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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - May 11, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana0 Wmk we. V roller the fair mgt Cool to 1 0 the daily Banner a it Waves for ally go i United press service 4 All the Home news of 4 1 1 4 4 4 4 jx5rty-seven ihkb1xcast,k, Indiana Tih Tisdal May 11, i i la. No. 177 ikes Over members into ouch be Kin Quot strength Exko a Force Ujj myth obit Church nun of Quot Quot l Root triv Van Milt i Iii of iwo i. Addi.,�. In by Lodi Quot fun Ltd it err. Met it. Way 11 a net us much Tonk authority intr 7.8.v�ooo members and r nil Sisters divided into 46.255 i using 15,482buildings and 22.898 Parson is called Nelv. The methodist a with its birth died three a the methodist episcopal the methodist Episco pal South and the methodist Brant a practically for lower John Wesley in United states into one Church polished a dream of Over a conjuration and introduced a read and strengthened social and mis Force it was accomplished in a simple ceremony last at the conclusion of a two a of representatives three old churches new Church Cwb property at More than $650.000,000 includes in addition to a yes and parsonage hospitals. And colleges throughout the states and missions in All of the u rid. It a also is engaged wishing. I annual expenses for mini supp it Benevolence and i work but excluding expend Hospital education and pub activities Are $90,000,000. I District will hold annual con of Lay and cleric delegates Ted by the congregations and a re cos will be the basis Church government. Be this Basic government general conference of Lay and delegated it ignited from the , supreme body f the Church it will four years. There also a judicial Council which will final appellate authority administrative functions of the arc lodged in boards split off of the Wesleyan Fol who objected to the Episco was the. First Large schism in Mercan Church. In 1844 the body f the Church split into a and nil. T tranches Pri Over Ivory. There arc Var a mail so t s of was leans which geologically divergent from the Tody of methodism Thoi Isan persons crowded the a pal auditorium last night to a the doric ceremony rec the churches. Bishop John a Boi Dallas put the final pm. Ii be i for expression of t and i i. Was none. He then d St episcopal Church i a Quot i a episcopal Church. An a methodist protestant i shall be one United p to local application of bunion will be a change in the a it Ion of every methodist n i country. and 1 front of churches will irl i. Be replaced with the at Quot Quot the methodist Church Mitles there will be of congregations an n no a old churches and of new ones but these i0�?T a a Eft to the Dis a 01 the congregation them and die conference warned Sells a action for financial Rel. "sl1 a ill no change was in in t for the 196.985 Mem of the former methodist pro a Chu a a Hes. They accepted they Quot of by Phpps of the Eph Aco a r Church was split off from if by of methodism in 1928 Louisville editor Here Tom Wulla co Tom Wallace editor of the Loui Ville times is one of the Foremost newspaper editors of the nation. He will speak at tonight s banquet for journalists sponsored by Depauw University. Make plans to observe Mem it rial Day american 1.ec Ion Spanish War veterans and other represent times met to be held sunday May 28 Onmi Steph w ill be Nameiy for eve fire Pirinei it Al function interest displayed this year Gene Tunney to be honorary starter Indianapolis. Ind., May 11. It up it the Indianapolis motor Speedway corp., announced that Gene Tunney former worlds heavyweight boxing Champ on. Will be honorary starter for the 27th 500-mile memorial Day Auto race. Tunney will be assisted by sch Klein Veteran starter and Ray i. Johns in and a. W. Harrington. Senior class honoured with banquet wed. Pori put scr was i Ken it pal speaker at Bowman Kymn Vurm skim Delta <111 i la silent local round work for cancer control 0 1 St uie autocracy of the . And its Mem Rencz i to i offer i in Boon disciplined by Quot Minato by the laity a More than techno Quot a the up Leeopal form of a Quot a cd government. A i of the former me a Gtna and methodist w Thodis Yth Bacomo a Quot hops of Church. Many of them ,neoft0 new Quot Stric a for it a of overment the i Quot Ltd a leu into six Juristic it the which Quot n pro Frap Hir. 4 la s in the 31. ,.000 be methodists. Each Jur rut i. ? to Bishops and they into districts each one on two Delta Theta Tai cooperates with this Al l it \ Hon \ l. Imp Ign newest and probably the least understood of the health educational campaigns is the cancer control move mint which is now under Way in Putnam county us Well As throughout the state and nation. The Campaign is directed by the women s Field army of the american society for Contri. Of cancer in tin Junction with state and local units Ltd of the american medical associate on Mit Isaac bom of Indianapolis is it meander of the Indiana division of the women s Field army. 9 the Putnam county my Lical so a Ety and federation of clubs have endorsed the movement. Delta Theta Tau Nainoa philanthropy sorority is working in cooperation with these organizations in the s educational Campaign. An advisory Board composed of or. G. D. Rhea president of the Putnam county medical society i r. W. M. O Brien county health office mrs. T. G. Yuncker. President of the Putnam county Federal on of clubs and mrs. R. W. Vermillion county Captain of the cancer control movement. Has been appointed to supervise a1. Cd National activities. A committee composed of members of Delta Theta Tau sorority. Mrs. David Houck. Mrs. E. R. Herbert and mrs Harry Wells is assisting in getting the literature and facts concerning the movement to the Public. Governor m. Clifford Townsend issued a proclamation setting aside apr5,i As cancer control month in conformity with the Congress onal enactment and a proclamation of president Roo Ove t. Hut ume has been extended throughout May in communities when the movement had not been previously organized. The educational Campaign h is the slogan. Quot Early cancel 5s curable fight it with last year there were 3.997 paths from cancer in Indiana it was second in causes of death. Doctors say that half of these lives could have been saved by Early diagnosis and prompt and adequate treatment by one three recognized me hods surgery. A Ray or Radium. The women a Feld army has started out to enlist under its Banner All the worn Uno of the state there Are two objectives us to get every to ask for and every Cohill Iii in on i note two to rebuild shops destroyed by fire state budget committee a theorized expenditure of around $7,500 first Steps were taken wednesday evening in what it is believed will develop into the Best Observance of memorial Day which this Community has had in recent years. It was an informal gathering of men from the american legion and the Spanish War veterans particularly with ome from other organizations which Are planning to part5cipate in the Celebration of the Day which once was one of the most important events in the calender of Greencastle Anil Vicinity. These things were agreed upon the Observance be on sunday. May 28. Starting at 2 30 in the afternoon. The More than 400 Graves of soldiers of America in Forest Hill cemetery and in the old cemetery will he appropriately marked with flags and Flowers will in placed upon them in Honor of the dead. There will be a Parade in which it is expected the band and possibly one or two others will participate. There will be a Brief address by a popular and effective speaker. Each organization of the City regardless of its kind in asked to participate. Special Honor will be Given the sole survivor of either Union and Confederate armies living in Putnam county. Those were the outstanding features of the arrangements that were started toward their development at the meeting wednesday evening. Committees be named for every principal function of the event Public Contact invitation to organizations program the placing of the flags on the resting places of the dead Organ Zaron of the it Parade and All other d Eta is the personnel of these committees to be announced within a few Days. It appeared that the interest displayed by the men in attendance at this preliminary conference was deeper the time than has been through a Long period in any meeting for a similar purpose. It appeared there is a revival of interest in honouring the country s dead soldiers and w the the Hearty cooperation of All organizations which already has been promised in seme instances it is assured tile result will be most pleasing to a,11 who have the meaning of the Day at heart. Four Power assistance pact offered Russia proposed pact to in elude England France Poland and Russia to guarantee Nec ii i t y alternatively Russia a Rop so so three Power pact on tin principle of reciprocity Charles Iones toastmaster or. Henry b. In it Ogden carried off honors a. Oldest alumnus president Beveridge youngest the 1939 senior class at Depauw University the 100th to receive d Plomas from the inst tue on was honoured with a banquet in Bowman gymnasium wednesday night. Fold c Frick of new York City president of the National base Ball league and president of the Depauw alumni Aspee at Ion was principal speaker. The affair was known As a senior alumni banquet and a number of grads attended. Depauw has journalism conference opened this afternoon in Gobin Iii Ruh sponsored id Sigma Delta Chi second year for meetings sixty student a members of staffs of Campus publications invited to dinner George Brandenburg George a Brandenburg p a forces a ice widening Cul erts the spa forces of the county that Are at work on Road projects Are now engaged in widening culverts on Road that Are to be surface treated this season their first jobs being on the Road from the Fuqua Corner Northwest of Greencastle Westerly past the Dills and other farms and on the Morton Russell Ville Road but the same work has been started or will he started soon on All other roads of tin county that Are to be improved with an Asphalt surface this year. Six car loads of Asphalt have been ordered of 10 000 Gallons each three of these car lots to but a unloaded at Greencastle chiefly for the Dills Road and three at Russellville mostly for the Morton Road. Approximately 10.000 Gallons or one car Load is required for each mile so that on this basis the Asphalt already ordered will be sufficient for the treatment of six Miles of roads. % recitals scheduled Moscow May 11 up Russia has proposed a four Power pact of Mutual assistance to include great Britain France. Poland and Russia As the most effective Means of guaranteeing european Security it was disclosed today. Alternatively Russi proposed a three Power pact including Britain. Franco and Russia which would bind them to Mutual assistance on the principle of reciprocity and would guarantee the Security of other states of Eastern and Central Europe. Russia makes its proposals on the ground that Adolf hitlers denunciation of treaties with Britain and Poland and the Gernian italian military pact has altered the entire european situation and makes tin prompt creation of a United a peace front imperative. The proposals were disclosed today in an editorial in Izvestia. The official government newspaper. It was the most important pronouncement of russian policy in Many months. Its publication in Izvestia demonstrated that it was a considered statement of the government s position at a moment Whan Russia Vas the key country in a Security front Quot efforts. The diplomatic position was As follows 1 Britain and France had sought to include Russia in their anti aggression bloc. 2 Russia had made its proposal for Security pacts. 3 Britain had sent counter proposal. 4 the government through the official Tass Agency had issued a statement complaining that the nature of russians proposals and Britain s counter proposals had been inaccurately represented. 5 prime minister Neville Chamberlain in a statement in the British House of commons yesterday had made a considered statement of his position As regards Russia including an Assurance that Russia would not he expected to enter any War against aggressor slate until Britain Ami France had first made Good their own pledges to protect Poland and Rumania. 6 Chamberlain invited Ivan Mai sky. Russian ambassador at in Mon to inform him of the precise grounds on which Russia entertained doubts As to Britain a position. Mai sky agreed to do so. 7 negotiations continued both Here and in London first to Clear up any misunderstandings secondly to seek a Way to include Russia in the Security front. The russian statement of policy As contained in the Izvestia editorial came a few hours after announcement of the appointment of Constantine Oumansky 37-Ycar-old Counselor and charge do affaires of the embassy at Washington As ambassador in succession to Levanger Troyanovsky. Troyanovsky was recalled from Washington nearly a year ago. The toastmaster was Charles Jones general superintendent of the William h. Block company of Indianapolis. Who is a member of the class of 1924. He was introduced by Alexander executive Secretary of the alumni association who presided or. Jones introduced the speakers and honoured guest. Or. Henry b. Longdon carried off honors As the oldest alumnus president Albert j. Beveridge or. Of Indianapolis As the youngest and or. F. C. Tilden As the oldest faculty member. Greetings from the Board of trustees and visitors were brought by or. Roy o. West pies Dent of the Beard. He commented upon the Fin Quot addition to the Campus in John h Harrison Hall the Cornerstone for which is to be Laid at commencement time. Mrs. Harrison a i present and was introduced. National president of Sigma Delta Chi will be one of the speakers at tonight s 0j,j journalistic conference being held by Depauw University and sponsored by the Mother chapter of Sigma Delta Chi of d Pauw. William Down Ian died we Lars a Depauw University a journalism conference sponsored by the Depauw chapter of sigm. Delta Chi opened this afternoon in Goblin memo rial Church with a splendid registration the address of Welcome to i he visiting newspaper men. Students and faculty was voiced by president Clyde e. Wildman who explained the purpose of the series of educational conferences entitled a life looks at the Liberal arts College Quot of which the journalism conference is the third and concluding one. This is the second year that these conferences have been sponsored by Depauw. Body will Yuriye Here Friday morning will be Tarin to Forest Hill or and mrs Rescue Daggy received word late wednesday of the death of William h. Bowman at the Home of h s sister mrs b. I. Caldwell. In Orange. New Jersey. Or. Bowman was a son of the late Bishop and mrs. Thomas Bowman and was born and reared in Green Casle. He left Here when a Young Man Anil but few citizens will re. Member him. As most of his a lifetime was spent in the East. He was never married and the Only member of the family is mrs. Caldwell the body will arrive of clock Forest Hill cemetery for burial in the Bowman family lot. President Clyde e Wildman also spoke and listed some of the outstanding achievements of the 1939 class pointing out that already Mot Here Friday morning at nine than $10.500 Worth of and will be taken directly to it have been received by members for graduate study. A charge was voiced to the seniors by or. W. Henry Mclean of Indianapolis. Former alumni Secretary and assistant to the president at Depauw from 1922-1929, Quot Depauw has Given you More than you can Ever repay. He raid. Quot Depauw has been too Good to us All and we will be most ungrateful if we do not appreciate this the response to the charge was made by Joe Barr president of the Erma ii. Reject Italy proposal cd Vised \ tilt a Siti ution not Sekio s end <�11 for conference 11. Loti Sci up the state budget committee in session at Indianapolis. Wednesday authorized the rebuilding of the Blacksmith shop and the tool shed at the Indiana state penal farm which were recently destroyed in a fire which was the most costly the farm has experienced in recent years. Tim expenditure of $7.500 for this purpose was authorized. The budget committee also approved the expenditure of $85,000 from the states general fund to match Federal vocational funds the combined fund to be expended in the reimbursement of counties for vocational education. Add tonal recitals scheduled by the Depauw school of music for this week Are the following senior piano recital by Jean Kohler thursday night at 8 15 in me Harry Hall Organ recital by Dorohty Kline and Bouldin Kinda d in Meharry Hall Friday afternoon at 4 30. Saturday afternoon at 4 00 of clock in Meharry Hall Jeanne Hardy will he presented in her Junior piano recital. The Public is invited to attend All recitals. Fenton appointed explosion kills eleven Chicago May 11. A up eleven persons were believed to have been killed today in a fire and explosion which destroyed a huge Grain elevator and Shook a mile Square area of Chicago s Industrial South Side. Indianapolis. Ind. May 11. It up it Harry c. Fenton for years Secretary of the Republican state committee today was appointed a member of the state alcoholic beverages commission by gov. M Clifford Townsend. 20 years a to in Greencastle Lawrence Crump visited friends in Bloomington. Paul Grimes sent a message Home that he had landed at new York and would to Here within a Short time. Lawrence Wright a High school janitor was sick with the mumps. Rome. May senior class who pointed out what Lent diplomatic the Respens Bil Tiea of education. Germany Ami Italy meant to h m. The concluding and ,.proposal by pipe p u for dress was made by or. Frick who to. Once on the pc Sli it orman talked on a my debt to Depauw in which he made a personal matter Toby decided by each graduate. The tables were arranged in the i form of a Square leaving the Center of the floor open for dinner dancing. Music was furnished by Joe Mccartney a Depauw graduate and h s orchestra visitors were Here from Terre haute. Indiana pops. Brazil. Crawfo ids Ville and Chicago. So successful was the dinner and so Fine the response on the part of the seniors that president Wildman plan to make the s an annual affair As a part of the pre commencement program. Hamlin Salt to get feature of summer will be available to All children in recreation program an Excelsa id today that had rejected a a Confer dispute. Achord no to diplomats. Adolf hit and Benito muss a Ini advised the Vatican that the situation did warrant a conference because in their belief it was not serious enough to endanger european peace. Vatican diplomats were said to have been cheered by the news taking it As an Assurance that. Hitler did net intend to precipitate matters new. The exact circumstances of the Popes Effort to Aid in rolling polish German and French italian differences Hod Bce a unclear. Diplomats said today that the Pope through h s Nuncio to great Britain. France. In and Italy an i Germany has sex passed his deep concern Over the polish German situation and had suggested that it be useful to Call m conference. Miners will shill working my return id work under of d it to it i by adding closed 8iioi it Lause instruction in handicraft will be one of the features available to All children in the recreation program planned for this summer. Miss Leona Kuestner and Kenneth Smith playground d1 rectors attend Indiana soft Cut d miners Are ready de a recreation Institute at Terre to sign a contract with individual haute wednesday. Emphasis was operators today. Regardless of the placed upon handicraft work at this outcome of nog Ltd a Between the Institute and a clinic was conducted a Palach in he us re us operators showing How to make various articles and the United mine workers of that would be of interest to the America. Camdren. Bask try Rug weaving Bead chairman Funcannon president of work leather Cork and Clay Mold the u. N w., District 11. Received a ing. Metal tooling. Glass painting and Telegram from in on Headquarters at Many other types of handicraft will Washington stating that John l. Be a Avable. It has been arranged Lewis Urivon head and president of for the instruction unit to visit the the c. I. O had acted d to govern various playgrounds on certain Days mentus request that contracts be be the program will begin Early in Goti ated with individual operators june. Thip Rummer will Mark the outlying the appalachian area first Community wide recreation la the Telegram authorized local Dis program in Greencastle. A Model pro tracts to negotiate for themselves and Gram of rec cat onal activities for to return to work under terms of the All age children and adults has been old contract which expired in april worked out. School playgrounds. The Only change to be mud in the Robe Ann Park and the University contract according to the new order Tennis courts will provide centers far was the addition of a clause request the events. Ing a closed shop. The conference got underway at 1 30 p. Or with an address by George a. Brandenburg. Chicago correspondent for editor and publisher on the theme a what can the College graduate expect in journalism a or. Brandenburg is the National president of Sigma Delta Chi his address was followed by a panel discussion in which Harold Harrison a member of the associated press staff and president of the professional chapter of the fraternity in Indianapolis gave his reactions to his College training in the Light of his actual experience under the title a was i look he was followed by William Welch president of the Depauw chapter who talked on a was i look giving the viewpoint of an undergraduate looking toward journalism. James a. Stuart managing editor of the Indianapolis Star presided at the session. He is a past National president of Sigma Delta Chi. The second session reverse i the approach of the problem and Tom Wallace editor of the Louisville times talked on a what does journalism expect of the College graduate a As principal speaker. He was followed by panel speakers. Edwin v. Of Neel. Editor of the Hagerstown exponent past National president of 1 Sigma Delta Chi and president of the Indiana Republican editorial association spoke on a what does the weekly editor expect of the College graduate in journalism Quot to was followed by Wray e. Fleming of Indianapolis president of the Hoosier state press association who used As his topic a what does the daily not editor expect of the College graduate in journalism a discussion from the floor was also a part of each session and was entered into by both students and newspapermen. The conference will be climaxed tonight with a journalism banquet at Longden Hall. On Hundred and fifty reservations have been made for the dinner which will also be in the nature of a founders Day dinner since it will Mark the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Sigma Delta Chi on this Campus. Eugene c. Pulliam of Indianapolis owner of radio station wire and one of the founders of the fraternity will but i Toast Mast t a Paul w Riddick editor of the Lagrange Standard. Another a it of the founders will also attend the dinner. All founders were invited and a number sent messages from the Distant Poulita at which they no located. On the dinner program or. Brandenburg As National president of the fraternity will deliver a founders Day add reas paying tribute to the ten Depauw journalists who conceived this fraternity. The main speaker will be Ford c. Frick a former editor of a the Depauw student news might i Oil 11ii in it of 1 la of two o o o a it it 0 i it 0 q today a weather a and a local temperature amp $ 0 0 it 0 a a 0 0 0 fair tonight and Friday cooler tonight Light Frost on Low ground in North portion. Minimum 55 6 a. A. 55 7 a. M. 60 8 a. Rrt. 61 9 a. M. 10 11 a m. M 12 noon. R7 1 p. M. 68 2 p. A. 68

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