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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - January 21, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA weather Snow colder Quot a 4jthe daily Bantu he a it Waves for ally a Aux the Home news United press service a i Folly a seven Cut Lort Edby committee la icon leaders be i i fight Vatu rat poll is taken Rich Relief Roll res to five per cent l 1 i a Jan. 21.�? pull i. Ailers began up to override a Senate sub committee s Del t the $725,000,000 de appropriation approx i represented 1100.000 the amount is ident Roosevelt. I s mane vering be �i1 committee met to act us Mitten recommend e wrapped its Promise language wholesale Relief l bring february and used the Way for the. Mind additional the event of my required Elimina la from the Rolls. La .11 of the full com a rinse division the l s action. Proponents 8,0110,000 appropriation probably would be to the Senate by a i. A sub committee s plan a Lions during the win restricted to five per 1000 000 persons now lat basis dismissals months could not sex Itee s plan would try for Congress to p Iraq tic reduction Ailun and the result thousands of spa i win weather. Advil ?s75.000.00n claimed int Congress a aged with depriving pc of m Uia of existence lid Winter months if the reduced cold weather and Snow a prompted the decision 1 members to stand by Uro with modifications . 1 that there had been it tempt by the Economy the appropriation to As 000,000. various provisions the House the sub com pm the Bill with the Folia vision to the president to Nal Relief Money if files but specifically Rei he Send a special Mes a Ross justifying the proc a emergency be investigation of per a Rolls with a View toll those not entitled to f of 25 per cent the wage differential paid tons of the country i my the same Hind Indiana saturday january 21, 1939. No. 83 of to report a Nelson t. Johnson. United states ambassador to China As he arrived new York to report to president Roosevelt and the state department conditions the War torn country. He was met at the pier by mrs. Johnson and later they will go to Montana to join their children. Or. Johnson had not seen his family for 18 months. He said he was devoid of ideas of China a future. Monger Library Given to Depauw nine Hundred Nineteen Well selected books included gift the private Library of or. Albert e. Manger former pastor of the go bin memorial methodist episcopal Church is now a part of the Depau v University Library. Mrs. Vera s. Cooper librarian has released a list of the one Hundred Nineteen Well selected books philosophy theology sociology and psychology included the gift. Or. Monger is now retired from the Active ministry. He was graduated form Depauw 1904 and received his theological training at Boston University. He is living Pittsburgh Pennsylvania at the present time. Many philosophical classics and representative volumes of modern idealism comprise one group of books or. Monger s Library. Much of the sociological material has a bearing practical congregational leadership. The presence of the English hex aple which exhibits six important English translations of the now testament scriptures indicates or. Mongers close study of the Bible preparation for the Many sermons he delivered Here. Or. Lisgar r. Eckardt professor of pad Sophy at Depauw who assisted the examination of the Library s newest gift Calls the collection a evidence of a Man who knew Good books. It is a selection of Superior character and shows or. Mongers realization of the need for Broad knowledge order to preach the gospel Johnson files vet s Bill Washington. Jan. 21.�?bills introduced today included this by re present at Ive Noble Johnson Republican Indiana to restore to War veterans financial losses incurred under the 1938 Economy act. Of the House Amend Relief to aliens and i the present Law Giv-1 to veterans citizens Rii it have taken out first papers that order. I�11 Ion of recent presiden pc order blanketing 37,000 a pm rat Ive officials under by barring payment of the current approx Ria workers. of the Hatch Amend a would impose criminal a spa officials who Par i metical elections. Kit a Federal Aid to so called reliever so who refuse to at the prevailing wage i Unity. Putnam owes heavy debt report shows tax study commission named by gov. Townsend makes Keil out Detour maintained a nit d e b t s a i e s ii o w total for Putnam county is three millions w Hile City owes More than a million the list of detours and runaround state highways published by the state Highway commission As being effect for weekend travellers again mentions the Bridge runaround at Stilesville where a new Bridge is being constructed Over Mill Creek at the West Side of that town and the list also Calls attention to the need for care driving Over the National read because of shoulder construction a from a Point five Miles West to three Miles East of Stilesville. 40-mile-per-hour Speed limit enforced use the old Lane Only West of cars ago Greencastle had More than 100 cases according to Philip go school notes was to a polls to serve As Page of representatives for e was president of the Sophomore class of the West Section of Rian Church met. With c. Weeke. South Indi Russellville. Roa Eullale win former it 110 Clover Dale knocked from tourney at go Elm 4stle Russellville and Roachdale display cd Power aplenty Here la a night to survive the Sec a 1 round action of the local Wabash Valley basketball preliminary. Russellville with a crushing last half show of Power swamped clo Verdale 53 to 24, the first game of the evening. Cloverdale made interesting game of it dining the first half Anil trailed Only 18 to 10 ill the intermission. the third and fourth quarters however Russellville literally showered the nets to pull out front. Byrds Twenty one Points won the evening s High scor eng honors Road Yale was forced to stave off a determine 1 la St half Relie Union rally to win the final contest 23 to 18. The winners had things All their own Way during the first half holding a 12 to 3 half time margin. Not beaten Belle Union s offence began to Click the closing minutes hut Roachdale s Early Lead was too much to overcome. Thomas led Ronch Dale s scoring with a seventeen Point total while Smedley pared Belle 4 out a a a re a a four the goo 1 folks of Putnam county 1 Greencastle City raised to be Thrifty their financial ways and to abhor indebtedness would receive quite a Shock if they were to read with some care the report of the Indiana tax study commission which was appointed by authority of a Resolution of the 80th session of the Indiana legislature the report being addressed to the governor of Liana and appearing this week. I the report is exhaustive study of Public finances of Indiana giving summaries pertaining to the state As a whole and individual statistics for each county and All of the Large cities including Greencastle. The Shock contained the report for our Thrift Loving people is contained the table presenting the total debt Burden of each county which table the report says a a show a the total debt resting each county As a whole. A a the amounts Given represent the direct county debt the total direct township debts the direct City and town debts As of december 31, 1936. And school unit debts As of july 31. 1937, each county s share of the state debt As of june 30, 1937, and each county a share of the Federal debt As of april 30. 1938.�?T�?T the report goes to Sny a since a Large part of the Federal j Revenue is secured through direct taxes such As customs duties and excises there is no Assurance that Indiana will pay the exact share of the Federal debt which has been this manner of arriving at the total indebtedness resting upon the population of each county gives the following astounding figures for Putnam county county total $3,785,442. Per capita $185.12. This a per capital Means each person the county babies arms up to the oldest. According to this statement every individual Putnam county owes $185.12 of the Public debt which amounts to upward of four million dollars upon the county As a whole. The report shows the state distribution of funds to Putnam county 1932 totalled $72.022.96. And 1937 the state distribution amounted to $287.197.69. These distributions added to the total tax levies 1932 amounted to $797.201.06. 1937, this aggregate was $815.881.49. The percentage ratio of state distribution to the total lax Levy 1932 was 9 per cent and 1937 it was 49.5 per cent according to the report. The report indicates a lowering of tax levies when those of the year 1932 Are contrasted with those of 1937, but the same report shows a decrease the share of a Ach person this county the assessed valuations of the county for the same years the per capita Shar for 1932 bring $1.522.49 while that for 1937 is Only $1,043.90. The direct debt of Putnam county that for the incurring of which the people of the county themselves were responsible is Given As but $221.316 or 1 per cent of the assessed valuations of the county. As regards the townships of the county the report states 8 of our 13 townships have a debt Between 1 and 2 per cent of the valuations 4 with indebtedness Between 2 and 4 per cent i one township with indent cd Ness less than 1 per cent. The report the finances of the municipalities of the state also has a Shock for Thrift Loving citizens of Greencastle. Greencastle City a share of the total indebtedness including City township county state and Federal is the surprising amount $1,150 245 or a Burden of $145 11 resting upon each person the City of All Ages or. another form of statement according to the report the total indebtedness resting upon the City As Given above is 145.11 percent of the assessed valuation. C i iter it court notes Lister Wells we As granted a divorce from Mary Eliza Wells circuit Couri. Yesterday afternoon. She defaulted. Ami her interests were represented by the prosecutor Albert e. Williams. Wreck principals appear court state police charged reckless driving against w1lijs one result of the wrecking of the rear a a segment of a Semi trailer truck and a Monon passenger train at the crossing of the Moron tracks and state Road 36. At Bainbridge. Thursday noon was the appearance the court House this morning of the Driver of the truck and the owner. Charles Willis and Leo bring Sals. Both of Terre haute who were the truck when the trailer part was wrecked. Both Are Young men. The state police a 1 placed a charge of reckless driving against Willis and he was hero to answer to it the circuit court. No charge was placed against the truck owner. Bring Sals he was the truck cab with Willis and had the same experiences the affair that the Driver ha-1, but he was not responsible for it any Way from the Legal standpoint he said. Bring Sals. Questioned As to his re actions to the affair Parisie ulary his thoughts during the very Brief period elapsing Between the my a ment he realized a crash was inevitable and the moment of the Impact. A i did no to have time then to get scared. I just began figuring what we could do next a he said. A but a lie added a after it was All Over i got sick at my stomach and oat anything All Day Charles Willis Driver of the truck. Said a i saw the train before we reached the crossing and tried to Stop the truck hut . I did no to realize it was a passenger train. He added a i soon realized we could t avoid hit. And had to choose Between letting the engine of the train hit the truck to save the truck cargo and getting ourselves killed most Likely or getting the front part of the outfit across the track ahead of the train and letting the trailer part take the collision. It did no to take me Long to decide to get the front part of the truck across tin track if i next seven Days j May be decisive j loyalists making Reid rations to evac i ate bar Felon v after losses marriage License Jewell Pritchett farming. Lizton. And Ruth Runnels at Home Fillmore. Henday French Spanish Frontier Jan. 21. Up dispatcher from nationalist Spain said today that the next seven Days might prove decisive the insurgent drive Barcelona. Dispatches which passed through the hands of loyalist censors admitted grave losses to government troops and intimated pointedly that preparations were being made to evacuate Barcelona. Gen. Francisco Franco the insurgent chieftain. a report sent from his advanced Headquarters said that the Campaign was approaching it Climax. Nationalist authorities announced that the count of Montsena had been named president of the Barcelona provincial Council and that a town Council for Barcelona would be announced today. The loyalists lost yesterday 53 Vil Inge a and the key towns of Igualada and Vendrell. The insurgents overwhelmed the entire province of Tarragona. Loyalists admitted that the nationalists were Only 30 Miles from the capital by air line�?45 by High Way. Material for planes is revealed makes possible speedy mass a Kodi Hon of streamlined Mil planes Sti died congressmen drama idiot Al Eire Arrow this dramatic picture indicates a woman trapped the fifth floor of the St. James hotel. San Francisco when fire swept through the hostelry and Cut off escape. Site was rescued but a paralysed woman news Vendor was suffocated to death and 10 others were hired legislature is thinking Economy deficit state Tufts by coming inless expenses Are red de Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 21. Legion auxiliary to hold meet 1112 could produce one operation entire it and fuselage Chicago,.n 21 up Georgo Mecye Corde Chi a a manufacturer revealed today vie tails of a new a a plastic material which makes possible the Apt Quot by mass product of streamlined air planes achievement which May a Ive the United states one a. The most formidable air fleets the world. He Sai i the material known As Quot Durani old was developed by his firm the has elite company the Clark aircraft company Hagera town my. i the bakelite Corporal . New York. He said a ship of the new material already had been built 1 had passed its tests. A the Clark he Saiu. Quot could go into Nishii production a week. Interest of the army and Navy a it the development prohibits a detailed description of the process get together scheduled monday at Post Home program planned through which the material was developed and the plane built but its principle hinges the use of Dies which one Complete Section of the fuselage or Wing can be cast at once. The material us i. He said consisted interesting program has been up Economy minded members of arranged for monday night at the the general Assembly today mar local american legion Horn when of Many strips a it of Wood of Long Grain shared their forces for a drive be joint meeting of the Putnam county impregnated with bakelite synthetics ginning next week to reject All pro Post no. 58 and the auxiliary is posed expenditures not a absolutely held. prof. T. G. Yuncker will appear be two main factors Are responsible foil a the joint m toting to show mov for this legislative movement to Eli big pictures of Central America. Or. M Natch a luxury appropriations. They and mrs. Helgers prominently known Are i legion and auxiliary circles Ateo 1. A mounting deficit the state Are to appear the program or. Treasury which two years is sex Helgers is a former sixth District petted to wipe out the $25.000,000 legion commander. Mrs. Helgers is surplus of Early last summer. The District president of the Ameri 2. Indications that the biennial can legion auxiliary budget Bill probably will Call for sex the meeting will get under Way at Pendl Tures greater than the $80. 8 of clock and following the business 000.000 appropriated two years ago session the auxiliary will conduct to finance governmental operations initiation ceremonies for the new Indiana a Treasury operated at a members of this year and for those deficit of about $5,000.000 during members of last year who were not 1938 and indications were that the initiated. All who Are eligible for deficit would be As much More initiation Are urged to be present during each of the 1939 and 1940 the scheduled program will follow Calendar years. The initiation. dec. 31, 1937 the state Trca Tho legion commander and Tho sury showed a surplus of $22.763.565 auxiliary president have urged All a. 4 l. Stale farm prisoners who walked out and by Early last summer this had members to be present at to pm grown to about $25.000.000. A san portent meeting monday night. Cal legislature during july approx -. The result was a water proof Structure lighter than aluminium yet or Treen Leus strength. The fuselage he said is cast two parts. After they Are taken from the d is the parts Are glued together and reinforced with spars glued 01 the inside. A 1 you can picture it that he said. Quot it is much the same As building the two halves of a convict caught a Brazil Friday Willim Goodwine Cai to ked lit t Charles Bennington got away William con Dwine. One of tie two printed More than $5,000.000 for institutional building program and Ipi pc Letl at the same time More Money was Vii Llev Lac of .1 i paid out for old age assistance when a Law became effective lowering the maximum age limit for recipients from 70 to 65 years of ago. By dec. 31, 1938. The surplus amounted to Only $12,497,321, a reduction one year of $10,266,244.,. Berlin Jan. 21 u1 a Loilit Var Tali minister Paul it pm comb m Bels lash d out against the United is a suspended German incitement nazis forecast addition a Power to be entered Goering of the dining loom at the farm at 5 0 o clock Friday morning thereby stating into sudden action All the a Hunting machinery of Putnam county. Was caught at Brazil Friday night but his partner the escape Charles Pennington got away. The two contributed to the rearrest j of Good wine by wrecking Auto Mobile which they Are said to have i stolen from the Street front of the residence impeachment was based Martins m Tion of Sis i ending Board members Detroit Jan. 21 up fifteen suspended members of the executive Board of the United automobile works Union a a suspended president Homer Martin today and ordered him to stand trial. The action seems i to Complete the division of the leadership of the huge Union which has 350.000 members and contracts with every automobile manufacturer except Henry Ford into two factions. Martin yesterday suspended the 15 Hoard members. They retaliated by impeaching him and ordering him to stand trial be Ore them. Bates today which nazi forecast that additional Powers would be entered Field marshal Hermann Goering. A nazi no. 2.&Quot As the result of the dismissal of or. Hjalmar Schacht As head of the Richs Binic. Resuming his writing after illness ascribed officially to intestinal reels Vil influenza go by cos charged of Earl Hutcheson inv i Keels la Friday evening about 9 of clock. The car was disabled Brazil and Goodwine a arrest by Tho Pho of that City was the direct result of the wrecking of the car. They were Well their Way to Freedom when the Accident occurred. The car which was wrecked by fugitive a a identified As that stolen from the Hutcheson Home or. Hutcheson discovered after it occurred and local veterinarian asked . To address c acadian ses the impeachment was based Sion next a Kkt Martin s action of suspending the Board members. They claimed they were acting accordance with the practically the entire press prac called the office of sheriff Graham to locally the entire Nidio Industry and ibis City . Also the stale police practically the entire film Industry. Orel Hutch started the car s the United states today is the Trail it one the officers had been out the go alter part of the Day a search for the two men. The alarm to thir ote ipe from the penal firm Helenc Toad cart soon after it happened. Lisit Iti i a it fuming tuesday a lengthened Chapel Golan memo Iii Church. Greencastle people wll have Opportunity to hear 1�?Thyllis Bentley one of England s outstanding writers service of International anti German a 1.111 .1 i i Hui two Sigler to talk i Toronto meet ins union�?T8 Constitution. They ignored Martin s suspension order impeaching him. Among the principal speak at the 65th annual meeting of the Ontario Canada veterinary a Asi i lion will be or. T. A. Sigler of thi a City the meeting will to held thursday and Friday. Jan. 26 and 27. At Tho Royal a Ork hotel Toronto Canada. A Moke German changes Berlin. Jan. 21.�?<up> Adolf Hitler following up his dismissal of or. Hjalmar Schacht As president of it it Quot Quot w a Quot Chc Luied to appear the reach Shank. Today removed or. Quot itch to Ion he Quot a no Friedrich Dreyst from the Hank s j its will tie a digestive disturbances vice resiliency and or. Ernest of the of Quot and Quot surgical operation Hudspe from his place the Bank s 0,1 the horse directorate. It was the second blow two Days to the orthodox banking element the nazi Reich. These changes and perhaps More a had been forecast As the sequel to the dismissal of Schacht and his replacement by Walther Funk Veteran nazi and economic minister. Or. Sigler is one of two american veterinarians to be invited to address the Canadian meeting. Or. W. J. Lentz of the University of Pennsylvania is the other american to be called. The Ontario association is one of the oldest North America. Or. Sigler plans to leave Early next week for Toronto. Amp o amp o 0 amp amp 0 0 0 0 0 today a weather 0 0 and 0 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 generally fair and somewhat warmer saturday Sun a rain South portion rain or Snow North portion colder North portion and by aft Emdon or night South portion much Collier sunday night. Minimum 6 a. M. 7am 8 a. M. 9 a. A. 10 a. M 11 a. . 20 36 38 40 41 43. 43

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