The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 5 January 1954 — Page 2

THE DAIIY BANNER, GRE»¥CASTIE, INDIANA, fllESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1954.

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frf'*»zin? -despite th«» *nn\r Th^ W^athf-r B>.r**au said tem ^orature- Wednesday :hrn;j7

K«t*- •» r« wi Mtim- i.'i.OOO. Sunday will avera#*- near norma .«mmun*«t prt«un»er* at war rnaxnr.ump of 33 to 42 and min-Or-for* th*- triKi*- wa^ «uan^<t- imums of 16 to 24 But they will - j drop below normal during the LOyr*)!* Jan. »— <UP» — v»>ek end

Weather-vrary ’ owl ander^ ^leane-l

ip tjie debns of one flood today j Precipitation—either rain or Old girded for what may be an- > snow was expected to total on“other more deraetatin* on** thi= I tenth to three-tenths of an incr weekend the next five days. It is due ‘ about Thuradav or Fridav and Towering waves posed a V* < aho , lt S , lnd8v . •hreat to the eemn-alls of northern i Europe ’adiich already had been Snow still was falling this battered by floodwaters churned j niorning upstate, but forecaste* ^ 'ip t>> a howling northwester. said it would end today. A teniLarge areas were inundated on 1 mature drop was due in the exboth sides of the Iron Curtain in t™" ^» th

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Germany. Authorities were preoar.ng for possible disaster when t)ie tides surge even highei this a rekend. No flood casualttaa had been rported -o tar. but authorities fea ed .mother storm this week might cause floods like those a :iich killed 1.700 persons at this time last year. Off’ Cuxhaven, Germany, a Oreek ~ea captain and six of his crew stubbornly fought to save thfii cracked and grounded tanker m the gale-churned North Sea today despite urgent warnings l oin f;ve rescue vessels standing by that the tanker was going to

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uINDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 5. iUP» -Gov Craig today Warned out-of-state motorists for a majority of Indiana’s present-day auto ac-

cidents.

Hoosier drivers are cooperating in the campaign against highway recklessness, he said. He hojied to educate out-of-state motorists through tourist reports that Indiana is “strict” on traf-

fic laws.

Craig also outlined two new approaches to the traffic problem. First, he said he will ask the 1955 State Legislature to mandate jail terms for drunken drivers. A similar measure 1'ail»s ( l to pass recent general rs-

.-gniblies.

Secondly, the governor said, state police may adopt a trooper’s suggestion that state ]K>licemen submit weekly reports of traffic hazards in their patrol H.Veas. The reports then would ne referred to various state d°partments for corrective action,

he said.

P.LOmnNCTON. Jnd.. Jan. 5 it'Pi Salary increases were . warded nine state officials by fTTiTfana Budget Committee

Monday.

<mimuttee. meeting at In-

i.hm.i University, also appropriat«.1 about SISOjOOO for work on

state properties.

The salary boosts went to department and institutional leadms No comparison was given to

• urrent salaries.

The new salaries: Central State Hospital superintendent, $ll,50u , lu> maintenance; Madison State lospital superintendent. $10,800 ohts; Reformatory supiennten«'ent. S7.000 plus; highway chief i ngint er. $10,000; Tax Board • hairman. $9,700 plus cost of living; Tax Boatd members, $9,200 t Ins; tax boartl secretary. $6,900 ulus; Teacher’s retirement Fund sr< ret ary. $8,700 plus. 'A Conservation Department re,a*st for $200,000 to build a dam I Versailles State Patk was taken undei consideration.

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WASHINGTON. .lime 5 • CP» The Army made public :<*day the names of 21 Army personnel from Indiana who have 1 i en missing in action m Korea ioi more than a year and now are

presumed dead.

The Army said the announcenent does not mean those on the list are known to be dead beyond

e shadow of doubt.

“In view of the lapse of time

;hout information to supiKMt a highei;

continued presumption of sur- . ival. the . . . Army must terminate such absence by a presumptive finding of death " the

nnouncement said.

The “presumptive date of death” was made Dec. 31, 1953. tor all those listed. The action makes it possible to settle pay, .. I Iowances. accounts and «leath

benefits.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5— i UP t - Two of 8.000 $20 bills stolen from the U. S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing turned up today and a high Secret Sendee source iriid "there may be a break soon" n the biggest theft in the history if the big plant where all U. S paper money is produced. The two pieces of currency were the first hot clues in the >160.000 theft discovered Mon-

day.

They were picked up as Secret Service agents prepared lie detector tests for bureau employes who might have had opportunity to •deal the money. One of the crisp new $20 bills was found by Isaac Jacobson, ^resident of the National Produce Co., as he was checking receipts. Il caught his eye because of the high serial number. Jacobson said he received the bill from a small grocery in Fakoma Park, Md. The Takoma Park grocer said he got it from Dne of his customers whom he apparently identified to Secret Service agents. The bill’s serial number was B90255924A. one of those in the stolen batch. The Secret Service refused to say where the other bill cropped up. But a high Secret Service official said: "I think there may be a break

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Senate Probers To Return Today NEW YORK. Jan. 5 -(UPl— Two U. S. senators tracking iown Soviet espionage activities cere expected back today from a >ecret rendezvous in Canada with former Russian code clerk Igoi Gouzenko. The Canadian government anlottnced formally early today hat Sens. William Jenner, RInd., chairman of the Internal Security Subcommittee, and Pat MeCarran, D-Nev., ranking mi..ority member of the subcomnittee, met Gouzenko at an iirlisclosed place in the Montre- i trea Monday. The senators, accompanied by L T . S Ambassador R. Douglas 'tuart. made a quick exit from the Windsor Hotel in Montreal Sunday afternoon and climbed into a black limousine. The big •ar sped toward the outskirts of own. and there was no further word from the Americans until Monday night when they return'd to the hotel. Jenner and McCai ran issued no statement in Montreal concerrng the success of their interview with Gouzenko, who fled from he Soviet Embassy in Ottawa -even years ago and gave U. S. and Canadian authorities inforuaiton which led to the eventual racking of the Rosenberg spy

ring.

and daughter. Barbara, of Indianapolis, visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ikamire and family, and other relatives on New' Year’s Day. TTie Warren Township Home Demonstration Club meeting has been postponed indefinitely because of illness Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Maaon. E. Washington St., are the parents of a son bom Tuesday morning. at the Putnam County hos-

pital.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mason and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Windy, of St. Louis: and Mr and Mrs. Leroy Mason and son. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph

Mason. New Year’s Day.

City firemen were called to the Stone home, 210 West Liberty street, at 3:55 p. m. Monday. They reported that the back steps to the dwelling caught fire

Mr?. Mary Mullis entered the j from a grass and trash blaze. Putnam county hospital Mon- Damage was estimated at $20. day morning. | Quests of Mr. and Mrs. Bail

Babb. East Walnut street, over

Mrs. Nona Darts has rrtimwd home after spending the holidays with her son. Burkett A. Davie

and family in Arlington Heights. Woman's Chib 111- J Meets Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boatright I The Woman’s Club will meet

Wednesday afternoon. Jan. 6. at 2 o’clock at the home of Mis® Jeannette Odell. Mrs. Joe McCord will have charge of the pro-

gram

Personal And Local News

Briefs

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGuffey left Monday to spend the winter

in Florida.

George Pursell is reported critically ill at his home, at 109

West Liberty street.

Mrs. Nellie Denny of Greencastle, is spending two weeks in Dallas. Texas visiting her sister and family. Mr. and Mrs. H. A.

• Pot win.

Mr .and Mrs James B. Fen- i tress left Monday for Florida. They will attend the National Automobile Dealers Association j convention in Miami while away. Mrs. Helen Moseley of Santa Barbara, California is visiting j Dr. and Mrs, V. Earle Wiseman. Mrs. Moseley is well known here, having lived here with her family for a number of years prior to moving to California. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Riley and daughters, Betty and Patty, returned home Sunday from a two weeks vacation spent in Hollywood. Florida, and other interesting points in the South. - Jimmy Walker returned Sunday to Purdue University after spending the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Merton Walker, of Belle U«ion. He is a sophomore at Ptirdue Chemical Engineering school and is a lieutenant in charge of the secretariat of the Purdue drill team, president of the pledge class of Kappa Delta Rho social fraternity, a member of the Junior inter-frat-ernity council, and a member of the student union. Mr. and Mrs. Marion L. Lukenbdl are making their home in Terre Haute since their recent marriage on December 12 at the Charie! of the Good Shepherd here. Mrs. Lukenbill is the former Betty Henderson of this city and a graduate of Greencastle High School. Marion Lukenbill, now majoring in Elementary Education at Indiana State Teachers College in Terre Haute, is a graduate of Bainbridge High School .and a veteran of the Korean conflict, having completed a period of two years active duty in the army, of which eigh-

the Christmas and New Year holidays, were their oldest son, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Babb and daughter, Donna Lynn, of Pekin, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wehmeiei of Bloomington. III. The Sands Funeral Home in Bainbridge announced that friends may call at any time to pay respects to Thomas Solomon, who died at the Putnam County hospital Monday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:00 p. m. from the Sands Funer-

al Home, in Bainbridge.

Last rites were held Tuesday afternoon in Brazil for Hershel H. Acrea. 68, a native of Putnam county who passed away Saturday at his home in Perth. The deceased was born in Reelsvilie on Oct. 10, 1885. and was the son of Peter Virgil and Mickie Ann Mason Acrea. He was a retired New York Central railroad

maintenance employee.

Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dickson of Rainbridge held their Christmas dinner on Sunday, Dec. 27th. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dickson and sons of Cambridge, O.: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Etcheson and son of Iowa City, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Dickson and family of Greencastle; Mr .and M#. Osborne Dickson and family; Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Dickson and son. Mr - , and Mrs. Paul Crodian. and Mr. and Mrs. James Crodian, all of Indianapolis, and .Mis. Maude Crodian of Bainbridge.

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KNOXVILLE. Tenn., <UP)^ “I was always the sickly one ir the family.” Miss Lizzie Sellers told a group of friends who gathered at her home Sun lay t* wish her well on her 102nd birth-

day.

Clinton Fall W. S. C. S. Will Meet Ttiursdny Clinton Falls W. f*. C. S. will have a business meeting Thursday evening. Jhn. 7. at the church Bring scissors, everyone

come.

Delta Theta Tan Meets Tonight Delta Theta Tau will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs Glen Timmons. R lachdale Group To Meet Thursday The Christian Womans Fellowship Group I of Roachdale Christian Church will meet Thitrs- j day afternoon with Zella Radlord instead of Wednesday a? planned. Lets have a good attendance for the new year.

SHAW-WALKER HUNG SUPPLIES. BOOKS PLUS pnRMFtnr/T SAM HANNA S BOOK STORE

will 7:30

Mrs. Kvemtt Maddox

Hostess Thursday Club

Thursday Reading Club

meet Thursday evening at with Mrs. Everett Maddox, 311 Elm street. Mrs. Warren Lear will have charge of the program.

Castle Toppers Club

To Meet Wednesday Castle Toppers Home Demonstration club will meet Wednesday at 7:30 at the home of Mrs Zachary, instead of Tuesday as was announced .AH members are

urgeW to attend.

Mrs. Smythe Hostess To Crescent Chib Crescent Club will meet Wednesday at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Deward Smythe, Towers Apts. Mrs. John Poor will have charge of the program. Alpha Chi Alumnae To Meet Wednesday ' f Alpha Chi Omega Alumnae will meet Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Melvin Thurow.

teen months were spent in Korea. Don't shorten the life ictf your clothes by letting them become oversoiled and letting the stains become set. Home Laundry & Cleaners. Phone 126. Toes.-tf

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan 5. .UP) A blanket of snow settled over Indiana today a* weathermen predicted "near normal ' temperatures the next five days. It wasn't tire heaviest snow ot the winter, but close to it. at hat. m Indianapolis Three inches on the ground here this 1 • .ruing WHS topped only by 3.6 inches De< ! . 13 and 14. Lafayette was covered with foUi inches and South Bend and Fort Wayne two inches. Ter.peralures remained mild—around

Today's Market

Hogs 5.000 Light to medium barrows and gilts 25o-50c higher: heavier offerings steady to 25c

170-235 lbs.. $24.75-

$25.50: 235-260 lbs.. $23.50$24.75; 260-295 lbs.. $22-$23.75; 120-160 lbs.. S21-S23; sows strong to 50c higher; choice 550 lbs.,

down $20-522

Cattle 2.300. Calves 400 Steers and heifers opened fully steady: some steers and mixed yearlings 25c and more higher. Load 'hoice red steers and two part ’oads high choice to prime yearlings $24; high good to choke slaughter steers 521-S23.50. good to low choice heifers $l7-$20: utility and commercial cows. $10.50-$12.50. canners and cutters $8 5O-$10 50. vealers fully steady choir.' amj prime $27-$33. Sheep 800 Strong on lambs Choice to prime native and wooled western lambs $21: low choice and below $20 50 down: sheep scarce and steady: cull to good

ewes $3-55 50

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