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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
1
A patriotic service at the College Avenue House of Worship will be held Sunday morning. Professor Brown of Wabash College will address the gathering.
Approximately eighty boys from College Avenue Church and Sunday school have joined the army and navy, creating a large gap in the church ranks. A service bag has been unfurled in the auditorium to honor them, with a patriotic dedication service planned for Sunday and a lecture by Prof. Rollo Walter Brown on Why France Has Held Fast.
An address will accompany the dedication of the service flag honoring men in the service. The speaker will describe conditions in the country America loves and the backing needed from those at home to support front line troops. The service Sunday morning is expected to be deeply impressive and the public is welcome.
The notice states every man earning over $1,000 annually and married men with incomes over $2,000 must contribute to the war tax. It emphasizes the obligation as part of financing the war effort.
Rupert Bartley selects four council committees with Finances headed by Joseph P. Allen and Oscar Williams, Public Utilities led by Oscar Williams, Public Works under Roy M. Abrams, and Public Safety chaired by U V O Daniel. Retiring council to meet Jan 7 to wrap up business. A Terre Haute officer arrives Jan 28 to file Putnam county tax returns through March 1.
H. H. Ellis the county fuel administrator sets 6:30 p.m. as closing hour for all stores except drug stores to aid coal conservation. Grocers already comply. druggists stay open until 8 p.m. Ellis cites Indiana coal shortages and the need to conserve fuel for the war effort and to prevent suffering.
Four Greencastle milk dealers adopt a new schedule awaiting Evans response. Evans, Putnam county food administrator, delays any increase, weighing production costs before a final decision next week. One dealer objects, noting current profits seem adequate while input costs rise, and four others argue they cannot maintain a reasonable profit under the old prices.
Mrs. Mary J. Birch, age 87, died at 10 45 Friday morning at her home 517 Sycamore street after a long illness from old age complications. A son and daughter who lived with her survive. The funeral is set for 2 PM Sunday at the home conducted by Rev. Dickey with burial in the old cemetery.
Indianapolis January 5 Warrants totaling 1 603 508 will be sent to 92 Indiana counties as their share of common school revenues. The per capita basis is about 2 07 with 774 642 school age persons 6 to 21. Putnam County will get 10 892 from 5 262 school age residents.
T. E. Evans, local food administrator, says present milk prices will prevail at least another week. Dairymen propose adopting a new schedule next Monday to adjust to market conditions.
Miss Leota Deam a DePauw senior has been elected to the vacancy in the local high school faculty caused by the resignation of F W Fultz. She will teach part time and is highly recommended by the university.
Thompson accuses Bryson of a double cross as Goodrich names Roach secretary of state over Jackson’s deputy. Favor marked by a Republican emblem fuels intra party tensions and raises questions about leadership lines.
The piece argues Republicans dominate wartime appointments in Indiana while Democrats ask for ether investigations. It notes Senator New’s pursuit of Indiana jobs and claims Governor and state officers favor Republicans, highlighting Jesse Eschbach’s four thousand dollar salary.
Joe Royse captain of the DePauw basketball team resigns to join the Second Indiana Field Artillery and be called to Brazil for drill work three nights weekly. Smith shifts to star back guard. Royse plans to continue classes if possible, making continuation in basketball unlikely. The Old Gold face a lineup shakeup for the Purdue at Lafayette game, with possible moves for Billingsley Ramsey or Ball. Royse’s loss weakens the team for the remainder of the season.
The First National Bank of this city paid its 100th dividend on Thursday January 3. The bank has distributed earnings to stockholders in fifty four years and is the oldest bank in Putnam county, organized in 1863.
A fire at Reelsville High School threatened the building late Wednesday before a bucket brigade contained it. Origin traced to an overheated furnace pipe in the manual training room with a loss estimated around $800 as students evacuated after the fire alarm.
Mrs. Mary P. Smith wife of Charles W. Smith and daughter of the late Dr. Albert G Preston died at her home 119 East Prat Street Indianapolis at age 69 after months of illness. Survived by husband son Albert P. Smith and three daughters Mrs Wilbur C. Abbott Mrs Sherman P. Minear and Mrs Henry H. Hornbrook Funeral by Dr Hilary A. Gobin of DePauw University at 2 this afternoon with interment at Crown Hill.
Uncalled letters remaining in Green Castle Indiana post office on January 2 1918 include Miss Maud Brooks Ralph Hamielton N H Jackson Miss Ruth Middleton D Peglow D Smith H E Tucker W T Wright J D In calling for same please say advertised P M W B Vestal postmaster
Changes in draft law urged by Gen Crowder would include all men coming of age and base state quotas on number in first division.
Provost Marshal General Crowder outlines a policy shifting war conscription to Class 1 for all men turning 21 since June 5 1917 with annual 700000 additions. Quotas would be based on Class 1 counts rather than population. Class II handles general military needs. The plan emphasizes unattached and independently supporting single men.
Theodore McKamey of Cloverdale announces in The Herald his candidacy for county recorder in the Democratic primary. He is the first entrant for the recorder's office and expects broad voter support across the county. McKamey formerly lived on a farm and now resides in town.
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