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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - July 27, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana4ji the weather Aik and warm 4 y444444� forty seven a Castle is dents to vec Kwh a a kit reduction is ii service commission the daily Banner 444444444444lj 4 United in Ress service 4 a Al. The Home news 4 cd 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Iii Waves for ally Indiana t1ii Kasday .11 by 7, 1�kj9. No. 24 Vount a r v towns will have Kates for y consumption Cut from 7c to t��?�2c tonal info nation on the production of electric rates in Istle was received a vedness thursday by the daily press dispatches late Yves married the announcement Northern Indiana Power i filed a request with the Indi Llic service commission ask i the privilege of reducing i rates in this Section. Schiesz. President of the stated that the proposed p in rates was entirely vol to. Company s part and la. A a i of electric service. The i w schedules provide for a rdil0t�>&Quot of 1 >2 cent per kilowatt hour la a Ach of the first two Steps of a i itt and change the number of Hirw itt hours in these Steps from in All so called class a h include Clinton. In a a Huntington. Kokomo mar Noblesville. Sullivan and the initial step of the rate id and commercial ser ild tu1 lowered from 6�?T j cents to per kilowatt hour while 200 smaller Corn designated As class b 8th< rate for initial consume uld drop from 7 cents to 61 a kilowatt hour. Rural Cus would obtain a reduction of in r kilowatt hour in each of to two Steps. Pm electric rate schedules for Salt i a a s of comparable size were adj a at the time Oil the company Seral rate reduction in 1035. 1 View to preventing disc rim in tween communities some noting upon the petition Esz said Ajjie no Onset Rateree thable Many customers to in heir use of electrical Convent Little or no increase in their Hills. Proposed rates for customers Castle Are As follows 35 Kwh 6.0c per Kwh i 35 Kwh 4.0c per Kwh 70 Kwh 2.5c per Kwh m charge $1.00 per month commercial service 35 Kwh 6.0c per Kwh 465 Kwh 4 0c per Kwh 500 Kwh 3.0c per Kwh 1000 Kwh 2.5c per Yukhin charge $1.00 per month proposed Kate Mac tial and farm service fatal accidents go downward Indianapolis. Ind. July 27 up an 8.1 per cent slash in Indiana s Highway death toll during the first six months of 1939 was reported today by Don f. Stiver superintendent of state police. He reported 424 traffic deaths during the six months period compared to 466 last year. Automobile Collis i o n s Cost 172 lives Moat of any single cause while fatal accidents to pedestrians was second with 104 deaths. Rural accidents caused 294 deaths compared to 14 in cities. Change time on Monon fast trains a a hot Quot freight Moks iia pid by on i n through Gkent Astee Farmers Ark cooperating in Fence work i a workmen Ark moving fencing to new lines and Farmers Ark finishing it a guess who no w o r k has s t o i i e i roads w Lii it h Are being prepared far Black Topping w ill be improved As per Seh Odule the Monon Railroad management changed its freight schedules through Groe Castle during the last few Days by which its four a hot shot freights which run on passenger train time arrive As follows no. 72. Northbound at 5 45 a. In. No. 76. North at 11 48 p. M no. 73. South hound at 6 05 p. In. No. 69, South at 5 47 a. M. These a a hot trains Are on preferred runs and carry especially valuable or. It May be. Perishable cargo such As fresh fruit including melons from the South or from Southern Indiana. These a a hot trains Are limited to forty cars of 50 tons weight each including the loads. They Are Pul by fast locomotives and make Only 15 minute stops at division Points for change of engines. Their stops along the Way Are few in number too. No. 72 North bound is considered j especially a a hot because it usually i carries a cargo of whiskey and tobacco which is not considered perishable As freight but it is of especially High value from the monetary standpoint and the freight rate is High on it. One Large item of shipments Over i the Monon at this Tinis is Stone from the Bloomington and Bedford areas for a new Bre Kwid a being constructed on the Shore of Lake Michigan near Chicago. In addition to these a a hot a trains. The recent re ing of the spa that landowners along highways that Are to have Yvita Money spent upon them must reset their own fences in widening of the right of Way. Has not resisted in the stoppage of such work in Putnam county that was feared. County Road men visited the i state spa office at Indianapolis in an Effort to secure a softening of the Luling to permit the spa men to re erect the fences along the new right of Way lines but the Best they could was to get a statement that the Yyi a men could take Down the a fences on the old lines and carry them Back to the new lines which applies to All counties in the state but the land owners must pay the Cost of putting up the fences on the new lines. On Friday the daily Banner will print a Small feature which should be of More than passing interest to our readers. It will include a picture of some leading professional of business Man o. Woman or some citizen who has taken an Active interest in the affairs of Greencastle. The picture will show this Man or woman As a youth or youngster. Andy Browning manager of the von Castle theatre is cooperating with the daily Banner and the first person from the City proper who guesses the Correct name of the person shown will be Given two tickets to any show at the von Castle. The first person living outside the City who makes the Correct guess will also be awarded two free tickets to the theater Good for any Date. Watch for this feature Friday anti succeeding fridays. Tokyo acts to counteract . Action people have not been told facts about protests lodged by i. S. Financiers on e g e reels a Tolu High school investigated that it was feared when first announced. Would Stop the widening of highways in the county but the landowners have continued to cooperate in the work of improvement and agreed to put up the fences themselves thus permitting the work to continue. The Yupa made this ruling upon grounds that when additional right of Way is granted for Road purposes any fences standing upon that additional right of Way is upon the Road itself and the spa men can remove any obstruction from such right of Way but that the fences when re erected Are upon privately owned land and spa men cannot go upon such land for work at the Cost of the Public. Roads upon which work is now in Progress or has just been completed. Or soon will be started include an additional stretch of the burners Road which will take the widening up to a Point where additional right of Way must be secured to straighten Crooks in the present Sunn Bonds go Down As result of proposed treaty break off. Further re hurts expected Tokyo july 27 up foreign office officials were understood to be discussing the possibility of real Satory action against the United states today As Japan s reply to the denunciation of the japanese american commercial treaty. Taking the View that the denunciation by the United states was of political not economic nature officials were said to be studying the possibilities of retaliatory action affecting american interest in China. The United states action came As a Surprise and a Shock to officials and the Public alike. Stock Exchange reaction was moderate but the Tokyo new Bond Issue barometric dropped two Points. It was understood that officials were More concerned Over the american governments firmness re Garding the entire situation in the far fast than Over the Mere abrogation of the commercial treaty which they said covered but a fraction of Japan s Trade with tin United states. Financiers said that the intrinsic effect of the abrogation would to slight. Japanese people As a whole Are unaware of the Long sequence of american protests to Japan regarding conditions in China. Hence they were even More surprised and puzzled than were officials since they had been led to believe that everything was going smoothly. When the Vsndenberg Resolution a introduced in the american Senate favouring denunciation of the treaty officials assured the people escape pleads not guilty Francis in gang. Sent to the Indiana state penal farm from Tippecanoe county who escaped is Hack on the farm in a different capacity. He is being held in a a jail there pending trial in the Putnam circuit court As an alleged escape from the farm he was arraigned wednesday before Judy up Sutherlin but pleaded not guilty. Ami As the court is in recess he could not be tried then and his trial was held Over until the first Day of the new term which begins septem i or or Cloverdale opens arms in cd Kisr action 190 yes of existe n c e marked id Many notable events throngs out last n i Ltd a i i free picture show packed i Row i into streets Antiques help show Ommund Lioi age it it is sent Pendleton attic \ tor a killer at for Safe keeping step hearing spec lilt Mecom i \ nations must be followed for maintenance of school drastic Chang i. Suggested pupils in first six tirades must in taken out of school and sent to others in township representatives of the state department of education visited the Reelsville school building wednesday afternoon and made some specific recommendations to Pete Holsapple. Trustee and Frank Jarrell county superintendent which when followed. Will place the Reelsville school at the top of the list in Indiana High schools. One of the recommendations is drastic. It will mean the taking out of the Reelsville school system the first six grades Ami sending these children to four additional one and i Ribiat will merely Al Domestic pol two room buildings in the township in Al move and that it was unlikely Pendleton. Ind., july 27 it up Thomas a. Boys. 27-year-old Attica Chargois with the attack slaying of Elizabeth Bru Citer last week was held in a a Tell at the state reformatory today after entering a not guilty plea to a considered i charge of murder in perpetration of 1 a felony in a Covington Justice court late yesterday. Boys appeared for the second time before Justice of the peace Janies a Neal and entered his plea. When la was first arraigned he refused to plead Ami demanded an attorney. Later he secured Oliver Jones and Robert Clemence Covington lawyers to represent him. Both appeared Rit the arraignment. Justice Neal Bourn i him Over to circuit court and refused him Bond then he granted a state petition that boys be held in the reformatory and he was brought Here immediately. The tragic Story of the death of the 11-year-old Attica school girl was related again in court during the hearing. Among the witnesses were Omurl Stewart private detective who led the party that found the girls ravished body in a crudely dug grave at a a Edge of the Harrison Hills Golf on fast schedule there arc the usual Road the county farm it Merid freight trains which Are rot sched Ian Road about completed a Road used so fast hauling shipments that extending generally North and West generally is less remunerative to the Railroad company but they Are handled with that same care As that Given the preferred run trains. To present recital miss Carrie f. Pierce will present her pupils in a music recital sunday night. July 30 at the Union Valley i Church. is invited. 35 Kwh 7.0c per Kwh 35 Kwh 4.5c per Kwh 160 Kwh 3.0c per Kwh 230 Kwh 2 5c pm Kwh Fin charge $1.50 per month commercial service 35 Kwh 7.0c per Kwh 65 Kevii a 4.5c per Kwh 100 Kiwi a 4.0c per Kwh 500 Kwh 3.0c per Kwh .000 Kwh 2.5c per whim charge $1.50 per month three held l or Bridge riot Ini charges Bikol .11 1 by sheriff non Union worker was killed from the Horn school House which is Northeast of Cloverdale the Road from Portland Mills South to state Road 36 the so called Bull path Roa i which extends Oast and West on the Lino Between Warren and Cloverdale townships the West end being near t hot site of old Jenkinsville the clo Verdale it. Meridian Road in part. An additional three Miles of the mor a ton Russellville Road in on the pro-1 Gram for tar via. But until the new project is available no tar via can be i secured county Road supervisor Chester Ruark is afraid this will he delayed so Long that bad weather will affect it. These schools have been operated in addition to the consolidated school and the enrolment in All four has been Low. One h iving Only 13 pupils last year. Other recommendations included the spending of at least $.300 for Home economics equipment. $50 for 1 science equipment and $150 for Adi Dit Lonal books. With the withdrawal of the six i lower grades the Reelsville school would become a six year High school promo the children graduating from the sixth Grade in the out township schools would automatic Al tha the United states would abrogate thy treaty. Washington. July 27 up the United states cleared its diplomatic decks today for economic or commercial action to combat Japan s attempt by military Force to impose a a new order in attended with apparently overwhelming congressional support the state department late yesterday abrogated the 1911 treaty of Commerce and navigation with Japan. That action left this government free at the end of a six months not Ifica by be sent to the Reelsville school to Tion period to impose embargoes up finish their courses. On a file of War materials to Japan. In the concentration of spa superin tendencies. Putwain has been put with three other counties under i schools in the supervision of supervisor Witherspoon of Clinton. Formerly Putnam was with Clay county. The state officials said that vocational Home economics must be added just As soon As possible this years if a teacher could be secured. The state officials made it Clear to or. Holsapple and or. Jarrell that if these recommendations were com plied with the Reelsville school k projects to Cost More boonv1llk. Ind. July 127. Up i three Evansville men were _ h id today by sheriff Gus Barclay on charges of rioting brought in senator Hatch Panapolis. Ind., july 27 k a iter january 1. 1940, spoil spa projects w la have to i least 25 per cent of total pro its John k. Jenning Quot Slat administrator warned today As h of local governments pc to set up new budgets. But issuing this warning nearly i Union org in Leer nth in Advance of the Date 1 new sponsors provision in by Congress goes inti said. Quot if the Indiana Yupa Birnesh its full quota of Cmpoy-1 Public officials should accept Tkv portion ate share of this re jail it in providing Worth Whit a it and setting up in their Bud rinds required to secure up hol such connection with a labor dispute which flared at a non Union Bridge project near Millersburg tuesday. One Man was killed and several others injured. Those held were James and Marvin Mayberry and Hobart Payton. All were held in lieu of $500 Bond. Barclay indicated he would arrest several others on similar charges. John Soucie. Also of Evansville a was arrested on a rioting charge the night of the fight hut furnished $500 bail and was freed immediately. George Felk. C Millersburg labourer on the Bridge project was held without charge for grand jury action defends Bill Washington. July 27 up sen. Carl a. H item. A. N. M today defended the constitutionality of his measure forbidding political activity i of Federal employees and said he i would introduce legislation at the i next session to bring new categories of workers under its scope. He said the new legislation would 1 apply the restrictions of the Bill which awaits president Roosevelt a signature to state employees who Are partially paid with Federal funds. His original Bill brought them under the ban. But the provision was deleted by the Senate privileges and would rank As one of the Best Rural Indiana. It was also stated that if these recommendations Are not followed the school will have to he discontinued As a High school the Survey was conducted by Ralph Watson assistant state superintendent Virgil Mullins state High j school inspector and his assistant. Of japanese pro mrs. Eva Wilson died wednesday mrs. Eva Wilson 47 years old wife of j. L. Vilson of Terre haute died at the family Home. 815 Beech Street wednesday. Mrs. Vilson was a sister of mrs. John Boyd of Greencastle and the daughter of mrs. Hamah Mcguire who has been with mrs. Boyd. She is also survived by a daughter of Terre haute. Barclay said that Felk had admit Choc Jonh committee which feared ted he fatally wounded John Pilky 1 j proposal was unconstitutional. Ton. 35. Of Elberfield. During the struggle and slightly wounded George Hammond another labourer. Work on the Bridge project was closed today and state labor department mediators were reported to be conferring with o. P. Ollinger Huntingburg. Tho contractor Pash. Ind. July 27 up j Union officials regarding a Hamilton 15, an inmate of mint sept orphanage escape one killed of and Settle Elk Institute near Here was Kil Tanto yearly today when he other lads who attempted to from the orphanage in a Ato to Mobile wrecked it South of he other boys were badly Cut j raised and were returned to the it Ion. Ollinger said the trouble was a uncalled for and charged that he of or. Roosevelt has requested at Tomey general Frank Murphy to inquire into the constitutionality of the Hatch Bill. 20 years ago in missing Man. Dead hanging on Fence Bedford. Ind. July 27 up the holy of William r Roger 7h. Who had Heen Nii Alang since sunday Ferneil to unionize the Bridge project waa found today hanging by the Lef As the Union demanded but that the leg on a barbed wire Fence in the Union wanted him to unionize a Road Woods near his Home. Cordon or E. Construction project which he also Wynne attributed his death to a is directing. This he would not . Heart attack or exposure after the log became tangled in the wire he said. A Captain and mrs. Everett Jones received word of the Safe arrival of the former s sister miss Helen Jones at Naples. Italy on her Way to constantinople to engage in teaching. The wedding of miss Helen Dietrich and Gilbert Knetzer took place sunday evening at the Home of the Bride five Miles East of toxin. They were to live in their new Home East of Fillmore Royal Davis and Simpson Stoner a two Greencastle boys with the com or upon imports ducts. Secretary of state Cordell Hull notified the japanese ambassador Here of the action while the foreign affairs committees of both the Senate and House were considering several Bills and resolutions authorizing or requesting embargoes of War materials to Japan. A Resolution sponsored by ser. Arthur h. Vandenberg r., mich., and supported by chairman key Pittman d., Nev. Of the Senate foreign relations committee expressing the views of the Senate that the 1911 treaty should be abrogated also was considero1. A vote on it has been expected yesterday but was postponed Many observers believed upon Ini nations that the state department was about to abrogate the treaty anyway. In Many quarters it was believed j that the action forecasts a Quot new order in asian of a different Type than that which Japan has been attempting. It was considered significant that notice of abrogation of the treaty was Given just after great Britain appeared to have submitted partially to Japan a increasing pressure for a freehand in China. John l Lewis Calls Garner a evil man1 a Washington. July 27 up1 president John l. Lewis of the Congress of Industrial organizations today denounced vice president John n Garner As a Quot labor baiting poker playing. Whiskey drinking evil old Man Quot during House labor committee consideration of wage hour act amendments. Lewis charged that Garner was to blame for congressional attacks on labor during the current session including the drive in the House to nov Cranle extended a welcoming hand to the world this afternoon a the opening of its one Hundred years of corporate existence. Never before has a Putnam county Community aroused itself to a recognition of Reforma Connie met t iting 011 anniversary of any sort As is this Southern Putnam town arousing itself for this notable event. There Luis been a whole hearted uniting of interests and efforts by All the citizens whether in organizations or not. To make this an outstanding achievement of town Enterprise. Last evening As a preliminary to the crowd that was to gather today the Denvon town streets were thronged with the residents of the Community and visitors from adjoining territory who visited on the streets thronged into the business houses and viewed with deep interest the free picture show. The screen was arc Chc 1 one of Tho streets. The spectators packed the area in front of the. Screen within the Range of vision. This Forenoon the visitors began arriving in the town from far and near. There were Many former residents. Back Quot Home for the reunion of old timers and there were Many More who were attracted by tin announcements of the Many intensely interesting events on the four Day program. The program announced n pre View As the opening of the 1 my list of interesting events which was an inspection. By the visitors of the very numerous Antiques of the Community which were displayed in the windows of the business houses of the town. This display included Many relics of a old Days which had not been on display in any other occasion and they in themselves formed a tangible proof that Clove Rdale a roots As ail organized town extend a Long Way Back into local history. If these relics of old times com some time be assembled in one room they would form a splendid aggregation of evidence of Tho Progress of Tho town and command the attention of antique lovers of the county. At 1 of cock. The i Verdale school band gave a Fine program at Tho Park East of the school building where the principal events of the Centennial Observance will be held. Following that. Judge James i. Hughes former Cloverdale township resident recently a judge of the Indiana state supreme cd ourt and first assistant attorney general of the state delivered an address which i was the principal sneaking event of the entire Centennial. There were free acts by Public professional entertainers following the address of the judge and at 6 30 the first Public performance of the unique but splendidly planned and exc ated pageant will take place. Friday s program at 1 30 tomorrow will be he the big Parade. This from the spectacular viewpoint will be a competitor with the pageant. The Parade will represent Tho expenditure of a Large inlay not Only of Money but of time and Energy. There will be Between 25 and 30 elaborate floats. Some of these Huv a been prepared by a professional decorator. But most of them Are the rest11 of careful planning by representatives of organizations of the town and Many hours of labor. One Cloverdale Man. For instance last evening complained somewhat bitterly that his wife had been rally neglecting him lately because she was spending Many a poem. A they that go Down to j so Mueh time on the preparation of the sea in the course where boys was employed. Raymond Desutter Uncle of the Dea i girl described Bis identification of the body and or. J. Roy Burlington. Attica physician testified that the girl waa strangled to death and said he believed she was criminally j assaulted. Deputy sheriff George Keller present when boys made a confession he later repudiated described the tale which the greens per told his questioners. Or. And mrs. Peter Debruicker parents of the slain girl stood in the court room doorway throughout the examination. Plane makes i Trueb Landing in Green Astle an air plane made a forced Landing Ion they t. Handy farm Ronthi of1 a Greencastle thursday morning it j about 7 o clock. Tho plane was out of gasoline and after refuelling went on its Way to Madison Enro Ute from Chicago. Occupants of the plane were two students from Hanover Colleg Rohin Church plans cry ices sunday Serkis to be of interest to Dilts As Well As to yol Ngek set Gobin memorial methodist Church has planned a most interesting program for sunday july 30th. The Church school will meet at 9 15 a. In. With a special program in each department. Rev. C. M. Mcclure will speak at the 10 00 of clock morning worship service on a the Battle with the Sermon will be based upon the a travel Era a a slam and Robert free sea in Musie for the service will be provided by Marion Pierce seller acting organist and the Church choir. The intermediate and High school exp North leagues will enjoy a Quot Battle ground Echo services at the country Home of Ralph and Madonna Call. Cars will leave the Church at 5 30 p. M. The program will be presented by the following Young people who have been attending the Institute at Battle ground during the past week Edith Grec Leof Olive Mae Dean. Jean Skelton Mary Margaret Sheridan. Marian Mcclure. Geneva Shelly. Sally Mccurry. Frances Porter. Harold Riley. Christian Mcclure and Ralph Bullerdick refreshments of ice Cream will he i uni in lied to a us Unity were Here in the interests of the local Chautauqua sing workers from its Protection. Pass amendments to the wage hour act to eliminate agricultural prices served by Mary Margaret Sheridan o o q o 0 o Cut o it it o <5� today a weather to it a and amp local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 generally fair tonight and Friday cooler in extreme Northwest portion. And her committee. Minimum. 69 6 i n. 74 7 n. M. It 8 A. 81 0 a. A. 88 10 a in. 88 l1 a. In 18 12 noon. 90 1 p. M. 92 2 p. A. 88

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