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I SIX THE TIPTON DAILY TRIRTINE A NEWS of MEN AND IN UNIFORM ARMSTRONG IS OVERSEAS. Benjamin F. Armstrong, son of. Mrs. Nolla Spears, route Tipton, recently arrived England! according to word re-' ceived from the war departmeet.

He reccived a brief orientation course to help him just himself to life in a combat Armstrong will soon transfer to his permanent station from which America's fighting planes cover the advance into Germany. Prior. to entering: the army air forces, he was empioyeti as a drill press oper-! ator by. the Delco-Remy Corpor-. ation in! Anderson.

PFC. WEBER AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE Pfc. Louis F. Weber. son of: Mr.

and Mrs. Sam Weber. route! 5. Tipton. has (infantry been awarded for the his' combat badge participation in the 38th clone) livision's campaign, across northern.

Bataan. ing to word received from the war depariment. Weber. a member of the Going to the Third: Ward for fun and frolic tonight? Let there is 2 bunch cf you old timers who can remember going to schiccl over there. Remember.

Turner? And. do you remember the kids singing, "I saw the devil Eying south, with C. I. Turner in his mouth, and when he saw. he had a foch.

he dropped him on the Third Ward This writer got: one of his two spankings over there. It was by this same Turner. The other one was by Van Bu-kirk, at the Secand Ward Ogle Little and reconnaissance section of regimental ters. 152nd (Indiana) is already the holder of the American defense. good conduct medal, libcration medal, Asiatic-Pacific theater medal and expert infantry badge.

He has been overseas for 13 months. Before his induction Pfc. Weber farmed with his father. 1. PVT.

BORDEN IS ILL. Mrs. Laurence Borden; 528. I. street, has received word that her husband.

Pvt. Laurence: Borden, is very ill at the Fort Riley, hospital. He has in the hospital for over week and has been running temperature of 105 degrees. ERTEL ON FURLOUGH. Cpl.

James Ertel, who is stationed at Truax Field, Madison, in a 15-day fur(Cy-Flough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ertel, North East street, and friends. HOME ON FURRLOUGH. Pic.

Thomas L. Whelchel is spending a two weeks', furlough with bis mother, Mrs. O. E. Whelchel and other relatives and friends.

Pfc. Whelchel is. now stationed at Geiger Field, Spokane, Wash. William J. McAvoy made a business trip to Logansport tocav.

Austin Lodge. Called, meeting of Austin Lodge No. 128, F. A. Saturday cvening at 7:30 o'clock.

Work in the Fellowcraft and Master Mason degrees. Visiting brethren welcome and members urged to attend. HOUSTON S. MORRIS, W. EBERT ALLISON, Secretary.

Sharpsville Masons. There will be a stated meeting of Reserve Lodge No. 363, F. A. Sharpsville, Saturday, Mar.

3, 1945, at 7:30 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome and members urged to attend. JOE HENDERSON, W. M.

R. C. SPEARS, Secretary. Boy's and Girl's Gym Shoes SIZES to 6 Misses' and Childrens' Gym Oxfords WOMEN'S HOUSE SLIPPERS VALUES UP To $2.08 NOW $1.00 A PAIR EARL'S BIG SHDE STORE' Tipton--2 Doors East of Farmers Bank DUE A CHATMAM BLANKETS Wool Rayon Cotton Size 72x84 Satin Bound Priced at $5.98 Boston Store Now is the proper time to fertilize for a vigorous and healthy lawn. Fertilize now and watch it grow.

We HAVE. both fertilizer and grass seed. Compton Son, Inc. FOR CIVILIAN SERVICE America's Smartest Walking Shoe Adler's Nu-Way Shoe Store COY RETURNS TO BASE. Jack Coy, returned to the Great.

Lakes 'naval training station Thursday evening after spending the past ten days with his Coy of parents, North Mr. Main and Mrs. street, Harry and a with friends. SNOW RETURNS TO STATES: Hugh Dean Snow, U. N.

who is home on leave visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Snow, of North Conde street, recently returned to the States with the 44th naval construction battalion after 24 months of duty in the South Pacific, according to word from (the war department. The battalion developed bases and facilities in the New. Hebrides and Admiralty islands.

under. difficult conditions, par. ticularly in the early days of the war. GRIGGS IN FIVE BATTLES. Howard Griggs.

son of Edgar Griggs of Tipton, has returned to the States after serv-: 13 months in the South Pacific. He will return to Washing- ton on March 8, after visiting this father and brothers and sisters in Tipton. Howard, who is assigned to the U.S.S. California, has taken part in five battles: Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Leyte and Luzon. He has been in the service for two years.

Sat. Charles Burns Wounded In France Atlanta. Mrs. Jessie Perkins of received a telceran from the war department Wednesday that her son, Charles E. Burns, had been wounded slightly in action in France Feb.

13. He had been overseas for two years, having. received his basic training at Camp Wallace, and San Francisco. Cal. He received his air training in Sicily 'after, being sent over.

The telegram stated information would follow. Republicans Move to Cut Deficiency Appropriation Bill Washington, March -Economy-minded Republicans moved to slash the two and onehalf billion dollar deficiency appropriation bill as the House prepared to approve today the additional funds requested. by governmental agencies. Rep. Taber (R), ranking minority member of the House appropriations committee, said GOP members, would attempt to reduce eliminate entirely various amounts slated for use during the remainder of the 1945 fiscal year ending June 30.

The appropriations commitlee, of which Rep. Cannon (D). is chairman, slashed more than 315 million dollars from the, overall amount proposed by the budget office, but economyminded members felt this was insufficient. drive. to pare down the huge appropriation still further was expected to be headed by attempts to reduce--perhaps by half--an appropriation of 84 million 373 thousand dollars for the National Housing Agency, most of the money to be used for additional army and navy 'housing.

The proposed cut was "to be offered by Taber. "An analysis I have made does not disclose that the homes are needed." commented Taber. "It's just another attempt to raid the treasury." Sullivan Suspended Chicago, March Sullivan of New York. vice-president of the AFL Building Service Employees Interna-1 tional union, was under super-: vision today as the result of: court action taken by William L. McFetridge of Chicago, genera! president.

An injunction, granted by Su-1 perior Court Judge John C. Lewe, restrained Sullivan from carrying on his union activities as vice-president of the International and as acting president of New York local 32-B. HEDGE-HOPPER CONVICTED, Hobbs, N. March (INS)-First Lt. John P.

Gallien, 26, Shreveport, stood convicted today by a general court martial of violating AAF flying regulations. He was accused of flying at 150 foot altitudes over his home town on Feb. 1. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY: FOR SALE Glass, suitable for use in building farm tractor cabs. H.

Levi Co. p-131 FOR -Small, furnished, modern apartment. 238 N. Indep. Phone 1447.

c-tf A FARMERS TOLD TO MARKET HOGS Reduction of Loss Essential Because of Low Supply, Schwab Says "Farmers need to save and market every pig this year," stated Schwab, Purdue university, at the hog school on Thursday at the Tinton librarv. Mr. Schwab made this statement because the supply of pork products are low, the number hogs on farms 'are low, and the demand for pork will be high during' 1945 and 1946. Better care of sow and litter should be taken this to save more he said. "A thrifty, well fed pie will go to market quicker and be more profitable he added.

Four hog men of Tipton coun-i ty appeared on the program a discussion "Labor Saving. Practices on My Farm." These: men were Garry Smith, Gordoni Hadley, Carl Trimble, and Lee! Meyers. Some of the labor sav-1 ing practices are use of large size self feeders and troughs, ear or shelled corn instead of ground feed, self-feeding of brood sows, water in fields with casy. access to hogs, and' the! placing of water, shade, and: teed close The. together in fattening hogs.

hog school was planned by the Tipton county swine extension committee. Mr. Schwab discussed recent feeding results that will affect hog feeding during war-time shortages. He discussed feeding of. no protein supple-! ment, protein' supplement for a part' of the feeding period, and full tein feeding supplements.

of various proThe speaker! showed that a protein supplement is' necessary in all cases! unless the hogs are. on a very good alfalfa or clover pasture. Hogs in dry lot or on any other pasture must have 2 good pro-! tein. supplement for economical gains: Last year's feeding tests showed that hogs fed on a good alfalfa. pasture without proicin supplement made the most economical gains.

However, these hogs: were three weeks longer reaching the market weight. Seventy-five Vets Ask Readjustment Allowances In State Indianapolis, March (INS) Director. Everett L. Gardner of the employment division has announced that 69 army, one coast guard; and 15 navy dischargees applied last week for veterans', readjustment allowances Indiana. In the same week a total of $9,041 in allowances was paid to 457 temporarily unemployed servicemen, and ten returned veterJans established themselves in self received $808 as provided under, Title of the G.I.

bill of "self Gardner employment" said that includes the term not those veterans actually in business for themselves, but also embraces salesmen on a straight commission basis who control their own activities. Under the G.I. bill of rights I persons who have served in the military or naval service after Sept. 16, 1940, for 90 days or more and have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, are entitled to allowances, provided they are unemployed but are able and willing to work, or mployed provided they through have the been calendar selfmonth and near net earnings have been less than $100. The employment security division acts as agent for the state representative administration of and the will veterans' veterans' claims at ony one of 124 of.

its local offices. CHEMIST SHORTAGE. Boston, Mass. (INS) 'The United States faces a grave shortage of trained scientists in the postwar years when their work will be required to open new fields for employment, says Dr. Chester Alter, dean of the Boston university.

graduate school. Dr. Alter points out that we, are in danger of losing an entire college generation of chemists. FOOD SALE. There will be a food, sale Saturday, March at the McCarthy store In Kempton for benefit of the Home Economics club and the Red, Cross.

Anyone is welcome "to" bring food for the "sale. c-129 Handy mailing envelopes Tribune Press. HIGHLIGHTS FROM FOR'S YALTA TRIP Washington, March -President Roosevelt's historic to the Crimea conference carried him twice through submarine. infested waters in the Straits of Gibraltar, it was disclosed on his. return to Washington.

A fake SOS message was sent out by a U-boat enroute Malta in apparent hope of luring one of the warships in. the presidential "fleet" to its struction. Two ships of a convoy approaching the straits were sunk by submarines just one day before the cruiser carrying Mr. Roosevelt passed through on the return voyage to the Unittoed States. With President Roosevelt in the.

Mediterranean, Feb. (INS) Delayed President Roosevelt, who likes his after luncheon cigarette as much as the next 'man, refrained from smoking. during the entire time that King 'Ibn Saud of Arabia was aboard the president's at Great Bittle Lake, Egypt. The gesture was one of courtesy toward the desert king, who, together with his followers. is a devout Mohammedan.

The true believers neither smoke nor drink any alcoholic beverages. The smoking lamp was out aboard the entire cruiser while the Arabian king and his court were With President Roosevelt in the Mediterranean, Feb. (INS) Delayed. President Roosevelt presented 'a wheel chair to King Ion Saud of Arabia, when they met in the Suez canal at Great Bitter Lake for conference on Arabian problems after the Yalta big three meeting. The tall, regal desert who has been wounded nine times in battle and whose years are advanced, walks some difficulty.

Several of his wounds were received. in handto-hand combat. little When wheel he saw chair the president's U. cruiser that bore the chief to and from iterranean, Ibn Saud exclaimed: "That's wonderful! A' really wonderful thing. It would save me many steps." The president promptly insistthat the king accept the spare chair he had brought with him, identical.

the one in which he was seated. Prairie Township Red Cross Canvass Plans Completed The chairman of the Prairie township Red Cross drive, Mrs. West, has completed her for the work. The quoted, the same as last year, is $784:80. The drive is to be completed by March 15.

All contributors' names will be' published, but the amount donated will not be given, The township will be canvassed by the following: Mesdames Doyle Rockey, George Harper, Frank Grimme, Judd Alexander, Elizabeth McKinley, Paul Boone, Delos Woods, Dan Day, Elmer. Ludwig, Doyle Ramseyer, Reuben Beatty, Ralph Day, Ralph Rayl, Howard Ad. ler, Miss Cpra LaGarde Owen RaRtcliff, school pr pal. First Chicago Neg Vet Gets Home Loan Chicago, March Ralph A. Billingslea, 28, and his wife, Ruth.

today were householders as the result of the first home loan made in Chicago to a Negro veteran under the "GI Bill. of Rights." Billingslca; 28-year-old veteran of North Africa, Sicily and Italy and holder 'of the purple heart, was granted a loan by the First Federal Savings Loan association for purchase of six-room brick residence. TEST MADE. Washington, March -The senate today may take its first. test votes on the question manpower legislation asked by the armed forces to assure a' steady flow of munitions to the Kilgore (D).

W. front. pressed for a vote on eliminatling a provision of the fey bill. under which employers could be fined $10,000 and jailed for one' year for disobeying a manpower celling imposed by the War Manpower Commission. I MARCH 1945 MT TI 5 6.

10 11 12 13 14. 15 16 17. 18 19 20-21 22:23 26 27 28 29 30 31 WEATHER FORECAST. March, the third of the year, will. be ushered in with rain or snow which will be accompanied by chilly weather for the first four days when a decided drop in the temperature will be experienced on the fith.

and then turn to rain or. snow the sixth and seventh days. -he eighth' day will' bring more stormy weather and much colder on the ninth. The tenth day will become unsettled' and will be followed by more, rain for snow on the 11th with a drop in the temperature on the 12th. Most.

Tipton county folks will be pleased with the fair weather. on the, 13th: and 14th, which will be followed by rain and snow and then' become fair for only a day. Local storms and fair weather will be intermittent for several days, lasting until the 23rd, when we will experience warm'er weather with some rain. Clearing. weather will.

appear on the 27th, but be prepared for more snow, rain and disagreeable weather until the end of: the month. All whether Irish or not, will celebrate St. Patrick's day on the 17th, and will be delighted on the 21st, because it will be the first day of spring, when it will be fair for-a. day. Palm Sunday will fall on the 45th, but it promises to be raining in this locality.

The 29th will be the first day of the Jewish Passover, and on. Good Friday, the 30th, we will have very disagrecable weather. The old tradition of "in like a lion and out like a. lamb" will not hold exactly true this year, because the tail end of the month will be cold and Some people will be pruning their grape vines and fruit trees; while: others will off their victory gardens which will be planted at a later date. Legion Auxiliary Completes Plans for Birthday Party Members of the American Auxiliary held a business meeting at the armory Thursday evening instead of their usual meeting.

as several members were reported ill. During the meeting plans, were completed for 'a birthday party to be given for the American Legion members. The Le-: gion will observe. its birthday; on March 17. A in supper! will be held at the, armory at that time.

It was also announced that the Auxiliary pure a "walker" to be used: by. anyone needing it. Kindergarten to Open Monday Kindergarten, for children were five years old by Jan. 1, 1945, will open Monday and two sessions will be held. The morning session will be held at 9.

o'clock at: the First Ward school building and the afternoon session at 1 o'clock atthe Third Ward school building. Parents are asked to accompany their children on Monday! for registration. Mrs. Julia Burket will. teach the kindergarter classes.

MRS. ROSENTHAL TO The Home Workers of the: Wednesday afternoon Presbyterian church will meet! home of Mrs. Ernest Rosenthal, 327 South West street. assistant hostess will be Mrs. Ern-1 est Elvin.

This is the last meeting of the church year and, all members are urged to attend. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Indianapolis, March 2. (INS) Hogs, fully. steady 160: to 400.

100 to 160 $13.50 to good and choice sows, $14.00 to $14.05: Cattle, 600, genera'ly steady; calves, firm, top: $18.00. Sheep and lambs, 1,000, generally steady. Chicago, March 9,500, steady; top price, of' sales, $14:75. Cattle, 2,300, steady; calves, .600 steady; sheep and lambs, steady. Coral' Market.

Corn, bushel 1.10 Soy Beans, bushel, $2.04 Wheat, bushel $1.60 Oats, bushel .75 Buy MORE War Bonds, Just arrived--Living room tables-good tables; priced reasonable-12 styles, $6.50 to $8.75 SUITE BARRUM Mrs. Maude Gibbens, of Gold- Mrs. Richard Snowden, of Aksmith, is visiting Mr. and. Mrs.

ron, has returned to her Oren Gibbens and family. on home after visiting her mother, Mrs. Addie Long, 130 North InMill dependence street. A GIANT POULTRY Get Your Money Back PROFITS FROM Many Times Over QUALITY. CHICKS Your investment in Tip-Top chicks' that are U.

S. Pullorum controlled, will repay you many times. See us. for either started or day-old chicks: TIPTON HATCHERY Roy Girard, prop: PHONE 51 On the Square Modern Market Owned by Mary Ora Decker GRAB BAG SALE Saturday, March 3 ARTICLES PRICED AT 25c Jello Hershey Coco Jello Pudding Malted Milk CIGARETTES Marshmallows Other Articles TONIGHT SAT. SHOWS RITZ PRICES 14c-40c Murder takes a back seat on "The Last Ride" The About the Rubber Racket -with RICHARD TRAVIS ELEANOR PARKER Plus Tonight about 9 "The Big SUN- -MON-TUE CONT.

'TIL 2. P. M. The PICTURE a love story picture THAT that of smiles warmth HAS EVERYTHING about people you'll MARGARET JOSE JIMMY with stars She's 00-000! for heart- Unde Everybody's Sh-h-h1 Music A JUNE aunt! an, strings! Schnozzie having baby! MUSIC for, MILLIONS in (who are Love) MR. YOU'RE DURANTE, MARSHA HUNT KUCH HANDSOME! HERBERT DAVENPORT: MARIE WILSON 'ADLER Latest Views in PARAMOUNT NEWS Smith Hit "FOOTBALL THRILLS".

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