The Noblesville Ledger from Noblesville, Indiana • 1

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FRIDAY. MARCH 16, 1945 SINGLE COPY, THREE CENTO VOLUME 58 NUMBER 65 ill MM Ml JV mm PAILY si LQCALDEMQLAY MAJOR BAKER South Pacific Hillbilly Band LOAD OF HORSES CAUSES TROUBLE A truck load of horses caused considerable commotion on the northeast corner of the public square Thursday afternoon. One of the horses kicked out a section of the end gate. Then there was some SGT. HOMER LIKENS KILLED IN ACTION Relatives near Perkinsvllle have been notified that Staff Sgt Homer Likens, age 24, son of Mr.

and Mrs. iVern Likens, was killed in action in Germany Mar. 3. Pvt. Herschei Likens, a brother of Sgt.

Likens, was killed in action in France Aug. lu, 1944. I Sgt. Likens was a member of the MUCH LOST FOREVER The world is undergoing the most remarkable loss In the homes, houses, buildings, public improvements and all that men and women, can add to make life more than the American Indians or other savages may have had. CAPTURE OF CQBLEMQI1 IS INDICATED Fortress City Of Rhine and Moselle Rivers Is Outflanked PARIS, Mar.

It An all-ont attack by veteran troops of the United. States Third Army which promises CHAPTER IS REORGANIZED rr Class Ol o7 Candidates Initiated In Rites At Masonic Temple The Noblesville chapter of the Or- 7 three sisters. Mrs. Ruby Dusing night when a class of 37 candidates Ruthh, Pf'1' was initiated, with members of the chapter of the Order of i' DeMolay conducting the impressive 180Uthwest Plfic area. (U.

S. Mirint Csqw Pboto) Hillbilly music has Invaded the South Pacific, and Marine Technical Sergeant Floyd E. Farmer of Mountalnair, N. and his troupe are a prime favorite with Army and Navy personnel as well as Leathernecks. Shown aa they entertained at a Red Cross recreation center in the South Pacific, the "hillbillies" are members of an amphibious tractor battalion, recently returned from action at Guam.

Farmer (front) also took part in the Marshalls landings. NEWS BULLETINS This is true not only in Europe, but in Asia, in Japan and the Islands of the Sea, and there is no end to it. Every day some city is destroyed, great buildings blown all to rubble, and the homes of the people are gone. And, all those buildings cost not only much money but they cost time and labor of many millions of folks, some people who thought they were building the homes for all time to come. Even among the Allies, the loss has been heavy; for instance, take England, and especially its greatest city In the world, London, the homes destroyed by the thousand, many men, women and children killed; and, the people who lose their homes can see little hope ahead.

The conditions even in London do not make it possible to build more homes and buildings, even the streets; at this time the war still goes on. It is easy to understand the losses, when one realizes that many young folks had built homes, and the families had been reared In those homes, and the neighbors near by, all mak ing life not only comfortable but these homes had wrapped them selves around the hearts and 'very souls of the people there is nothing like a real home. Now, at an elderly age, even old age, these families see everything gone, and this is true In many na and inspiring ritualistic work. To be a member of tne Order of DeMolay a boy must be between the ages of 14 and 21. Thursday night's reorganization meeting was the first held here since the local chapter became inactive several years ago, when most of the mem bers entered the armed services of the United States.

The complete list of 37 candidates who were initiated follows: Ben nett Axllne, Richardson Earl Brown, Wendall D. Bailey, Robert R. Beals, Richard E. Clark, John Daniel Cray-craft, Jack Davis, Robert W. Day, John W.

Edwards, Ray L. Esslg, Richard N. Hiernaux, Charles Bill Howard, George Kelly Hall, Robert Lee Johnson, Robert Franklin Long, Robert Lee Lehr, Joe R. Manship, Robert D. Meara, Richard L.

Mit chell, Howard C. McKee, Earl E. Mc- Mahon, Pat W. Reed, Ernest Red- dick, Billy W. Rogers, Phillip D.

Shafer, Roger N. Stern, Robert Stat- zer, William T. Spitz, John R. Sway nie, Richard R. Hardgrove and Jim McVey, all of Noblesville, and Wil- liam E.

Cruzan, Robert Lee Tidier, Robert E. Newby, Dean Zlegler and Walter L. Ziegler, of Cicero, and El wood E. Setters, of Carmel. The "Dad" of the local Order of DeMolay is Emerson Moore, who serves on the official Advisory Coun- ell of the Noblesville organization, along with g.

EaWoflK, Robert T. KILLED Oil THE WESTERN FRONT Large Casualty, List Among Local Soldiers Today Hamilton county soldiers con tinue to fall on the battlefields of the world, some wounded and others killed. Friends in Carmel were advised Thursday evening that Major Lowell Baker had been killed on the western front. No particulars were received. The information came from a sister of the young man living at Frankfort, who, before her marriage, was Miss Louise Baker, to a friend in Carmel.

Major Baker was a son of the late Dr. William Baker, who was ar practicing physician in Carmel for. many years, the family being widely known in the southwestern part of the county. The young man was. graduated from Carmel high school and later finished a course at Purdue.

TSgt. Harry Rmcatd, of the 15th Army corps, which has its base in Italy, has been reported missing in action over Vienna, Austria, since Feb. 14. His parents reside at Mishawaka but lived at Sheridan for many years. The young man was flight engineer-on a bomber.

Just before the bomb run over the oil refineries in Vienna a direct hit by flak caused the plane to fall at once. No parachutes were seen leaving the ship but It Is said there possibly may be some survivors. He was awarded the Distinguished badge for outstanding performance of duty. He was a nephew of Mrs. Hal Coffin and Mrs.

W. Campbell of Bakers Corner and Mrs. L. E. Hinshaw, of Carmel.

The War Department announced Friday other local casualties in the European theater of war as follows. All were reported wounded: Pfc. Runnels Wilson, husband of Mrs. Beulah Wilson, Noblesville, R. 2.

He enlisted in service In No blesville, June 12. 1944. Staff Sgt. Aldis L. Gunn, son of Elmer Gunn, Cicero, R.

1. The date of his enlistment was Feb. 10, 1943. Pfc. Harry B.

Ross, son of Mrs. Eva Ross, Cicero, R. 1. Pfc. Keith F.

Macy, son of Mrs. Opal Macy, Noblesville, L- He enlisted Feb. 2, 1943. Pfc. Ira A.

Ferguson, son of Earl Ferguson, Noblesville, R. 4. In Action On a a raciver, cuyaru ijewier, ueorge fants- are Miss Amanaa muraevant, Guillet, Robert Crandall and Fred Miss Anna Davis, Mrs. Esther Good-Michaels. I win and Mrs.

George Whitesell. Officers of the Anderson chapter of the Order of DeMolay who came to Noblesville to conduct the service Included Bill King, Master Council or; John Randall, Senior Councilor; Dick Poole, Junior Councilor; Neal Petry, Marshal; Denny Kinnard. Rob Reed, Scribe I Harvey. tions where the people are of a high class, they realize that a home is the basis of the organization of the family, and all the history through I the years Is recalled with gladness and, now, it is all over, and many Dunn, Treasurer; Jim Berry, Sr. The High School Ohi Scouts have Deacon; Jim Wertz, Jr.

Deacon; been quite acitve under the leader-Jack Shepherd, Sr. Steward; Bob ship of Miss Elizabeth Seymour. Ballinger, Jr. Steward; Merrill Rum-ler, Standard Bearer, and the following Preceptors: Joe Dye, 1st; Eddie Humbles, 2nd; Keith Crumb, 3rd; Herschei Blakely, 4th: Lee more kicking and one of the horses got down on the floor of the machine. Traffic was blocked on Logan and 9th streets for some time and crowd congregated to watch the-H driver of the truck manage the sit uation.

He was master of all that he sur veyed. The crowd admired his ev ery movement because it appeared as If everything he did was performed at the right time and at the right place. He used chains, side gates and other contraptions to hold the horses in their places, and when all of them seemed to fail he placed plank walkway to the rear of the truck, let two of the horses down on the street, and his troubles were over. He speeded away and came after the other two later. CORONER FILES REPORT INCH AS.

SMITH DEATH Coroner Charles M. Coaltrin has found that H. Smith, killed in a truck-car crash on the Range Line road in northwestern part of county Feb. 24, met his death in an accident, according to a report filed with-the county clerk Thursday. Among the witnesses exam ined were J.

P. Brillman, Cash Cummins and Kenneth Howell. The deceased, who operated a filling station at Fairview Inn, jumped on a car which had stopped in front of his place of business to ride 200 feet to the mail box and Jumped off on the road in front of a truck operated by Howell, who was driving a machine for an Anderson baking companyU i Mrs. Hortense Hull Emerson has filed a petition In court against her husband, Mark R. Emerson, asking for a separation for a period of five years, and $5,000 alimony.

The parties reside in Noblesville. In the divorce action of Bessie Briles against Herman Briles, the defendant has filed a- plea asto the The court has issued a restraining order against the defendant in the divorce case of Earleen Hazel-wood against Lloyd Hazelwood, prohibiting the husband from molesting the plaintiff while the case is pending. Stated meeting of Radiant chapter, No. 200, O. E.

Monday, Mar. 19, at 7:30 p. m. Public installation at 8:30. Front Lines GERALD KING) feet deep In places.

We were up against the so-called crack SS Pan zers, Hitler's elite troops, but from the dead ones in the ditches and roads they didn't look to be Supermen. We really gave them a licking and sent them reeling back. "Am in a rest area now. We sure needed it as we had been on the line about 45 days without rest. Clean clothes sure felt great for a change.

Haven't seen many Buzz Bombs In this area. But while in the hospital in December one came over even? ten minutes and some were landing in the hospital area, as close as 250 yards from us. Sure pack a terrific blast. It makes you feel queer inside or hear one and the motor cut off-down they come. "The news from the Russian front sounds very good and I hope they continue to Berlin." 0 Handley, 5th; Malcolm Dunn.

6th, that each of the girls of the two new and Dick Webster, 7th; along with troops will have completed the ten-Richard Harrison, Sentinel; Bob derfoot staee of her traininsr before infantry. He hud been overseas 'since June 7. 1944. He attended school at Perkinsvllle, where his parents resided for several years. Prior to his enlistment in service he was engaged in farming.

Besides his parents he is survived Of a total prewar labor force of some lO.Ouu.Oou Industrial workers, France lost an estimated 3,000,000 to Germany. 2fiffiflBPS OF GIRL SCOUTS ARE ORGANIZED Two new troops of intermediate Girl Scouts have been organized in Noblesville. This is the group whose ages range from 10 to 14. The en- tire group (both troops) numbers about 65 girls. One troop is centered around the First Ward School and the other around Third Ward School.

Each i troop meets on Thursday afternoon I at 4 o'clock. At present is meeting In the Third Ward School and the other in the High School Cafeteria. The First Ward leader and her assistants are Mrs. Carl Southard, Mrs. Lawrence Cloe, Mrs.

Virginia 'Ober and Mrs. J. B. Todd. The Ward leader jand her asslst- Each troop also has a group of Commltteewomen who help to fur ther the Girl Scout movement.

These ladles are Mrs. Harriet Hav- erstick, Mrs. Muret Nugent of Third Ward and Mrs. Bernard Pickett, Mrs. Kenneth Haworth and Miss Ethel Mount of First -Ward.

This is a troop of over 35 and con venes each Wednesday at 4 o'clock in the High School. Since March is the birthday month of the Girl Scouts, it is hoped 1 the month ends. This preliminary itralnlna usually reuuires four meet- ines. The town's General Committee re- 'sDonslble for the Girl Scout nnrani- Stephens, Recreational Director. NEW FLAG FLYING OVER THE SHERIFF'S RESIDENCE A new flag is flying on the staff of the Hamilton county Jail.

It was hoisted Thursday by John Dawson and was a gift of Anderson Post No. 12 Disabled American Vet erans and Auxiliary. There are manv residents of Noblesville and Hamilton countv who are mem 1 hers of this Dost and when the sucKestlon was made that it would it not only was. badly torn by the wind but the colors had almost faded away. VISITS HERE Mrs.

Frank Streightoff, of Indian- spoils, came to Noblesville Thurs- day because of the death of Mrs. Bertha Randall. She formerly lived at Westfield. Hamilton county winners in the various classes Included the follow lng: Class 2 (5-9 years) Belgian: 2nd Roy Cox, Sheridan. Percheron i 1st Lynnwood Farm, Carmel.

Class 3 (4 years old) Percheron 1st Gwinn Farm, Noblesville. (Class 4 (3 years old) "Belgian 2nd C. O. House, Arcadia. Class (2 years old) Belgian 1st Clifford Eller, Arcadia.

2nd Roy Cox, Sheridan. -3rd House, Percheron 1st Lynnwood Farm, Carmel. Class I (1 year old) Belgian 1st O. O. House, Arcadia.

I LONDON, Mar. 16. Authoritative British circles today confirmed 'that German emissaries early this month made a "peace approach" to the Allies by way of the British legation in Stockholm. The German peace offer was predicated upon an insistence that the Nazi regime remain in power in Germany itself, although the Reich presumably was willing to relinquish all conquered territories. LONDON, Mar.

16. American heavy bombers smashed several headquarters buildings and rows of in Thursday's 650-piane at-tk on Adolf Hitler's army staff headquarters at Zossen, twenty miles south of Berlin, it was announced officially today. SPECIAL MEETINGS AT BAKERS CORNER A revival meeting will begin Sunday, Marl8, at the Bakers Corner Wesleyan Methodist and continue until Apr. 17. The services will be at 7:45 each evening and at 11:00 on Sunday mornings.

Rev. L. W. Rarbee, of Whitmire, S. is the evangelist.

Rev. Russell Kllnger, of Tipton, will be in charge of the music. He and his wife will give special songs and numbers on the vibra harp. All are invited to attend these services. The host pastor is Rev.

Vestal Van Matre. REVIVAL AT THE NAZARENE CHURCH The revival meeting at the No blesville Nazarene church is progressing nicely with a large attendance each evening and inspiring sermons by the evangelist. Rev. W. Henderson.

This (Friday) evening the evan gelist will tell his life story, and a large attendance is expected. The singers, Mr. and Mrs. Hackle- man, have been giving enjoyable and helpful messages in song. REVIVAL THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Services Every Night at 7:30 through Mar.

25 Evangelist: Rev. C. W. Henderson of Kankakee, 111. Singers: The Hacklemens, of Anderson.

EVERYBODY INVITED BIG SUNDAY SERVICES Plan To Attend Sunday School. Mar. 16-2t MOSCOW, Man 16. Red Army forces stormed the encircled capital cities of Koenlgsberg in East Prussia and Breslau in Silesia today as Nazi sources reported a mass Soviet attack on the German Oder bridgehead east of Stettin, Berlin's Baltic port. The assault on Stettin, key to the entire German defensive position northeast of the Reich capital, was launched after heavy artillery preparation yesterday, according to Col.

Ernst Von Hammer, Nazi DNB agency commentator. Mar. 16. Iwo Jima, bought with the lives of approximat- Iy 4,000 Marines, is a life saver for hundreds of B-29 airmen whose flaming raids on Japan have killed thousands of the enemy, a Superfort spokesman disclosed today. Another development in the Pacific was a major breakthrough in thejPhilippineswhichhreatened to trap two Nipponese battalions.

The spokesman said thirty Super-forts have made emergency landings on Iwo for repairs or refueling, saving about 330 men from crash landings in the sea. WITH THE C. S. THIRD ARMY IN GERMANY, Mar. 16.

A partial news blackout was imposed today on movements of several wings of Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army. LONDON, lAar.

16. Allied bombers swept over Germany for 32nd day in succession to continue their mighty air assault against the Reich in a two-pronged attack from Brit' ish and Italian bases, the German radio revealed in a series of radio warnings. WANTED 100 Bleached, Washed, White Flour or Sugar Sacks by AMERICAN RED CfOSS production department for use at Camp Atter-bury for convalescent soldiers. Mar. 15-3t Baldauf Orator, and Leo White, At the close of the services Fred Michaels, who served for 13 years as Dad" of the local chapter, asked early American capture of CoMens, great rivef.

fortress City at the confluence of the Rhine, and Moselle rivers, was reported in battlefront dispatches today. The headquarters tt Geo. Dwight D. Elsenhower confirmed that troops of the Third Army's Fourth Division one of the top-notch outfits la the European theatre of war had struck out across the Moselle in two additional places and charged forward twelve miles through buckling enemy lines. A security news blackout shielded -most details of the new progress piled np by Lieut Gen.

George 8. Patton's formidable army. Bat the two additional crossings of the Moselle were officially announced and frontline dispatches told of a twelve mile gain in a great looping move ment which already has outflanked the ancient Rhineland citadel of Coblenz. PARIS, Mar. Americans In the Remanen sector advanced up to two miles overnight Into Koe-nlgswinter, lengthening their east Rine bridgehead to thirteen miles and advance 1st army troops possibly already were astride the Rhur-Rbineland superhighway i.

The Germans brought more re lnforcements, Including what armor they dared to spare, to their defense arc around the bridgeheadbut still were unable to muster anything like enough strength to bog down the Americans on the ninth day since they crossed the Rhine. A hundred miles to the south, the new 7th army offensive roiled -forward along a fifty-mile front from Saarbruecken to the Rhine, 7 and aerial reports indicated the Germans already had started their flight to Frankfurt from the Saarland and Palatinate the last important enemy holds west of the Rhine. St. Patrick's Night CARD PARTY Sacred Heart Church Basement, Cicero. Saturday, March 17th 8 WAYNE TOWNSHIP -FARM BUREAU At The DVRBIN SCHOOL Tuesday, March 20th .7:45 p.

m. Speaker: HARVEY HULL, Mgr. Indiana Farm Boreas Co-op. Ass'n. s.

Special Music by Prairie Baptist Orchestra. Refreshments. ALL FARMERS Mar. 16-19 "VARIETY SHOW" Presented by i Jackson Central Mosie Department Wednesday, March 21 8:00 P. M.

Jackson Central Gym Adults, 40e Stsdents, 25e Mar. 16-lt Special Announcement BASKETBALL BANQUET Walnut Grove Friday; March 18 111 Pitch-in Supper Sponsored by P. T. A. Mar.

14-tt that everyone present stand and fzations includes Mrs. Lowell Wil-bow their heads in a minute of si- ison. Mrs. Joseph Tozier and J. B.

45 Days Without Rest Jence out of respect to the memory of Lt. Ralph Waldo Lehr, who is the only former member of the Nobles ville Order of DeMolay in service who has made the supreme sacrifice in the present wer. A number of local Master Masons attended the meeting and witnessed the rites, and following the service a social period was held in which re freshments were served. aiks. L.KUIA KciLLLKo STRICKEN Noblesville relatives have received news of the serious Illness of Mrs.

be nice for the organization to Clarence Sellers, who suffered a make such a present it was ac-stroke of paralysis a few days ago cepted quickly. The old flag was at her home near Bourbon. Ind. in the service for manv years and are too old to start again. Think of London, Paris, Rome and the smaller cities by the hun dred, masses of ruins, and the Japs will find out what an error they made In trying to destroy the homes of others their cities are mere ruins, and will be worse.

Uncle Sam's home land has been fortunate, as not so many homes have been but the young and older men who built the homes are never to come back to those homes, and even Uncle Sam's land suffers from the war, the greatest war of history, and such war can not be fought without leaving Its mark on the lives, the characters (Continued on Page 4) Noblesvllle Lodge, 57, F. and A will confer the Entered Ap prentice degree, Friday, Mar. 16 at 7:30 p. m. Harry B.

Williams, Secy. EAGLES FREE DANCE Saturday, March 17 8:30 to 11:30 Members and Wives. Joe Spencer's Band. At Eagles Home. Mar.

15-3t "Youth For Christ" Evangelistic Service MONDAY, MARCH 19 7:30 p. m. At the i Westfield Friends Church Message by Rev. J. L.

Long Pastor of FortvWe Nazarene Church. Hear the Shirley Quartet of Lebanon, Indiana. Everyone Welcome Mar. 14-15-17 She is a sister of Mrs. Alex Nixon, formerly of this city but now living at Plymouth.

Mrs. Sellers Is a former school teacher 'of Hamilton county and is best known here as Mrs. Lydia Parsons. The largest shadow man can see is that of the earth reflected on the moon during an eclipse. County Horsemen Sweep Stallion Show Awards Ben Zeckel, Noblesville business man, has received a letter irom Gerald King, a local young man who was in Belgium at the time the letter was written, on Jan.

30. A portion of the letter follows: landed in Normandy shortly after D-Day. I had been in England and the mountains of Wales for training prior to this. But the hedgerows was one thing we'd never had training for. As you know.

I was wounded in the Nor- lYinnlw nomnolon onH ova 11 pri ti a nospitai in tngiana. i "I rejoined my outfit in Luxem-, bourg. We didn't have too much fighting there, but a few pretty tough towns to capture. I believe that the forests in Germany were the worst. We had lots of enemy artillery and the trees were cut down from shrapnel.

Itwas al most impossible to get out of our fox holes in the mornings Irom the trees that fell on them in the night. "I was wounded again Dec. 11 while attacking a small fortified village near the edge of the forestsslight shrapnel wounds and concussion from shell blast. Was only in hospital two weeks but still have a deaf ear. But I'm thankful that I'm alive, considering the number of shells they threw at us and so close, five and ten feet away.

The one that got me killed my buddie and another one lost his leg. But war is nothing but death and destruction. I have lost almost all my original buddies. It is hard to take, but perhaps some day I'll be lucky to get home, if the Lord is willing, and I sincerely hope He is. "We left Germany on Christmas Day to come to Belgium to reinforce troops on account of the breakthrough.

It was very rough on the line, since we had very cold weather and the snow was four Hamilton County Meeting PLACE: Noblesville, Indiana, Masonic Temple. PURPOSE: Explanation and Discussion of Ma- 1 sonic War Service and Relief responsibilities. TIME: 8:00 P. Saturday Nite, MARCH 17th. THE SPEAKERS: Most Worshipful Grand Mas ter, Julian T.

Lett, and P. G. M. Claude M. Ja-coby, State Chairman Masonic War Service.

All Masons and Their Wives Are Urgently Requested To Be Present Refreshments at the conclusion of meeting of Qoffee Ice Cream Cake Mar. 15-3t Hamilton county draft horse breeders captured three of the six championships in the Belgian division and made a clean sweep of all Ave Percheon championships In the Lafayette District Stallion Show, held at Lafayette Mar. 14. Clifford Eller of Arcadia won Junior Champion and Grand Champion In the Belgian class and Roy Cox of Sheridan captured Reserve Junior Champion. Winners of the Percheron championships were: Senior Champion Fred Gwinn, Noblesville.

Reserve Senior Champion Lynn-wood Farm, Carmel. Junior Champion Lynn wood Farm, Carmel. Grand Champion Tired Qwinn, Noblesville. Reserve Grand Champion Lynn-wood Farm, Carmel..