The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 September 1954 — Page 3

THE DAILY BANNER, GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1954.

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! nt ard.date for s'ate comptro!Harry ler. filed a statement listing his

:ajr;pai£m expense total as 25 rents. The money was spent for postage stamps.

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RECOMMENDS MORE ‘DROUGHT DISASTER’ STATES

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Mr. and Mrs. EHmer Hays visited M s. Joe Everman Sunday afternoon. Mr .and Mrs. LeRoy Clounce are building a new house south of town. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Steele enter ta:riM: their children and their • families Sunday. Mis. Lawrence Kelly and I Wilma and Mrs. Orville Foshe: attended a bridal shower give i I in honor of Miss Mary Louise Mvcr. at the home of Mrs. Ro-

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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY Ezra Taft Benson points to drought disaster areas (shaded) on map In Washington a mces recommendation that five more states (checked), Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia? South Carolina and Tennessee, also be declared drought disaster areas. He announced act >n to ho][i offset ele cts of the still spreading drought: elimination of the “total acreage allotment” pr< m from the program, to influence use of acres diverted from allotment crops in 1955; increase in rate of aid available to eligible farmers and ranchers In drought counties. (International)

bert Cnudian in Indianapolis or. Friday evening. M:;. Dennis Clodfelter, Mrs. Mat; : Erothtrs and Gene Clod- I feiter spent Thursday in Indianapolis. 1 Little Paula and J. Houston spent the week end with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John >v r :ilia.n i. Mrs. Ruth Murray and son, Kevin, of Indianapolis and Mrs. .MiHr. d Landes and daughter of Lraai. were Friday guests of Mrs. Thelma Grimes and daughters. . Mrs. Katherine Bridges spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. 0)1 Sutheriin. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hays called on Mrs. Katherine Bridges i Mr. and Mrs. Brattin this wet k. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hargy and son of Cincinnati, Ohio spent the | wee kend with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brothers. On Sunday they, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.

MEN

What every telephone subscriber should know Mere’s whv telephone service must be reDrir.p.rf

Our operating costs (including taxes) have more than TRIPLED - X in the last 7 years!

1. Food. cloth'T. shelter—everything you buy today m ‘ inich more than 10 years ago. Why? When costs of production go up pioduts have fo be repriced. Otherwise* nobody could stay m business.

2.The high cost of Hving hits us. too. Poles, cables, telephones, wages, rents —everything we buy has about doubled in cost in 10 years. We, too, must :ap r ic8 our product to take care of these increasing costs.

3. While the prices of most things you buy have doubled in the past 20 years, our operating costs (including taxes) have mere than tripled in the past 7 years.

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BOYS WOVEN COTTON GINGHAiti SHIFTS

D. • mafic, rye rdeh .ig plaid patterns in 1 . and small blocks for boy.-, f om kinder gar ten to high se'iod. Sanforized . . . washable . . . they bear the Penney label, your quality guarantee.

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Flat knit eomhisl «-ott' i Tshirts with nyfoyle ;< ott' n and nylon blend) collarette to retain shape. Cut extra long so they won’t tide up •'Double as lightweight polo shirts.

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We have reduced all our better quality Knit S. S. Spo to this Dow Price.

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Soft combed cotton in the new =haJos of black, charcoal grey, eharcaal brawn. They ai e be lutffti! hew patterns in these delightful fall shades.

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4. : ee»—a bad one — between con* nually rising costs and re^ul - ted income. Our earnings have declined to the point where good telephone service is threatened.

5. Unlike nmf other businesses, a telephone company cannot accumulate reserves out of which to build additional “plant”—that is, the telephones, poles, cable, switchboard, etc. That money must come from investors.

S • Investors have a wide choice of securities to invest in. To attract their capital we must offer a fair rate of return —one that compares favorably with o:her investments.

/•Without adesj.ate earnings we cannot otter that fa-r rate of return to investors. The sc . ee ot our expans.on capital dries up St . e r ..<t be \ 'ta.ied. improvements put otf, expa 'S^on limited.

8. Neither you —nor we—can afford to let that happen. Good telephone service is too important to the continued progress of your community. But it can be provided only if our earnings are improved.

How much is needed? Only a few cents a day for the average telephone. We think you’ll agree that’s little enough to keep your telephone company financially healthy, able to grow with the community and provide telephone service that also grows in dependability and value.

NEW STRETCHABLE NYLONS

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lOO'/F elasticized nylon slack socks. 3x3 rib fine 210 needle, chey lit the foot and ankle. They wear longer too. Try them— vu will like them.

Husky shoes are a able as they are ^ ing! They’re built double leather s<>!» >-

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mond and Sharon visited Cataract Falls and Cagle Dam. Lester Zachary left Sunday for a visit and tour of the west-

ern states.

Mrs. Harley Hale was taken to the Putnam County Hospital Sunday suffering with tetanus. The former Miss Martha Car-

rington and family of California

has been visiting •Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Clodfelter and children.

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GM CHIEF OFF TO EUROPE

DAUGHTER HELD IN MURDF 1

General Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc. A M S. ‘i* M Stfitesni

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All THAT SMILING seema logical as Mr. and Mrs. Harlow H. Curtice wave goodby In sailing from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth for a vacation in Europe. He’s president of General Motors, (International Soundphoto)

MR. AND MRS. SAMUEL EATON of Amesbury, Mass., arnve a‘ Lawrence, Mass., court to appear before the grand jur> vesi gating death of Melvin Clark, Jr, for whose slaying the lat-h 2r, Mr*, Lorraine Clark, 28, i* held. (International houndi :^to)