Ids wife, the former Addle I’riest, who is a native of Green i astle, have been living in Tarpon Springs, Florida, but Mu week went to 4lie home of their daughter, Mrs. D. J Fisher, in Chieago so that, lie might have clinical benefits. Services will be held in Greenensile at the Rector Funeral Home al 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon with burial in Forest Hill i i iiietei y. Dr. Ilerold Russ will conduct a short memorial service ii the funeral home. Membersot the Sigma Nu fraternity wdll
he pallbearers.
Mrs. Frank Jones is a niece of
Mr Dorsett.
HIE OI IK I Al. RECORD The official report of Hie city police, on the three-way wreck oil east Hiioiih street Thursday aft crayon .liowa the following; "Car No 3 was parked o" Hanna street. Car No. t. the taxi, had stopped to unload a passenger It was parked thr"n feet from the curb. Driver did not so'* oncoming car. Car No. was traveling in same direction
AWARDS MADE AT REELSVILLE NETBANQUET DEAN LOUIS II. DIRKS IS SPEAKER AT FRIDAY NIGHT SESSION Annual awards were presented during the dinner meeting Friday night in honor of the Reelsvllle basketball squad. A large crowd w'as present for the session which was held In the Reelsville higli school gymnasium. Luther B. Mann, school principal, acted as master of ceremonies. Dean Louis H. Dirks, of Greencastle, was the speaker of the evening. Others at the speaker's table were Robert Lewis, Washington township trustee, and Mrs. Lewis: and Mr. and Mra. Elmer Seller, Greencas-
tie.
Among those who helped make the event such a success were Daphne Robinson, president of Hie Reelsvillc ParentTeachers Association and Richard Murksberry, coach of 'he Indians. Lloyd Hoskins and Duane f^uerey, co-captains of the Reels ville team, received stars for their varsity sweaters presented by Coach Murksberry. Mrs. Seller, representing the Washburn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. presented the D A R. Good Citizenship Award to Virginia Hammond and the Civic Awards to Martha Aker. Scholarship awards were presented Lloyd Hoskin. , Indiana State Teachers College; Martha Aker, Indiana State Teachers College, and Virginia Hammond, Indiana University Musical awards went to Shirley Herbert, Martha Aker and Virginia Hammond The Commercial Department award was presented Joan K. Hutchinson. Yell leaders. Patty Hammond •tnd Adrian Mathew .. received “R's.” It was also announced that Martha Akers has been selected as class valedictorian and Joan Hutchinson us class salutatorian.
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.IAMF>) < LONCS A NR JAMES RISK Young Clone lias hern one of the outstanding 4-H sheep lads of Franklin township fot ihr pa I three years, and an up and coming 4-H club mom tier for the past six years, James Risk, adult Ipiide, nf Franklin and Jackson townships 4-H hoys, has taken a great Interest in the progress of Hiis lad as well as others and they have made great progress under his tutelage. Shown with the hoy is his prize Hampshire ewe and lamb. Tlie lamb was aired hv the same sire that tirerl the pen of champions at the International Livestock show and came from Kentucky State College to Purdue University. The ewe was also one of Purdue’s best. Prior to showdng shoe)' Jimmy was interested tn hogs, and he may be heard from at a later date with troth hogs and his prize sheep His family is moving soon to a farm near Ladoga and this youth I may be lost to Putnam county competition when thif takes place
TRAIN KILLS TWO INDIANAPOLIS, March 31. (HP) Police Investigated today a Irain-ailto collision in which lii-eoli 11 Patterson, 58. Indianapoli:-'. and his father-in-law. Frank Price. 81, Somerset, Ky., were killed yesterday and Patl.erson's wife, Effie, 52, injured. New York Central trainmen said the passenger train which hit their ear was traveling only 22 miles an hour. GLEN NTECHLEY DIES INDIANAPOLIS March 31. (UP i Clen L. Steekley, 48. Inrmer secretary of the Indiana Public Service Commission, died in his home yesterday. Bleckley, a Democrat, once was a deputy attorney general of Indiana and Monroe county assistant prosecutor.
French Leader Warns Republics WASHINGTON, Mai 31 — (INS) President Aurtol of France told I he Foreign Ministers of the 21 American Republics today that they are no longer "sheltered from all external danger." Aurtol appeared before the ministers In the great hall of the Americas at the Pan American Union. The French chief executive said that uniter the North Atlantic Pact, the Western Hemisphere understands that its "dream of freedom" is "not Impervious to storms since tin- big currents that carry dark clouds have changed their course and are now crossing oceans.” He added “In face of dangers (hat threaten civilization Europe and America must forget their geographical limitations to mute together." PARK I'.R RAUGIHIKTEE GOES TO COLUMBUS Parker Dunghill tec who tins been malinger of the Montgom-ery-Ward store lien for the past few years, received notic* last night that tie is being transferred to Columbus, Ind., and h" will go there for 10) new duties over (he weekend. His succeaaor will arrive Tuesday, coming here from Blue Island, 111. Mr. Daughhetec will he the manager In this larger store.
• Today's Weather • # and • A Local Temperature 9 Fair today and tonight except cloudy northern third of state today Increasing cloudiness and wanner tomorrow with rain in afternoon or night.