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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - January 5, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaF a the weather 4 of us and colder a f a the daily Banner a it Waves for ally 4 All the Home news 4 4 United peeks service 4 $4444 44 4 40 me forty seven a Indiana tiiu ohday Jan Arv 5, 1939 no. 69 Sage is 11died by europeans diction came from i tors am Praise from democracies was re broadcast press reaction favourable Prats cd in Germany a loan Jan. 5. Up Denun from dictatorships and from democracies today a leaders studied the r no i Ltd a a a \ a Ilish. A a Jobi More plainly comment indicated the euro a Skaio ships saw the United potential enemy and the saw it As a powerful 11 Quot in totalitarian countries apparent a tha or is Dent a plea for Strong american defences Sec me 1 to he in Erp Reule a threat in croat. Brit in and France the presidents Call a bin 1 Strenki Hantl Liia Crit cism that the present american favors aggressors As Good news for peace no. By among Europe a 550,-ple were Able to read a by of the presidents pcs gone hear it Over the radio nautical. The speech was in great Britain by the f Rovern by controlled British Broad a a a a bal Sipany which enjoys a reception was perfect. Of listeners Wear Able to re broadcast in go Nanny did l i in imy As is usual in the Case f broadcasts a at Mapher can a cml with the message la the official news a curated excerpts from the Berman newspapers cm->ttjms6btii�?~ir Iceni Indiati no of the rather than the message sought to isolate president As an enemy of Chc Tator the american people As a try the newspapers played message. One big morn Bajur of Home Messager a Ven mention it. A blast it rial writers was expected the newspapers received is on the line of comment Bey Huld take. Usage was ignored by the crities of Germany and weather prophecy at least some of the advertising calendars consulted daily in Putnam county for information As to the sort oif weather that was to come that Day fell Down hard this time. A a fair was the prediction for today. Printed More than a year ago the predictions were based on Quot signs of various kinds but there was a slip up. There were hard gusts of rain before six of clock and at sever of clock the Clouds were flying before a Strong wind from the Southwest the Cloud formation being very much like thit of a wide Flung Armada of Battle ships density Black in color and capable of delivering vast quantities of water in the form of rain. There was some indication of Clearing during the Forenoon but by noon the Clouds had again formed a thick somber screen Over the face of the Earth with a lowering Harris resigns As agent Here will go to county to work in same capacity As at Putnam David Gui Mes succeeds him club Ign made known at Moeling wednesday a Venini in county agent a Oft Ion How 000,004 rain age lot i a Vas a a e novel exhibit is planned by Bank unusual Home Banks to be on display at Central in Thrift program coast guard plans car ferry Rescue St. Ignace. Mich., Jan. 5.�? up a coast guardsmen and tug captains awaited Clear weather today to free the car ferry Nawatani. Aground on the North Graham Shoals near Here. The ferry was unreported for six hours after trying to Cross the Straits Mackinac in the storm. Straits men feared it lost until a sister ship the Sainte Marie delayed by the Starm managed to leave port. The w Awatar went aground during a heavy snowstorm with a Crew of 33 men and a cargo of 22 Railroad to fight Over two programs . Dem o c 1c a t s and join forces car parking studied by City police 3 in non hence the message was roof such importance that1 �8papers displayed it with prominence than they did of Premier edouard Dalasi Quot it the defences of French i i. A press reaction was whole i favourable to the president a to t Aid Jan. 5. Up1 nazi commenting on presi veltus message to tonight today to show him As g Only himself not the people As being under the of jews and As attacking is to strengthen his Posi my. At Cully the opinion w As cd that the message insofar an attack on dictatorships j i for a drastic reply from Anil thus did nothing specs pc relations worse though to show the steady Dcarr of Friendly Intercourse Bce United states and the h. He hint was of Fere i news a dispatch circulated by Al news Agency As from under a headline which a american comment on go was that a a Shipwreck Ries to save it Ned that a the message is of that a Man who did not a Ith his High Flung ideas offered a severe setback in j Lection is now trying to r much As possible of his by the last two years of Bis plans for the local Observance of National Thrift week to be celebrated january 17-23, were getting underway Here today and the Central National Bank announced it would sponsor an exhibit of Home savings Banks to highlight the celeb ration. Thrift week opens annually on the birthday anniversary of Benjamin Franklin known As the apostle of Thrift. During the week the nation pays tribute to the great american whose greatest legacy to his people was the doctrine of Thrift a theory of careful buying and saving. To this Ideal. National Thrift week is dedicated. The Central National Bank a contest of Home savings Banks promises to bring to Light scores of Banks used in Homes in this trading territory in the last half Century. All persons in Putnam county and Vicinity who have unusual Banks in their Hornos Aro asked to display them at the Central National Bank As a feature of Thrift week. It is believed that there Are a number of novel Home Banks available for display in this Vicinity. The Bank is hopeful of exhibiting an unusual collection of animal mechanical. Decorative and other Type Home savings Banks in the display. Cash awards will be made in four classes of Banks exhibited. A we invite every person in this Vicinity to exhibit Home savings Banks in this Thrift week display. There must be scores of Banks used in the Homes that have no equal As to size age and color and these Are the Hanks we woul i like to exhibit in the contest a Fred l of hair president of Central National Bank said. The Bank itself has More than a dozen types of Home Banks used by the institution in the Homes of the Community in past years to add to the exhibit. A the Bank would appreciate receiving Home Banks for the exhibit As soon As possible. The next time you come to town if you have an unusual horns savings Bank bring in an entry for we Are anxious to get the display set up at once a or. Of hair concluded. Edward Maddox new hike has taken up matter of double parking i a forbids such parking Road Midale Man Dies Cassell Morris age about 45 years Railroad employee of Roachdale died Early thursday afternoon at the Putnam county Hospital. The widow and five children survive. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Guy t. Harris for the last two and one half years county farm agent of Putnam county will very soon go to Ripley county to Woik in the same capacity. He will be succeeded in the Putnam county position by David Grimes who comes Here from Henry county where he has been a assistant county agent pfc or the last seven months. These changes in the county agent s office in this county were made known at a meeting of representatives from the Farmers organizations of Putnam of the business men and of the press held wednesday evening in the office of the county agent in the court House. David Grimes who will succeed or. Harris Here was present. Upon invitation of t. A. Coleman county agent loader for the state or. Grime gave a few details of education and training in agricultural work. He was born in Parke county at Tangier 36 years ago. He attended the. Grade school of Pirke county finishing in the state of Iowa after his family moved there. He Farmed there three years in partnership with his brother in Law graduated from the Iowa state College and married there his wife and their Small child were with him at the meeting Here. Or. Grimes taught vocation ail work three years at Tangier after returning to Indiana then he taught agriculture and manual training in Sullivan county and the last seven months he has been assistant county agent in Henry county living at Newcastle. The members of the committee who were present in the meeting wednesday evening each expressed his or her impression of or. Grimes As a possible county agent for Putnam county. The expressions Wen All favourable. He and his wife were absent from the roam while this discussion was in Progress. Or. Coleman from Purdue recommended or. Grimes very strongly. To said a i am accustomed to form snap judgement of a Man and have always found i am right or or. Harris and or. Grimes both Benefit financially by this change of location. At the meeting. Wednesday evening there were Many expressions of the warm regard which the Farmers and others of Putnam county have for or. Harris. The consensus of these expressions was that he has Boon exceptionally efficient in his work and pleasant and tactful in is Contact with the residents of the county including the business men he said i 1 1 Quot no county agent could have been foreign Rol icy backed any better than i have been by the people of the county As a \1y 111 he Rel floored to the farm Bureau As Quot Small in numbers but he appreciated the cooperation of the Bureau members. Or. Coleman stated that the recommendation of or. Grimes appointment to the Putnam county position would la it on the desk of the congestion might delay fire trucks making emergency run in downtown Section Edward Maddox new chief of police of Greencastle has taken up the matter of double parking in the City especially in an Effort to Correct the deplorable situation that exists on every Day when there is a crowd in town on the one Block North on Indiana Street from the fire department building to the court House Square. On such Days it is no uncommon thing to see four cars parked abreast on that Block with but one traffic Lane left for the use of the Public. Or. Maddox says these Drivers not Only go away and leave their cars parked in that manner illegally of course but they lock the doors and the machines cannot be moved no matter what emergency May arise. The chief Calls attention to the fact that this Block of Highway is the route which the fire department trucks would have to traverse in making a run from the fire department Headquarters to the greater part of the downtown business Section. If the congestion of parked cars were to delay the trucks in making an emergency run so that they could not reach the scene of the fire quickly untold loss might be sustained by the property owners and. Coupled to that phase of the matter is this that it is very doubtful if the owners of the illegally parked cars could collect compensation from insurance companies if their cars were damaged by City fire equipment or by other equipment whose Drivers were attempting to use the Street. Such parking is forbidden by Law it is claimed and inasmuch As the state police have offered to assist the City police in remedying such conditions in All parts of the City As Well As on this one Block it is possible stickers May be found on cars so Parke i them stickers being backed by prosecution in courts. My As bus incl l in Moke than 300 Bills amendment proposed Relief is first problem charge Roosevelt desired to appoint unit it so states As a world policeman exhibits entered in Corn show bulletin Washington a Dan. 5.�? i id president Roosevelt nominated former sen. Lam s p. Pope i Ida As a member of the Tennessee Valle directorate to fill t la. Vacancy created by ouster of or. Arthur e. Morgan. Pom a staunch new dealer Ami to Vithor of the new dual farm program marked by the 75th Congress was Defeated in tin Idaho democratic primary last year. Washington Jan. i i a president Roosevelt today nominated prof. Felix Frankfurter of Harvard University to the i. S. Supreme court. Nomination a of the 56-yea�?T-old jewish scholar it the Harvard Law school was for a vacancy which Juis existed on the High court since death of Justice Benjamin n. Cardozo last july Bill Lawrence merchant police mem�iant8 at Effting wednesday aet Knoon make 8klei tio years a it Rolt Greencastle Thel Mcdonald was 111. Evan Snider returned to Vens. Maas., after visiting Here. Felen Birch was in new York g course of instruction pre oratory to being sent abroad for a Ark in y w. C. A. Activities. William Lawrence was selected As the new merchant police by Down town merchants who attended a meeting in the Assembly room of the court House wednesday afternoon. He will begin his work next monday and will work in co operation with the City police. Mayor James attended the meeting an expressed the desire of the administration to work in the interest of the merchants and to co operate with them in every Way possible. It. Is with this co operative thought in mind that the new merchant policeman will be Given City police Power by the mayor and will work with the City officers. A Washington Jan. A it up measures which if passed would president of Purdue this morning and vitally affect United states foreign that to had no doubt the president Jedi by were included today in More Ial approve in would be affixed at than 300 Hills in the Senate let i a once. Or. Coleman remarked that native Hopper. Or. Grimes appointment will give sen. Bennett Champ Clark Mo., Indiana for the first time n full proposed a constitutional amendment complement of 92 county agents. Calling for a nationwide referendum Ripley county to which or. Harris before a declaration of War. A a Rasgo of is in the Southeast part of the Unez similar to to Flat introduced in state Venn Ilies the county Soat. Be the House last year by rep louts ing West of Cincinnati and North of Ludlow d., ind. Madison. Purdue i pharmacist to address w. U t. Ii the exhibits for the put ruin county Corn show to be held in the lobby of the court House came in rapidly this at Moon and the were that the show woul i a a very satisfactory one. The awards will be made Friday. Corn growers of the county will be present in a Large number at tin banquet for them to be Hel in the basement of the Gobin memorial Church in this City beginning at 7 30 of clock Friday evening. Ben Edmondson of Clayton will be the principal speaker. Otis Clodfelter will be in charge o it he program governor recommends Law changes or. Charles o. Lee professor of pharmacy at Purdue University and an authority on narcotic drugs will address the woman s Christian Temperance Union monday afternoon. January 9, at 2 30 of clock in Keystone Chapel of the Gobin memorial methodist Church. He will treat with Especial emphasis the narcotic drug marijuana. Because of the acute effect of this drug it has recently become the object of special scientific research. This is an unusual Opportunity for those interested in competent and scientific education to inform themselves in a More thorough fashion. The Public is invited. Sen. William h. King d., Utah asked for repeal of the neutrality act of August 31, 1935, and in another measure requested that authorization be Given the president to Call an International conference on arms reduction. Sen. Gerald p. Nye. R., n. Proposed a constitutional amendment providing for requisition by the government of private property in time of War. Nye also reintroduced his old neutrality Bill prohibiting shipment of arms and ammunition from this country. Sen. Pat co Iran d., Nev. Attacked the. Administrations reciprocal Trade program by introducing a measure providing that a no foreign Trade agreement hereafter entered into shall take effect until the Senate shall have advised and consented to its ratification two thirds Loat Ruurd up far it Washington. Jan. 5. A up conservative democrats and republicans prepared today for a fight on a wide front against the foreign and Domestic programs president Roosevelt outlined in his state of the Union address to Cong l Ess. Isolationists charged that the president desired to appoint the United states As a world policeman a and that such a policy eventually would plunge the country into War. Economy bloc leaders protested continuation of Large scale spending and were ready to Challenge budget recommendations. Legislators clamouring for drastic revision of new Deal Laws particularly the National labor relations act. Deplored the absence of specific White House proposals. Leading administration opponents predicted that Congress would a accept the responsibility for reducing government activities. They interpreted As he ral Ling the end of new Deal experimentation the presidents assertion that a the past three congresses have met in part or in whole the pressing needs of the new order of until the administration prepares specific recommendations in foreign policy and accompanying questions of National defense and neutrality congressional leaders will concentrate on proposals for Broad changes in existing Laws. Tho president said a the nation looks to the Congress to improve the new machinery which we have permanently installed provided that in the process the social usefulness of Tho machinery is not destroyed or he placed great emphasis upon the word a a permanently which brought cheers from new dealer. Bipartisan groups were prepared to seek revision of much of this a new they have demanded repeal of the reciprocal Trade treaty act. Curtailment of the Powers of the National labor relations Board overhaul of farm legislation liberalization of old age pension provisions of the social Security it. And changes in Relief administration. Relief became the number one internal problem and Tho first tat got for anti new Deal attacks. Tho Senate Campaign expenditures committee report accused Relief officials in several states of political activity. W o r k s Progress administration funds will be depleted nearly a month ahead of schedule. The president intends to ask Congress in a special message that May be submitted today to appropriate Between $700.000.0 h and $750.000000 to continue spa until the fiscal year ends. Juno 30. Opponents of the present Relief system were i waiting the beginning of debate to offer varied plans to a take politics out of Relief or abolish spa and turn its functions Over to the states. Administration leaders hoped to repulse these attacks by agreeing to certain innovations including the creation of non partisan boards in every county to investigate complaints of political activity. They also revealed that or. Roosevelt has extended civil service effective feb. 1, to approximately 35.000 spa Adi ministrative Oil ires to open on Satulla judge Hughes and son. 4 Mes g. Hughes have offices in Browning building judge James p. Hughes who a tired from the Indiana supreme court on december 31, and son. James g. Hughes will formally open their partnership Law offices in Greencastle on saturday it was announced today. They will have offices in the Browning building Over Stevens drug store. The office will be in charge of James g Hughes As judge Hughes expects to spend most of his time looking after Tho duties of first assistant attorney general to which he was appointed following his retirement from the High court. However he will be in Greencastle each saturday As Well As at times during the week. He and mrs. Hughes Are making Greencastle their Home. Judge Hughes return to Greencastle in the role of a practising attorney was not unexpected As he spent 22 years As judge of the Putnam circuit court and six years As prosecuting attorney of this county and began his Legal work Here As an attorney following his graduation from Indiana Law school. James g. Hughes was graduate from Tho Indiana Law school in 1934 and has been Legal clerk in the office of his father As Well As doing Active practice in Indianapolis. He is a member of both the Federal and state supreme courts. Both judge Hughes and his son have a wide acquaintance in this Community who will Welcome their a it turn to the City a professional ranks. Eire sweeps tenement new York. Jan. 5 up i e swept through a five Story t Nemel House Early today killing at least four persons and driving almost 200 into the streets in their night clothes and some barefooted and carry ins pets. Only one body had been recovered at 6 a. M. Three other bodies could be seen in the still blazing on tobacco removed Fred Hunter of Marion township to Plant seed Beds very soon the government restrict on on their crops remove i by vote of the growers tobacco misers of Putnam county Are preparing for a full acreage of that crop. Fred Hunter of Marion township one of the largest tobacco a crop prs in the county will Plant a seed Beds very soon either this month or next. These Beds Are Quot hot Beds not Only in name but in fact Brush is burned Over the plots of ground m which the tobacco seed is to be an 1 this burning not Only her tic ground of Weed seeds and trash hut it leaves it hot. While the soil is yet too hot t a rest the Bare hand upon it. The tiny tobacco seeds Are sowed. The Hub of these seeds Are too Haid of the a germination of the seed to break them Norn. And this process is accomplish c l by the heat who however leaves the germ uninjured. Boards size of one by ? in planks Are put around the Beds Over Winch cloth is stretched this cloth retains the heat Rind also retains the moisture which has survived the burning of the Brush. The cloth is left Over the frames until there is no longer danger of Frost and the rays of the Sun carry on the growing process tobacco is a remunerative crop. it is handled in the proper manner. A Ioctl growers have found it safest to employ men from the tobacco Fields of Kentucky to supervise the work Here. They nurse the crop through its various illnesses in which an unexperienced grower would be at a less for the proper treatment. Failed to set North specific administration program Hist a e m b l y o p e n s referred lawmakers to report of liquor in a study commission Indianapolis ind., Jan. 5.�? it or it a gov. M Clifford Townsend to play failed to set Forth a specific administration p Gram to the 1939 legislature but made a number of re nation. On scattered subject. Delivering a biennial message As the 81st Assembly opened its session Townsend p Ltd i squarely upon the democratic Senate an i Republican House responsibility for settlement of numerous important legislative issuer. Missing from Townsend a message wan any disc Ion of liquor Law revision. He merely referred the lawmakers to a report of his special liquor Law study commission which is relied cd to be submitted by Jan. 10. Thus the legislature must decide for itself without any guidance from a Ove min a a he Oon Trover a Al importer system should be abolished. Although a freely discussed the m Etc nary proposal Towmsend dial not state whether it met with his favor. He voiced no opposition. However. Some specific recommendations were that marriage Laws be revised to Prev t the spread of syphilis. He ref Ltd red Tho legislature to the report Ecial. N to study marriage Laws. The weight tax on trucks be re a 1 and fees collected during the last two years be refunded. This n Ney has not been spent because i and being contested in the us i Prem court. The time for purchasing motor pc Hie Quot licenses be changed from Jan. 1 to some time Between March 1 an i july 1 because a i believe it is. Unfair 1< ask a Motorist to pay t in so fees at a time when his Obliga Lions arc the a slate wage collection Law been Ictor because a thousands of dollars ,.�?� lacing lost annually by our wage earners in amounts too Small for the individual to prosecute in the the act permitting a review of local budgets by the state tax Bardia to i Ovile a longer. My a time Between publication a t. Option a it budgets in order tit in Public May have a better Unity to study their tax pro or Tali a taxation Townsend t. That a if we Are Able to keeper expenditures at the present level i so Quot no n. Cd for a change in our tax Structure at this in n 11 Rici that the special tax a i in i Mission a found that the i i contributed l. A to support of local and state gov a in r 3-37 than they did a tin the 1 Load upon . Citizens lots not increased my Vos til y us ago the., a. To 1937 was. 1929 one of a a a a it or i pm Iii a t. I in larger share of the National Tut nil to the proposals for a Dir a the but elected funds. Townsend stated ii. After i Hulting Public will a a Rind that a substantial majority desires the nomination of candidates it tel Luneil from f str on1� o o a it o o amp $ @ today a weather $ o and a o local temper Atuk a o c a a o a it a a a a e partly Clon y to Cloudy anti con Midi rally colder tonight preceded by rain changing to Snow flurries in of. A i a becoming generally fit Friday colder in extreme portion. Minimum 41 c a. A. 55 7 .1 l 1. 52 8 a. M. 50 9 a it. 50 10 a. M. 50 it a. In. 49 12 noon 45 a p. A. 43 2 p. A. 41

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