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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - September 1, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaIt a a a a a a 9 the what web Cloudy and he Alim a a a a a a i the daily Banner fled t All the Home news United i Hess sekv1ce 0 tit Waves for All 9 9 Ltd plume forty seven Astle. Indiana Friday. Ski Tembek 1, lit. \ Ltd. 267 r ire causes serious loss at Zinc Mill Call Brazil firemen lated about 8 o clock Quot rom explosion of i i i i. A % in an Oil heat kit Eims "nmme8 shot to Hoof i 1c k will be Sto a red for l in Iti ated period due to fact that Quot the melting pots destroyed in Plant of the american Zinc Lucia company sustained serious from fire this morning the the buildings at the West end of vat main Structure being burned n. The loss of these buildings Toped work on the Rolls for an in Yia Ted period due to the fact that melting pots. In which the Spelter a Cei cd from the smelters in the Field were located in the de Yed buildings and in those pots 1. Spelter was reduced to slabs h were rolled into sheets on tin a y s of the Plant. There were six h. A even melting pots of various icicles and purposes in the bunt a Art of the Plant. I tie fire started about 8 o clock \ n the explosion of the fuel in the Heater used at the largest a pot by who were working in the close flite of the Burner which exploded a to they heard but Little noise when explosion occurred but that a i it mass of flame shot out Side of m from the Burner and then curve upward into the top of the build where the timbers of the roof a ignited almost instantly he flames quickly spread along a a lop of the building the burning mrs dropping to inc floor and eng subsidiary flames which cd their fury to that which Start it Routly from the burning Oil. The i began Burr Fang and that the could not be saved was soon he bul Dinge which were burned be located at the extreme West my the main part of the Plant and offices. In a separate Structure immediately North of them. The l of the office began removing Orda from the offices fearing that idling also would ignite but it i saved. Here was some apprehension it lest the principal stack of the Nace room would topple Over but not being attached to the burning Tucture in any Way did not fall. Quot he employee of the Plant aided in handling of the lines or Hose. Was one Hose Une run from a Rby fire plug on the City water Tern and there also was a line i from the company s Pond the Ter from which was pumped by City fire pumping equipment n addition to the Greencastle City in i fighting equipment a Call for was made to the Brazil fire de a tent and a few minutes after clock the big fire truck of tied t came into Greencastle Over the Nhattan Road turning East on so Langton Street with its powerful so telling the other Drivers on the sets to get out of the Way of the Eding fire equipment. V summons also was sent to the in Fordsville department. For fur in Aid and the truck from that y arrived Only a few minutes after to from Brazil. I 11 however the Firo had nearly been anguished by the Greencastle City a Arment and the equipment of l1 i Zinc Mill itself before the out of in equipment arrived. The Calls these latter were justified How Ras there appeared for some be to the grave danger that the menace building adjoining on the it of those that were burned would a also. In that Large building i located the principal rolling Ira la hts on Piir tool meeting to explain making of budgets sponsored by the Indiana farm Bureau and the state tax Board a meeting will be held in the Assembly room of the court House in Green Castle saturday evening beginning at 7 30 of clock whose purpose will be to explain to members of the county township and municipal taxing groups the making and interpretation of tax budgets. The members of these taxing groups Are urged to be present Ami the general Public is invited. A Kikkas father died it n to members w ill assist new students pee registration a Yoke it Despai in neahl1 Tom plated r. Hoyt Hardin age 51. Prominent Knightstown Farmer and the father of mrs. Rimer Carriker of Greencastle. Died at his Home North of Knightstown. About 12 15 of clock thursday morning following a heart attack. For years or. Hardin has been actively engaged in the ownership and operation of a Large farm on which he resided As Well As the raising and shipping of livestock. For a number of years he was associated with the citizens building and loan company of new Castle As its cashier. Hut retired from that position recently to devote his entire time to agricultural pursuits. Funeral arrangements had not been completed late yesterday pending i the attempt to locate his daughter j Janet who was married tuesday to a Rimer i. Carriker and who had departed on a Westward honeymoon trip. a tons Xit Kox i d Back it Iii Europe. Reports tension miss m Mil \ n ii fast tf1.ls i of Llo Likous on Boa Iid Ocean Linek i a ant year there xxx Ere foreign countries i 88 states i. S. Pos session represented the pre registration work of the office of admissions at Depauw University is rapidly nearing completion. The applications of 527 new students have been approved according to Dean g. Herbert Smith which is about As Many As Depauw can educate in the Depauw Way. He pointed out that the University stressed the value of close Contact and cooperation Between student and teacher and frowned upon Large classes. Last year the freshman class showed a gain of 30 per cent Over the year before and this year s prospects Point to one equal in size to last year s record. To get ready for the influx of students who will arrive on the Campus september 11 for he freshman orientation week program. Or. Glenn w. Giddings new assistant to the Dean of men has appointed forty members of the faculty to act As student counsellors and advisers in helping the new students arrange their program of study. Those chosen Are professors w. C. Arnold e. R. Bartlett Lilian Brownfield. Lucilo Calvert j. W. Childers a. W. Crandall. Mildred Dimmick w. E Eding ton. P. G. Evans. Paul Fay Jervis Fulmer h. E. H. Greenleaf. Virginia Harlow. C d. W. Hildebrand Jerome Hixson. Lester m Jones. George a amp Chart. Walter e. Martin w c. Middleton Ermina Mills Vera min the. Edward m. Mueller c. G. Pierson. e. Reynolds. Jesse Rieb Somer. Fred Ritchie Harold Rosa Dade b. Shearer. O. H. Smith. Van Denman Thompson Laurel h. Turk. Vernon Vandyke Harry Voltmer Francis Vreeland Gerald Warren. We Inona Welch. Robert Williams and a. Reid Wincy. Depauw has for the last several driving Home the horror Long state of affairs existing on the Atlantic Ocean is the report made by Marian a Hearst who just arrived in Greencastle this morning after a summer in Idu rope in an interview at her Home this morning. Miss Hearst came across on the English liner Aquitania which docked in new York on the 29th of August. The first four Days out of the English port there was a destroyer that kept with the ship As an escort. When the destroyer left the ship the liner Laid Down their own smoke screen of a dense Black smoke. During the entire voyage the ship was out of Contact with the outside world As far As the passengers were concerned. There was an item in the ships paper that warned passengers of the difficulty and told them that i the ship could not Send or receive cablegram or use the radio phone As lines had to be kept open for a emergency. At no time was a Light allowed Toi appear on the decks Ami the port holes were blackened and kept closed. On one occasion the entire ship plunged into darkness from a master control Board. Miss Hearst said the entire Crew was very secretive and continued on the two troops Advance on All fronts 4� out ill uni pm by two Otic e to ii enl it players for Latiok it i a Parade anyone capable to play in a marching band and who can Parade monday morning in the labor Day Parade is asked to be at the Greenaa tie municipal band rooms by 2 p. M. Sunday. This will include both girls and boys. The High school Durm majors Are especially asked to be there for practice. The municipal band will not meet for rehearsal monday night because of the Holiday. W. W. Welch. Mgr. Iii. Xii of do zit. State pro the Union of Danzig with Germany ii f l l e t i n Berlin. Sept. 1 it up army communique tonight troops wore advancing against Poland. Said German on All fronts Berlin. Sept. 1. Up the Reich Stag met shortly after 10 a. M. A i a in. Edt. Guess who did you guess that last week s picture was of Albert l. Dobbs. A St master of Greencastle and for Many years identified with the automobile tire and Battery business in Greencastle Elmer Blue. Bloomington Street a. The first to guess the Correct identity of the picture and won two free tickets to the von Castle theater from the City the two from outside of the City go to Nelson Wood Greencastle. R. 4. This week we have another Good to test your skill on it is somewhat older than some others but it is quite a Good Early likeness of the Young Man who today is quite Active in Greencastle. He can be seen most any hour of the Day either on the streets or in place of business. If you guess right you can go to the von Castle theater free. Try it. The picture this week is Quot our leading citizens. Tickets May be obtained at the office of the doily Banner. Berlin. Sept. 1. Up Albert Foerster head of Danzig state proclaimed the Union of Danzig with Germany today and Adolf Hitler indicated his approval. Hitler announced that a German Law for the reunion would become effective immediately and summoned the Reich Stag to meet at 10 a. In. A. M. Edt. Forster announced his official decree As new head of the Danzig state in a Telegram to Hitler and Hitler answered in a Telegram to him. He appointed Forster head of the Danzig civil administration. Tho announcement came soon after Hitler had proclaimed that he must henceforth meet polish a Force with and that the German army would a conduct the Battle for the Honor and vital rights of the ? ? ? ? German people with hard not Long afterwards notices mobilizing the civil air defense corps appeared in windows of downtown restaurants and shops. In several Berlin districts air raid wardens banged doors of apartments warning residents to be prepared for air Laid precautions. Albeit t Foerster a decree announcing Danzig a Union with Germany adopt Hitler s response that a Law effecting the reunion would be effected immediately and polish announcements of the bombing of Warsaw and other town had come As a Complete and horrifying Surprise. Inter Urban situation Uncertain have not yet pm i i a approval of petition to operate kisses May give rails to City it bus line xxx ill let be author izod traction service will i Sim in vase there is a Chance that the operation of the cars on the Indiana Railroad through Greencastle will not cease until after period of several months. It was stated in the office of the superintendent at in Diana Olis. Yesterday that the Indiana Railroad corporation or their successors have not yet received an approval of their petition for a charter to opt rate a bus line in replacement of the traction cars an 1 that if it appears probable the bus j line charter will in granted the traction cars will be operated until the bus Une starts. On the other hand if it becomes definitely known that the bus line will not in authorized the traction service will soon cease according to tiie same source of information. The situation is. Thus very Uncertain. The local employees of the traction company have not received information concerning the Date of the cessation of service. Speaking of the matter of the repair of Seminary Street pavement if the track in that thoroughfare is removed it is reported the company May step out of the responsibility for the repairs by giving the City the rails and As much of the Copper wires As the Indiana Railroad company owns Exchange for the Cost of the City itself repairing the Seminary Street pavement. It is said that procedure was followed in Terre haute in a similar situation the steel rails used in the inter j Urban track in this City weigh 14 i tons to the mile while of Minn City they weigh but 91 tons. These rails in Greencastle. At $15 a ton for junk Iron arc Worth quite a 1 11 of Money. In addition if the Copper wiring owned by the traction company should be donated to the City in Exchange for the repairing of the abandoned right of Way. The Revenue from its Sale would be considerable also. The High tension wires in this Rity along the route of the inter Bun tracks Are not owned by the Indiana Railroad company it is said but that they Are the property of the Public service company and their re-movu1. With the poles upon which they Are Strung will rest with that corporation instead of the traction continued on Rune two i a College night program scheduled a feature of freshman week at Depauw University will he a Quot College night program tuesday. September 12. The principal speakers on this program will be prof. Jerome Hixson of the English department and William Welch a senior from Logansport. Prof. Hixson will outline some of the historical background traditions and educational opportunities offered by Depauw University while or Welch will represent upperclassmen and outline Campus activities of a in extra curricular nature that Are open to new students. This is an innovation in Depauw s freshman week program. Rey. Mcc Lukk to speak at Iii kill St Gobin memorial methodist Church has planned a most interesting service for sunday september 3rd. The Worsh a service will be held at 10 40 a. M. Rev. Claude m. Mcclure who has been away for the past few weeks on his vacation is Home Ami preach sunday morning on Quot greatness through miss Jeanne Buss graduate of the Depauw music school will sing. Quoth. Holy hours Nevins. Thomas s. Tibbs of Christ Church on the Circle Indianapolis. Will be guest organist. Or. Tibbs is studying with Chester l. Heath. It is through this great teacher that or. Tibbs brings to the Organ the Fine old european traditions As Well As american innovations. Members and friends will want to attend this first great service following Tho vacation weeks. Britain starts mass evacuation i Trio cities hoped move men in xxx h i d ii oxi plated by Mon 1 x x night London. Sept. I up great Britain in one of the greatest mass movements of history started the evacuation today of its mothers and children its crippled and its Blind from Quot target areas in the Large cities to sanctuaries in the country. Authorities hoped the evacuation affecting 3,000,000 persons would be completed by monday night but news from the continent indicated that by that time it might is too late to save All of the 3,000,000 from the horrors of Aerial bombings. The children 4 to 16 years old came first. Some 1,500,000 of them were started today toward destinations Quot somewhere in of the total 700,00 were London school children whose chances of escape from bombs in the congested Metropolis would he tragically slim. At least 200,000 were streaming out of Liverpool Anil Merseyside 250000 from Manchester 130,000 from the Newcastle area 20,000 from Portsmouth .50,000 from Hull and other thousands from other heavily populated areas. Tomorrow the Blind children and adults were to fallow sunday expectant mothers Ami monday mothers with children under four. Poland invokes military Alliance and c alls for Aid from great Britain muss0i Ini transmits a in us s no so Ussak that Iii la willing to stand five Power peace plan Paris. Sept. 1 up Premier Benito Mussolini transmitted to France today a proposal for a five Power european peace conference. Highest polish sources Here said the polish government had refused the proposal. Tiie offer of intervention by Italy was unacceptable in peace time and is doubly unacceptable now with the German army invading Poland and j the German air Force bombing polish polish sources said. By Gre it Bri i Ain in Koi i aim state of War ii told House of ominous lie Xmas afraid lie would Homo to ask people to decide c\1l c Abin it in emerge nay session today x mint is m Mon l let to meet this afternoon Roose gets word nazi bomb capital foreign Offin Immy Ditcu charged Germain Xith aggression did not name places of action Iii i i. F. T i n London sept 1 up parliament was summoned to meet at 6 p. M. 11 p. M. Edt to play. Washington sept. 1. Up president Roosevelt announced today that la had received official word that Germany had invaded Poland. London. Sept. 1 up prime minister Neville Chamberlain called the Cabinet into emergency session today and parliament was expected to meet this afternoon. It b i l i. E t i n Paris sept. 1 up the polish ambassador formally notified foreign minister George Bonnet today that Germany had committed an act of aggression. Poland invoked the French Poliah Mutual guarantee treaty on the ground that a cause of War had occurred. The Paris action paralleled a similar step in London. Warsaw sept. 1 up Presil i t Ignacy Moscicki proclaimed a state of War in Poland today after German air planes had bombed polish Cit ii including Warsaw and German troops had smashed across the Frontier from Slovakia to the Baltic. In he state of War proclamation was in Nowise a declaration of War. Ottawa ont., sept. 1 up prime minister Mackenzie King announced today alter an emergency i bind ducting that if great Britain beet Mes actively involved in the conflict Between Germany and to Haiut. La will stand by her site. Expert president to fall Forress to revise neutrality Law Minim mini i ions to the belligerents Washington sept. 1 up a president Roosevelt said today that he Hopes and believes the United states can stay out of War. Miss Iio Gati flees w a zone for Switzerland miss Sarah Hogate a former student of Depauw a daughter of or. And mrs. Kenneth Hogate of scars Dale n. A. Who spent the summer vacation with a family in Germany As an Exchange with a Cermon girl spending the summer with or. And mrs. Hogate. Is now in Zurich. Switzerland until she can obtain passage to her Home in new York. It is believed it will be More than a month before she will be Able to obtain passage Home. 20 years a it Roen Greencastle miss Nellie Hammond mrs. Mary Mathias and miss Elizabeth Ames of Greencastle and mrs. Maclaren Pettijohn of Terre haute were among the guests at a porch party Given by the misses Chapin. Mrs. Charles 7. Moore was Here from Covington. By. Visiting her parents or. And mrs. Columbus als Paugh. Washington. Sept. 1 up president Roosevelt today appealed to the Powers of Europe to refrain from bombing civilians und a fortified cities. To dispatched the Appeal at 4 30 a. M. An hour after announcing official advices that a Germany has invaded Poland and four polish cities Are being Washington. Sept. 1. Up president Roosevelt Early to play announced that a Germany has invaded he was widely expected to summon a special session of Congress shortly. The president previously had said by could not see the planes when they he would Call Congress when War a began the constant fire. Warsaw sept. 1 up German air planes bombed the polish Cape Tol Ait 9 a. In4 a. M. Edt today was hour after German bombardments had been reported in five other cities in Poland. The foreign office immediately charged Germany with aggression announcing shortly after 7 a. M. Germans started military action at different Points on the Frontier this undoubtedly is German aggression against Poland. Military action now is the foreign offices did not name the places of action it was reported that the German bombing squadrons had not been Large. The government announced that the had bombed among other places the railway station at Crew the town of Rupnic and the town of Putzk near Crew. Private sources Here said heavy fighting was under Way at chop Nice on the Northwestern Border. The bombardment at Warsaw began with heavy detonations outside Tho City. Apparently most of them were anti aircraft barrages but som possibly were bombs. The explosions were almost continuous. Then the drone of big planes was heard. In another moment there was a terrific explosion near the Central station. Anti aircraft guns were blasting the sky and Clouds were visibly breaking up. The anti aircraft gunners obvious London sept. 1 prime minister Neville Chamb Eilain told the House of commons today that he feared lie would be unable to avoid tiie rest i a ability of asking great Britain to decide on peace or War. Seemed he wants it to revise the neutrality Law so that this country would continue without question to sell munitions and air planes to belligerents. Many quarters believed the president meantime would invoke the existing neutrality act. There was no certainty As to How soon this might be done. A declaration putting the Law into operation would Stop Export of arms continued in no two i according to an unofficial report England has Given Germany Only a announced officially within a a a few Hal re to withdraw Sci troops on War is declared. France is preparing an ultimatum to Send to Hitler. Rome sept. 1 up an official announcement tonight said hat tin Council of ministers had decided to refrain from any military Init in Alvo in the polish German conflict. Tiie Council approved All military measures taken to far and which were described in the official announcement of a purely fuehrer Adolf Hitler today telegraphed Premier Benito Mussolini that in does not at this time require italian military Aid. He thanked Mussolini for his recent diplomatic anti political help. Warsaw sept 1 it up air raid Simia he Learned for the third time at 12 40 m. Today Ivy ten minutes later tin heavy thud of antiaircraft guns sounded from the West the air raiders were not sighted and apparently were driven off. I a on Don sept 1 a up a pol Tab official source said today that Poland had invoke <1 its military Alii cd wifi great Britain and called for Aid. A British official source said a we Curf scarcely see a single Hope of avoiding a general London sept 1 up a Hie polish embassy reported today that nazi attacks on the polish military liase at Weste Platte in the Danzig Harbor had been repulsed. A i think the attacks on. A Cater Platte were made by the Danzig nazi forces but they were without effect an embassy official said. A i think it is quite Clear that eng ton lulled on two people stood immobile in doorways looking at the sky. The first discernible movement was a flight of pigeons from the roofs. They quickly settled Back them fluttered away again. Military circles said that Quot apparently general fighting was begun at most parts of the the polish Island. Weste Platte in Danzig Harbor which has a munitions dump was reported sending ontlnim�?~�1 an pair two crisis news briefs Berlin Hitler annexes Danzig and announces that fighting with Poland has started. German troops Cross All German polish frontiers. Warsaw German planes bomb polish cities official announcement says fighting has started. Washington president Roosevelt appeals to european Powers to refrain from bombing civilians and a fortified cities. A London Poland invokes treaty providing for British Aid officially controlled British broadcasting company says it seems Germany Iiah declared War an Poland so Britain and France will fulfil their obligations official source says scarcely single Hope of avoiding War parliament summoned removal of 3r000,000 women children and helpless from big cities has started. Paris a it s started a Premier Daladier says As he enters meeting of Council of ministers. A it a q a a a a a a a a a today a weather a a and a a local temperature a a a a a a a a a a a a partly Cloudy tonight and saturday slightly Wanner in extreme Northeast tonight. Minimum. »r>9 0 a in. 60 7 a. A. 63 8 a. M. 73 9 a. M.-.78 111 82 11 a. M. 85 12 noon. 85 1 p. M.-. 87 2 p. M.87 mrs. It i

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