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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - February 7, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana0 weather l v and colder t 0 the daily Banner a it Waves for ally 9444-1-4 r a 4 All the Home news 4 4 United press service 4 $444 4 44 4 4$ forty seven Strance i i affect Striction Nehs in East Jef Rove ship Circu-5 remonstrance affect 70 h acres Greencastle Indiana tuesday february 7, 1939. No. 97 Parke republicans will hold Lincoln Day dinner in Cost ing Channel of Mill c reek of Anees Are being circular owners in that part of on township in this coun would be affected by the for the Cost of Confie drainage ditch empty a present Robards ditch tiding of which a petition us filed in the Putnam Cir of land which Are de hot original petition As be-.1 by the proposed ditch i Are said by these Reto comprise a total of acres. But so the reclaim the proposed ditch n would in reality affect Lime 7000 acres and would no More tracts of land aimed in the original Peti on Strants base this com of acreage upon the total d they claim is the real nisin of the Cotton and i branches in cast Juffer ship the former a course thin a Short distance of and the latter approach a of Belle Union Cut principal drainage Law is a 60-Page effusion in to tubes and like most relays is so verbose and in that the real principles its provisions Are almost least from the eyes of Are not trained in such is being variously inter nne ution with the present from Jefferson town Ino Strants say the origin for the construction of contemplated an expend approximately $9.000 but a that Cost estimate is too v Point out that three affected by the proposed action which May have to ducted and if they Are resume location because h work the Cost of such be added to the Cost of and the Cost distributed landowners within the Asin affected by the ditch n and not those originally those landowners Partick Cost of the dredging the i Liziie on i Nice two Rockville ind., feb. 7.�?parke county republicans Are sponsoring u. Lincoln Day dinner to be held monday feb. 13, at 6 30 p. A at Turkey run inn 10 Miles North of Rockville on Highway 47. Secretary of state James m. Tucker will be the Spaker and Many local republicans will want to hear the speech of this popular official. Other entertainment will a on Tho program and several members of the Indiana legislature will attend. Reservations should be made As Early As possible by writing w. 3. Hargrave care the ? Rockville Republican Rockville. Prof. Fay addressed credit meet Mother of local woman succumbs at Washington annual meeting was held monday night at the presbyterian Church a sales resistance Quot a myth a please pass the Gravy Quot guide in retail business was subject suspends All audiences n refused to com a report that he influenza attack miss Friedman appointed nurse county nurse to be Busy with present epidemics among school children the matter of county nurse for Putnam county was brought to a consummation monday when the county commissioners appointed miss Antoinette Friedman whose Homo is at 1422 Brown Street Whiting this state to the position the appointment being for one year. The re were two other applicants for the position miss Sarah a Long of Sharon Hill a and miss Margaret Eiling residing in this state but a very recent graduate of the Public health course at the University of Michigan. However miss Eiting arrived in Ignec Castle after 4 of clock missing the meeting of the commissioners at which the appointment was made. Miss Friedman the successful applicant for the a Putnam county position. Will begin her work at once being at Indianapolis today in conference in the office of the state Board of health relative to her Dut is Here she will be under the direct supervision of that state Board. However so will be paid a salary of $1500 a year by the county and. In addition will receive $500 Federal pay to cover to neveling expense a particularly. Miss Friedman whose application chows her to have a height of 5 feet one Inch and a weight of 125 pounds graduated from St Mary a High school at Cincinnati o., from the Columbia University teachers College at new York City and has had Extension work at Chicago and Indiana universities. Her three years of nurse training was at the Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati Her nursing experience includes private duty nursing from 1925 to 1930, visiting nursing with the Cincinnati v. N. A. Ona year visiting nursing with the Whiting chapter am. Red Cross from May 26, 1932, to september. 1938. The present Eph Domic of Scarlet fever and Small pox in Putnam county will at once furnish miss Friedman with work As county nurse All such situations being within her a nge of duties. Work among school children at All times will be one of her routine Fields of duties also As Well As service in emergency cases although her work will not bring her into Competition with regular nurses of the county. There was no applicant from put n City feb. 7.�?<up>�? Nam county no Lockart nurse Hakim suspended All audiences to Ken specialized work required As n Quot Quot a qualification for the position. Is said on Semi official or. Giovanni Roohi his refused to confirm or it it that he had a slight influenza. Ohaus de by a heavy to Quot bed at 6 o clock yesler a or. Rochi visited him in fim yesterday the lat t night and saw he again no for 75 minuses. It was vis t that the s i offi Cement was made of sus All audiences set for tot was said that or. Rochi suspension m re tints set Siedi led at county agents office meetings scheduled to be hold in Tho office of county farm agent David l. Grimes this week include to to of the Putnam county Garden club. Wednesday afternoon beginning at 1 30 of clock. The principal business of the meeting will be a planning of the Extension program activities. Also the presiden a of the re spec a a a the mis. Mabel Allen Mother of mrs. Russell Alexander of 228 Hillsdale i this City died monday night at her Home in Washington fallowing a Cri Tiol illness of four weeks. Mis. Allen had visited the alexanders or numerous occasions and had made Many friends in Greencastle. Last rites will a Quot conducted wednesday afternoon and burial will be in Washington where mrs. Allen had spent her life. Besides the Dight r. Two sons. Homer Everett of Connersville and Clem Everett of Washington survive. Senate is denounced in letter Roosevelt completes draft of Quot interesting letter after rejection to be made Public today Quot please pass the Gravy Quot a guide to solving a perplexing retail business problem was pres it cd monday night by professor Paul j. Fay member of the Depauw University psychology department before the annual meeting of the Putnam county credit association in Tho presbyterian Church. Just where the Quot Gravy Quot figured i r the picture was implied in that a generally improved retail business great Britain and France negotiate to recognize nationalists system would bring a greater response to Merchand sing appeals and efforts. Quot Tho american system has a Quot on proven the Best Way in the world and it is True that there is no wish to depart from it. Although the system has met with remarkable Success and the american standards of living arc the highest Ever known to Man it is certain that weaknesses prevail. Quot manufacturers y a after year improve their products and their methods of output but the matter of distribution is a problem that Calls for attention. The retailers should improve this distribution system intelligently. Americans have always had initiative for that is part of Tho country a Way they too have the willingness and ability to adapt the Selv s to new professor Fay termed the phrase Quot sales resistance Quot a myth. He effectively illustrated indirect approaches to avoid Quot Sale resist inca Quot Quot it is Only natural that Consumers do not i be to be bo9seil, for they feel competent to Settle their own pro Blenn. Nav ural Laws Mak a it necessary co adapt indirect approaches since the old Days of Quot come and get this merchandise a have passed it i. A sales resistance is avoid d through suggestibility guiding the consumer to his Way of thinking and at the same time indirectly conveying the sales ideas to him so that he reacts As though he originally had the professor Fay said. For positive reaction it is necessary or. Fay stated for the retailer to omit Al argument Tive ideas sine such Sugg scions Only tended to make the consumer suspicious. Quot specific in your statements of such and such products. Use Concrete words words that create action on the part of the consumer. Be dramatic giving the people what they want. Use showmanship in conduct ing your business meaning the us Quot of Media that has so Inifi canc in the a Ufa of the consumer. People want a escapes from work a Day tasks that a Why they go to theatres read buy hotter Homes buy clothing and the like far in these things the y Are go ting what they want. Quot we All have great Faith in the future of America. Quot it appears that the retailers and All the americans arc ready have the ability end Energy to solve this distribution problem and hand Diwi society something of which to b the following were chosen As directors for the ensuing year Sam Hanna Frank Cannon j. J. Of Intel r. P. Mullins. Fred l. Of hair Russell e. Brown and V. Smythe. The directors will meet at noon Friday at Tho College inn to elect officers. The Cloverdale hardware led the Quot attendance with seven representatives present regard k eco n it i on As inevitable Send request to Franco ret ii government Tike most serious views of Mussolini activities Anile opens sub commit tee s hearing with denial of communist in charges sen. Lane praised pastors of Indianapolis churches at a meeting of the Indianapolis ministerial association in Roberts Park Church in thut City yesterday adopted a Resolution commending state senator Bruce Lane of Bainbridge for the part he has had in bringing to attention of the Public alleged irregularities in Public school textbooks. A protest against use of a adventures in appreciation a in the secon.1 year of High school English also was voiced. The pastors asked that in the selection of books used in the schools the English textbook be emitted. Appointments Are made at february meet commissioners in regular session monday fill vacancies few. were made Load places vacancies filled because of and election of member Washington. The White House feb. 7.�?fup disclosed today i be Aniie House today that president Roosevelt last Satur Day signed the $725.000.000 approx j privation Hill for spa. And a noun a a Sci Lucil ced that the president will Send Congress a spec Al message on Relief later today. London. Feb. 7. A up great Britain and France plan to negotiate soon on recognizing the Spanish nationalists As belligerents it was understood today. Both Britain and finn Quot a now regard it As inevitable that they will recognize Tho nationalists it was said though they have not made the actual decision to do so. Sir Robert Hodgson British special agent to the nationalist it is expected to leave London for Burgos temporary seat of the insurgent regime. Thursday or Friday with new instructions. Meantime senator Leon Berard Frances first envoy to the nationalists was expected Back in Paris today from Burgos where he conducted most important negotiations with considerable Success according to reports with nationalist author Tieu. It was Learned today that the British government supported France in a request to Generalissimo Francisco Franco the nationalist Leader to keep italian troops away from the French Frontier. It was indicated that the British and French governments acting together were making urgent efforts to Cement relations with the nationalists and. As part of that to find a Means of ending the civil War despite Francois refusal so far to accept anything but unconditional surrender by the loyalists. Both the British and French governments have begun to take a most parlous View of promo r Benito Mussolini a activities in Spain. It was understood the prime minister Neville Cham Brilain had Deci i re to ask Mussolini through diplomatic channels what Virginio Garda regarded As a mouthpiece for the italian foreign office Maent by a statement published yesterday that italian troops must r main in Spain until Franco had won a a a political As Well As a military Victory. The British government does not often recognize a newspaper article As reflecting the View of a foreign government. Apparently however. British authorities were beginning to realize that All articles in italian and German newspapers such As that of Gayda were subject to official inspiration and approval. Washington feb. 7. Up president Roosevelt completed today a draft of the a interesting letter in which he was expected to denounce the Senate for its rejection of judge Floyd h. Roberts whom or. Roosevelt had nominated to the Western Virginia District Bench the letter will be made Public perhaps today or. Roosevelt promised to sen 1 an interesting letter to Roberts if the Senate rejected his nomination. The vote against Roberts yesterday was 72 to 9. Roberts nomination and that of former rep. Thomas a. Am lie Defeated Wisconsin progressive for membership on the interstate Commerce commission have opened Washington a Battle Royal for control of the 1940 democratic National convention which must nominate a presidential candidate. Roberts was Backet i by gov. James h. Price and the new Deal faction of Virginia democrats. To was opposed by Virginia a senators. Carter Glass an 1 Harry f. Byrd both of whom expect to help nominate a comparatively conservative Democrat for president next year. The next test was expected Whan the Senate votes on the nomination of Amlie who is being examined by a sub committee As to his fitness to Servo on the inc. Amite will be asked by sen. Warren r. Austin r. Vt., today to defend himself against charges by the Wisconsin legislature that he is a communist. Amlie opened the interstate Commerce sub committees hearings on his nomination yesterday with a categorical denial of the communist charges. To cited the past record of attacks on him by communists As evidence of his Contention that a i am not a communist an j never have been a a on the contrary a he said a i have strongly opposed the communist Aims and he said that he differed fundamentally wit i the principles of communism. And that he would differ with anyone who Ejk mixed such principles a whether he called himself a communist a Republican o Democrat or a National Amlie admitted 1 that he favored government ownership of railroads and thought that the inc would Benefit by having a member with such views should that problem Ever arise. Evidence submitted to the committee by chairman William d. Carroll of the Wisconsin state democratic committee described Amlie As the promoter of a movement to substitute a a production for use society in the United states. Appointment ? of county salaried employees in i u Nam county for terms in most casts of one year Only. A were made by county commissioners a Eiteljorge and Rice at the afternoon session of the commissioners monday commit built ice Buford fall the nationalists temporarily i min it Ruy no Ini. Did not participate halt to g1vk army time to Escaip a to France in the. Voting although he was pres ent. By the vote of these two Chester Perpignan French Spanish Stuark of Floyd twp was named Frontier. F b. 7. Up reports to serve a third year As Rupa visor of reached the Frontier today that Tho a the county Road system. Morale of the loyalist army in Central Spain was weakening As the result of the loss of Catalonia. It was receipt of this news according to reports. That caused the apparent indecision of Premier Juan Negrin and other loyalists who remained in uie Frontier Region conferring with each other on the advisability of establishing new Hoad quart is in the Central Region and with British and French envoys on the Poss Biliy of negotiating an armistice Jules Henry French Ambash dior and r. C. Stevenson British charge do affairs were r ported to have motored secretly into Catalonia yesterday to look Over the situation there to conf r Wilh Noggin. Later the British and French envoys conferred with loyalist foreign minister. Julio Al Vercz Del Avo at in Perthus. On the French Side of the Frontier. Negi in and Del Vayo the last ditch men in the loyalist govern i Niento. Inspected the conditions in the remaining loyalist Corner of Catalonia for several hours yesterday. It was reported that they would Confer today on the advisability of Tivo Home economics clubs of y the Pope read hundreds c unto will meet in the county a congratulating him in agent s office saturday afternoon anniversary of his election f Briary 11 they will seek to unify pal throne. He faced a us 1 work the clubs. Iam this we k end and the 1 Pou try school of the county advised him to go to bed Plum. Hold in the Assembly room personal physician. A prof. A Day for allay a mini. Is himself Abed with a. Officials Hail said last Indianapolis livestock hog receipts 5,000, Holdover 97 there was no reason for weight a of 160-300 lbs. 10 to 20 cents that the Pope expected to lower. Heater weights steady 180 Dences today. Down most a a5 Centa lower 160 is the 10th anniversary ing of the i at Era n treaty Talian government and on Ion the Pope is to receive 1 Alian episcopate idled and eighty Bishops if hops Are due to attend it my in the consist orial As electricians have a been loud speakers in the Hall eved that the Pope Desirias the dignitaries if his emitted. 250 lbs., $8.05-$8.30 250 300 lbs. $7.55-$7.95 300-400 lbs., $7.20-$7.40 100 160 lbs., $6.75-$7.75 sows steady mostly $6.40-$7.25. Cattle 2.200. Calves 500 heifers fully steady Little done Early on steers and cows most bids weak to lower Early Heifer sales $7.50-$9.25 dealers steady top $12. Sheep 2 000 lambs steady to Strong top $9 for Good 91-lb. Texas lambs. Others mostly $8.50-$8.75. 20 years ago in Greencastle from Poplar Grove or. An i mrs. Roy Jones spent sunday with Elias Elmore and family. A from Putnamville or. And fish and Janie men hold meeting annual meeting of local my rods held in gym monday night the annual banquet of the Putnam county fish and game conservation club was held in Tho High school gymnasium monday evening with More than 200 members and guests attending. A Fine dinner was served in Tho Otto Lei pick was appointed superintendent of the county infirmary East of the City an i mrs. Lydick was made Matron both or a term of four years. They succeed or. And mrs. Clarence Crosby who had notified the commissioners they would not Forve in those positions longer than their present term of appointment which ends March t. The new appointees will begin their work on that Date. Two men who have been assistant Road supervisors were elected trustees of their respective townships in the november election and retired from Road work for that reason. One of these is tol Walters now trustee of Olover Dalo township who is Sueco led in the Road organization by Emery Sutherlin Quarry Man appoint ii by the commissioners monday. Roy Herbert former Road Man in us is Jiffy son also became township trustee und is succeeded in his Road position by Earl Allen Leo Reeves retires As Road Man in Madison township and is sue ceded by Earl Rowings. Emory Mccammack retired from going to Valencia and setting up a his Road position in East Jefferson new government find that they might make a definite decision. President Manuel a Zana of the Spanish Republic president Luis company of the catalonian Republic and Jose Anton o de Aguirre of the Quot Basque r Public were definitely out of the picture. The War for them was Over and they were refugees in France. It was evident that the nationalists had temporarily almost halted their Advance in order to g be the loyalist army full time to Cross into France. They had mad almost no Advance s Nee sunday except at the Northwest Corner of Oua Lonia where they were moving slowly on Pui Cerda after taking Seo do i Gol and closing the Frontier opposite the tiny r Public of Andorra. Gold alleviates fear of floods Michael Brown gets suspension of sentence Ohio rising steadily Tow re rest but cold w ave moving eastward Louisville by. It h. 7 a it it the Ohio River was rising to Adit a today toward an expect i Crest of six feet above flood stage but for casts of a severe cold wave alleviated fears of a d Sastros Flat of. River stages w re fading or stationary in the Northern part of the brought into the Putnam county Davey from Pittsburgh to poit ? mrs. Ralph Howard and sons John and a spa Najid program and Charles spent the week end with f it fat Owen several outstanding Mem or. Howard a parents at knights-1 Lam it a a a Glae conservation de town. I apartment were Here for the banquet the College Avenue Church sunday school elected among its officers among them being Kenneth Kunkel. A ssi stunt commissioner of the de or. We. Blanchard a. Glen Brown r Arment of conservation and direct miss Wilhelmina Lank Grafton j Longden or. And mrs. Frank p. Huestis. Helen of rear Frank Roberts. Mrs. Henry Ostrom. Miss Laura town miss Irene Huestis. Gerald Handy displayed a Rifle tor of the division of fish and game James Vanderbark 8th District director of the conservation department Felix Kerick. Supervisor of state game wardens e. C. Shift Man president of the Grassy which he captured from a German p01j<h fisheries breeders of Gold fish prisoner in a. B. Hannas display1 Andrj fnnl0us throughout the world window. I c Oulu Zirri of in litre two criminal court this morning to answer to an affidavit made a year ago charging him with grand Lar ency. Michael Brown 34 years old. Pleaded guilty and receive a suspension of sentence during Good bc-haviou.�?T. His sentence was imprisonment in the state prison for one to ten years for two years but the court was lenient to the extent that the punishment is suspended conditional a it on his paying John Haverkamp for chattel properly which the affidavit said Brown felonious by took from Haverkampf a place which is the former a hot club shanty located on the Bank of big Walnut North of the National Road and just East of the Oak Hill Park building. The goods taken according to the affidavit included a suit of clothes a shot gun. Gold watch Chain. Brown was located by the police working in a strip mine near Terre haute. Township an i Edwin Schultz was named in his place. Ilu Ghie Costin in Warren township went into other work an i his Road plan is taken by Hersche Rogers. In North Franklin. Lije Garrett becomes Road supervisor in the Placo that has been filled by Jasper Mcferrin. Alva Myers retired in North Russell township but the place was not fill d. In the court House personnel Wilbur Chadd and Austin Wheeler were reappointed As custodian and assistant Otto Dobbs was renamed elevator operator. Mrs. Elizabeth Tribby was appointed court hous Matron. Robert Parker was reappointed night watchman. Charles Mccurry was Given the pauper burial contract for one year. Bill 111 Rei. Richards passed by lower House the i it War House of the state legislature yesterday parsed repress non tip Richards Bill requiring Tho cutting f reds on county highways each year a it of tween june 15 and sept cab r 1 the vote was overwhelming in favor of the cutting of the we is 7h voting Aye and Only 15 expressing opposite on. The Bill Willnow go to the Senate for action. In the stat Senate the name if senator o Bruce line appears As co author of a new Bill which Quot sequins county clerk to file it a list of their respective vice precinct committeeman with county chairmen of each party. It was referred to the committee on elections. , of. And indication were the t the River would to nor Normal above Louisville to by the end of the week. The red crop prepared to Aid an estimated 30,000 persons who have been driven from their Homes along the Ohio and its tributaries in West Viiginia Ohio. Kentucky and Indiana and in the Tennessee Valley in South m Kentucky and Western Tennessee. Meteorologist a amp mis l Kendall i said the River was rising her Emilyj today at the rate of one tenth of a foot an hour i already had r. Us d 31 feet thre feet above flood St it be and was expected to reach a Crest of 34 feet tomorrow. At the r ver waa 3 7 pc t Over the Fenorl Umno North portion wednesday. The women a Relief corps no. 23 Wil meet w in essay afternoon at 2 30 o clock in regular session. O o o o a a a it o ? it today a weather a and local temperature amp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 mostly Cloudy tonight an Pednea Cin Eim i Clay probably occasional Snow in sex 0 0 0 mrs. Paul j. Pay. 815 Anderson was Calvd to Nevada to. Monday due to the critical illness of her Mother. Sometime today. U. S. Forecaster h. A. Downs at Ohio go said a and wave of severe intensity was moving rapidly from the Rocky mountains and would overspread the Masai ssh Phi River area today and the lower of 1 Valley tomorrow. The cold would and i to the suffering of r fugues but would prevent Quck melting of mows. Eat portion wednesday. Minimum. 29 6 a. A. 29 7 a. A. 29 8 a. A. 33. 3637 11 a. A. 41 12 noon. 42 1 p. A. 43 2 p. A. U. 43

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