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33 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1913. Franklin Girl Named College May Queen Leaders In 28 Vocational Fields Point Way To Jobs For High School Seniors Theta Sigma Phi Sorority To Hold Matrix Banquet Bloomington, Feb. 24 (Spl-V 1 "5 I 1 if -ifiiiiiinnniimn i O. Mertes, United Airline, Chicago; MIm Phoebe Yeo, personnel department. L.

S. Avres Indian of Rotary, Muncle; Dr. Edna Menhke, home economics department Front row (left to rlghtr: Ray apolis; W. E. Price, district Rovernor son, State Department of Education, Middle row: Miss Beverly Rose, Indianapolis.

Riley Hospital, Indianapolis: Ralph Whitinger, tax consultant. Muncle: Miss Ruth Drummond. patholo gist, Ball Hospital; Mrs. O. B.

Christy, Central High School, Muncle i Miss Eleanor Bly. Central Hiith School. Muncie: Mrs. Mary Ellen Full. fashion assistant, I S.

Ayres Rear row: H. Allman, superintendent of schools, Munoler R. D. Shalfer. principal.

Central His SchooL Muncle i Jnenh lUrclav. Mun cie Trades School; A. J. HaU, president senior class. Central Hlrh School i Lester HoUoway, Muncle Harry Army Untangles Death Report On Vincennes Man Washington, Feb.

24 tJPt The Army has untangled a miX-up in the names of two soldiers which resulted in the mother of one receiving Information indicating his death although he was alive. Mrs. Vera Deem of Vincennes, had received from Washington documents and communications indicating her son, CpL Jess A. Sanders, had been killed. She received, however, no formal notification of his death in the usual next-of-kin telegram.

Subsequent to receipt of the documents and letters she talked by telephone with her son at Fort George Meade, Maryland. War Department officials said today that letters had been sent explaining the confusion. They said this is what happened: Jess Sanders, a coast artillery was wounded in action last June, brought back to this country, recovered and returned to duty to Fort Meade. Jesse A. Sanders an Air Forces man, whose father is Jesse A.

Sanders Sr. of Nicholsvilie, was killed in action in the China-Burma theater on Dec. 26, 1944. His lather was notified of the death. Files Are Included Apparently, in handling the rec ords of the Air Force man, the file on the Coast Artilleryman with the almost identical name, was included.

On the basis of this, the death of the Vincennes man was reported to the adjutant eeneral's office and the Veterans' Adminis tration. On this information a card of condolence was sent to Mrs. Deem by the White House and insurance papers by the Veterans' Bureau. lhe mistake was discovered a few days ago and letters written to Dotn Mrs. Deem and in th father of Sgt.

Sanders, the air man, at Nicholsvilie. C. H. Barnaby, DePauw Trustee, Dies In Hospital Greencastle. Ind.

Feh rein! Charles Howard Rarnshw Rr 7 1 yeais oia, nationally Known lumber dealer and trustee of DePauw University, died in Putnam Toimtv Hospital today after a long illness. Mr. was owner of the Barnaby Lumber Comnanv in Greencastle and had heen the National Hardwood Lumber Association for a great many years. He had been in failing health for eight years and his condition be came critical last Tuesday, Survivors include the wldnw Mrs. Bess Robbins Barnahv; daughter, Mrs.

Douglas Lawson of Boston, and a son, C. H. Barnaby of Greencastle. Funeral services will be held in the residence at 3 o'clock Tuesday after noon. Bloomfield, Feb.

24 (Spl.) William P. Thornton, 98 years old, oldest resident of Bloomfield, died here today in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Bert Caldwell, after a short illness. Born in Falmouth, he had resided there until 25 years ago when he came to Bloomfield. Survivors, besides Mrs.

Caldwell, are two sons, Robert D. Thornton of Lebanon, and Richard E. Thornton of Miami, three daughters, Mrs. Vernon B. Wiggins of Lexington, Mrs.

Nellis S. Weber of Coral Gables, and Mrs. George C. Gedge of Falmouth, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the home of Mrs.

Caldwell at 8:30 o'clock Monday night. The body will be taken to Kentucky where continued services will be held at Butler Monday afternoon. Logansport, Feb. (Spl.) Daniel A. Gillespie, S3 years old, local businessman, died in Cass County Hospital today following a short illness.

A native of Greencastle, he had been a resident of Logansport. 50 years. For the last 25 years he had heen engaged in the transportation business. Survivors include the widow, a son, Thomas Gillespie of Logans port, and a brother, Dr. J.

F. Gillespie of Greencastle. Judgment Of $10,000 Sought In Co-ed's Death Bloomington, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Judgment of $10,000 in the death of Miss Anna Catherine Lewis, In diana University student, was asked in a suit filed in Circuit Court by her mother, Mrs. Anna I.

Lewis, against Joseph W. Smith, driver of the taxicab which struck Miss Lewis on the night of Jan. 20, inflicting fatal injuries. Smith also faces a charge of in voluntary manslaughter as result of an indictment returned follow ing the accident in which Miss Lewis and Frederick Holland of Indianapolis were injured fatally. would be given each year and the remark from a few students, "It was the best thing Central ever did for'the students." Critical suggestions offered were: Make the conference longer and also lengthen the conference periods to take care of student questions; open the conference to underclassmen so they can adjust their junior and senior courses to suit the field they decide upon; break down the large career fields such as engineer ing inio suu-neitis, wiin an expert in each field, and secure speakers who are actually engaged in the work rather than persons who know the theory of the work.

As the conference functioned the student could attend seven conferences; two In the morning followed by a personal conference with one of the speakers; an illustrated lecture on aviation during the noon hour and two in the afternoon and a personal conference. 6 More Hoosiers On Philippines Liberated Lists Washington, Feb. 24 UF Six more Hoosiers are included in the War Department's latest list of ci vilians liberated from Japanese prison camps in the Philippines. They are as follow: Paul Iddings, LaGrange, and Dewey Smith, South Bend, liberated from Los Banos. David V.

Booth, next of kin, Mrs. Fanny Gookins, R. 2, Osgood. Catherine Cook, sister of Mrs. Mary Betts, Montpelier.

Ethel Roger Cunningham, daughter of Mrs. Rachel E. Cunningham, Peru. Katherine L. Dana, daughter of Joseph S.

Lower, Columbia City, Meetings Scheduled Winona Lake, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Meetings of the Northern Indiana, Gary and Winona Lake districts of the Free Methodist denomination are scheduled at Winona Lake March 2-4. 51 From State Listed Wounded Washington, Feb. 24 UP The War Department today released the names of 54 Indiana soldiers who have been wounded in action in the battle zones, 50 in the Euro pean area and four in action in the Southwest Pacific. They are as follows: EUROPEAN AREA 8S(t.

Jame. E. Alexander, Bloomlng-ton Sit. Taire! C. Armiw, rVnuhlnEton.

Fvt. Dale E. Axaon, Fort Wavne. SSft. Wilbur B.

Barnard, Crawfordf-ille. Pfr. Robert D. Bngart, South Bend. SSft.

Byron E. Him nun, Plainvllle. Pfr. Innald E. Bnwmani Blujfton.

Pfe, Raymond C. Himnlier. Frankfort, Srt. Bernard E. Runrh.

Marlon. Pfe. Ira 1. Hiirrnujln, Plymouth. Pvt.

Frank Rynim, Term Haute. Pvt. Frederlrli 8. Campbell, Roanokt. Pfe.

John W. aper, WaahlnKtnn. Robert L. hlldrra, Evansville. Pvt.

Kadnln Dark. Gary. Tt Kutene. CUnkenheard. WaMrnn.

Cpl. Eugenb A. Conrad Kort Wayne. ifft. Konert i.

HinominRton. Pfe. William E. Crawford, Tipton, Pvt. Jame.

E. Dlenrlrh, South Bend. BSgt. A. Kalk, Qary.

Pvt. Joiteph P. FrdWhak, Gary, Pfe, Albert It. Fisher. 8 Sitt.

Jacob H. Fox, Montpeller. TSgt. Barney. A.

Gasiaway. Bedford. Pvt. Cetll H. GerRIn, MontROmery.

Pvt. Franrla ft. (iihann, I.ORansport. Cpl. Robert E.

fJoble, Ricimond. 8Sst. Joseph Halaaz, South Bend. Pfc. Enrique Hernandez, Gary.

Bxt. Varhlel Jena. Montezuma. Pvt. I.eo P.

Kakol, Kast ChloaRO. T5 (ilenn F. Ijniranter, Warsaw. T4 Jame. V.

ljinrantur. Kort Pfe, I.ynuel P. Iwwls, Columbua. Pvt. Robert i.

Maxey, New Albany. Pfe. Robert K. MeNally, New Albany, Pvt. George) A.

McNutt, Auburn. BSrt. Klrhard R. Meilialf, Evanxville. Pfe, le R.

Moaher, Lafayette. Cpl. Harold R. Myera. Demotta.

Pfe. Dean G. Rurh, Monterey. Pfe. R.

8. Six. flhelbyville. 17 4 Roy H. Van Dam, Demotte.

Pvt. Robert i. Wataon, Anderaon. Sat. Gerald S.

Weeaner, Portland. Pvt. Jame H. White. Brazil.

HSxt. Frank E. Hhltmyer Elkhart. T5 Ora G. Wllaon, Danville.

Pfe. Frank Wina, East Chicago. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Pvt. Paul A. Rrlnkman, Garrett.

Pfe. Wilbur R. Brown, Greenfield. Pfe. William H.

Iler, Ml. Vernon. Pvt. Char lea E. Ruby, Evamvllle.

Cancer Control Group Organizes English, Feh. 24 (Spl.) The Third District of the Indiana division of the Women'! Field Army for Control of Cancer, comprised of nint counties. Is being organized for the ninth annual drive for funds, set for April. Mrs. Charles Rodman of English, serving her second year as district director, has named county commanders, giving the Third District the honor of being the first Indiana district to complete this phase of organization.

Mrs. Jess Benz of Marengo, Crawford County commander, has announced her county orjsanization as follows: Mrs. Frankie Riddle, Alton, vice-commander; Mrs. Harry Watson, Milltown, secretary; Mrs. H.

A. Gotfried, English, treasurer; Miss Lelah Austin, English, publicity chairman, and Miss Hilma Stevenson, Marengo; Mrs. Jesse C. Goldman, Grantsburg; Mrs. Russell Barry, Leavenworth; Mrs.

Ernest J. Eaton, Sulphur; Mrs. Forrest Jackson, Mifflin; Mrs. A. W.

Nash, Tas-well, and Mrs. Ben H. Jones, Eck-erty, community commanders. Lafayette Pilot Honored At Base Lafavette Feb. 24 (So.) honors, the Air Medal with the first and second Oak Leaf Clusters, have been awarded to 2d.

Lt. William F. Koerner of Lafayette, P-17 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, pilot, at a 19th Tactical Air Command fighter base in France, it has been learned here. Alia jncacuiaiiuii wna mauc Gen. O.

P. Weyland, commanding officer. A veteran of more than 30 sorties against the enemy, Lt. Koerner has dive-bombed and slafed air-. fields, railroad yards and other military installations.

A member of the famed "Pioneer" group commanded by Col. George R. Bickell, Nutlev. N.J.. his unit has destroyed more than 680 enemy aircraft in a year of combat operations.

Lt. Koerner, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.

Koerner, is a graduate of Jefferson High School and attend ed Purdue University. He entered service in February, 1942, and has been overseas several months. Veteran Keeps Busy During Visit Home Fort Wayne, Feb, 21 (Spl.) Marine Gunnery Sgt. Neil Sho-ber has recently ended his 30-day furlough granted after 27 months service in Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and other South Pacific battle areas and has returned to Washintgon for reassignment. During his time at home, Sgt.

Shober helped out in a war industry plant, operated a trolley coach during rush hours, which was an old story to him as he was employed by a local traction company before his enlistment, and took time out to get married. He hopes to be reassigned to Ms old outfit, the Second Marine Division. Cicero Bank Files For Status Change Feb, 24 -(Spl) The Citizens National Bank of Cicero has filed articles of incorporation with- the county recorder in Noblesville to become a state bank and in the future will be known as the Hamilton County Bank. The organization will surrender Its charter as a national bank and increase its capital stock from 000 to $50,000. The additional stock has been purchased by the stockholders and the board of di rectors will remain unchanged.

Under the charter which the in stitution 'has been granted, i branch bank will be established in ATcaaia, A Four Veterans Named For Officer Schools 5 Evansville, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Four Vanderburgh County veter ana of Invasions in the Pacific area, all recipients of the Philippine Lib eration Ribbon, have been appoint ed to officer candidate schools in Australia( it has been announced Here. They are MSgt. John Chamber lain, former Evansville Press re porter; SSgt. L.

B. Kennedy, Cpl. Robert Brizius and' TSgt. Charles Stewart Chamberlain and Kennedy will be trained aa officers la the field artillery and Crlziui aad Stewart In the signal in to The Theta Sigma Phi journalistic sorority at Indiana University will revive its traditional Matrix Table banquet Thursday night, Varrh 1 with Mrs. Willie Snow Ethridee.

author of humorous es says, as the speaker. The formal banquet, wnicn was started at the university in 1924, u'Hi attended hv aDDroximately 350 students, women faculty mem bers and town and university women. Since the Matrix Table inaugurated, the oreanization has brought to the campus such prominent women writers as uoto thy Thompson, Faith Baldwin, Victoria Sackville-West. Dorothy Can field Fisher, Alice Duer Miller, Margaret Ayer Barnes, wargarei Culkin Banning and Caroline Miller. Tr Tit bridge, whose husband.

Mart TTthridtrp. is eeneral manazef 1 0 of the Louisville Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, began her career as a writer on her noma town paper in Macon, Ga. Her totoct hnnv is "This Little Pii Started Home." Mrs. Ethridge-ie a featured speaker almost every, year at the Georgia Publishers' In stitute and last year she spoke at the opening luncheon of the Nat tional Editorial Association con vention. Dr.

E. C. Cumings Joins I.U. Staff. Bloomington, Feb.

24 (Spl.) (nrir. Kdear C. Cumines. an alumnus of Indiana University, has been named assistant professor onH ennorvienr nf instruction for the Indiana University Extension Division, Prof. R.

E. Cavanaugh, director, announced ioaay. Dr. Cumings will develop a svstem to imnrove corre spondence teaching. Approximate ly students, a large pan oi whom are in the armed forces, are enrolled in this work.

Dr. Cumings is the son of Dr. E. G. Cumings, retired head of the I.U.

geology department After receiving the A.B. and A.M. degrees from Indiana, he received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago and was on the faculty of the University of Rochester before joining the United Mates isavy. Following his navy discharge he returned to the University of Rochester for a short time and then became associated with radio station WBEN in Buffalo, N.Y, Connersville Girl 12 Enlists As Nurse Connersville, Feb.

24 (Spl! Miss Carrol Siler, daughter Mrs. Osie Siler, has enlisted in thi Navy Nurse Corps and has receiver her commission as ensign. Shi now awaiting orders to report for duty. A graduate of Connersville High School, Ensign Silver received her training in St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing and since her graduation, has been employed in St.

Vincent's and St. Elizabeth's hospitals. She has two brothers in Air Corps, Pfc. Norman Siler, stationed at Harlingen Field, Texas, and Pvt Robert Siler, at Keesler Field, Mississippi. ,1 ,1 Huntington Man is lazi rrisoner Huntington, Feb.

24 (Sp'f) Pfc, Charles A. L. Moore, a menf-ber of the 106th Division, has written a letter to his wife here advising her he is a prisoner .61 the Germans, held in Stalag IV-B camp. Early in January, Mrs. Moore was advised by the War Department that her husband was missing in action.

She had received no further word until the letter, dated Jan. 3, arrived The letter, apparently written oh a form provided by the Germans, says he is in good health and will be able to write four times a month. 14 Huntington Elks Get 25-Year Buttons Huntington, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Huntington Lodge No. 291.

B.P.O.E., has presented buttons symbolizing 25 years of continupm membership to 14 members. Members receiving the 25-yeat emblems are E. L. Mehre, Philip P. Bash, Ed Bresnahan, J.

Mehring, Levi Kahn, Lawrence Brown, Jack J. Paine, OrtMt Millen, W. C. Richardson, Lee Bowers, Roy H. Bucher, C.

TP, Kauff, S. P. Johnson and Claire Holdem Memorial Rites Set ZZ For Army Chaplain Orleans, Feb. 24 (Spl) Memorial services for Lt. Edwin Mon-i roe, Army chaplain who was killed in France Jan.

20, will be held at the Mt. Horeb Church near Orleans tomorrow afternoon. Chaplain Monroe resigned as pastor of the Mt. Horeb Church to enter training as a charjlain Jn June, 1944. At first HW OF A 6 lf Preparations qvdirtcittZ Lemon Juico Rocipq Chocks Rhoumattc Pain Quickly i pun uuu nivumjuK.

arcannv nwrltU pain, try tola ilmpl. Ineipniatv. bsl redp. that thouaaadi an ulnf. Gft a park, at ol Ru-Ei Compound, a two-week aappV: today.

Mix it with a quart of water, add tM Jule. of 4 lnmwr It. eair. No trouMo'W all and pltaaaot. You Md onlf I UbtaqMna full two time, a day.

Oftra wtthia 4 how )mtlm. oTenujht ipinxikj naulta trr obtalMd. If tn. palm do mi (larkrr fetor audit you do bo feel better, rettn wr onpty Baekag and KvEx win coo mm aoftw lnftotrraatttaaoldby drtaatto wm irjr MSB BftJBQ (w66e career conference, Muncie. By MARY ALICE CLARK Muncie, Feb.

24 Career Day conference at Central High School, here was a' day 550 high school seniors spent learning about jobs, how to get them and how to get ahead in them. Twenty-eight speakers, experts in their field, from all parts of the slate conducted occupational conferences attended by boih cily and county students. A sampling of student reaction critical papers written for the high school modern problems classes next day showed an almost unanimous request for Career uay be made an annual event. Ilarrv Maxon Jr. of the Rotary Club, under whose chairmanship the conference was organized, sain the seven clubs co-operating with Rotary and the schools were also enthusiastic.

Superintendent H. B. Allman said, "It was of distinct mutual benefit, both to the schools and to the public." Trend to Trades Shown A definite trend away from academic professions to the technical professions and trades was evidenced by the centers of interest in the conference last Wednesday. The largest occupational conference was engineering, conduted by W. A.

Knapp, associate dean of engineering, Purdue University, and the next largest were mechanical trades, aviation, beauty culture, electricity, homemaklng and secretarial work. Then came occupational therapy, social service, costume design and medicine. The conference day had co-operative effort behind it. The seven civic clubs, Rotary, Klwanis, Exchange, Lions, Co-Operative, Optimist, Business and Professional Women and Allrusa secured the speakers in the fields of student interest. Physical arrangements such as compiling the program and finding conference room space were made by Miss Eleanor Bly, teacher, of English.

Mr. Maxon's general committee was formed of representatives of both clubs and schools, including Superintendent H. B. Allman of the city schools; Superintendent Merrltt C. Read of the county schools; Roscoe D.

Shaffer, Central principal; Mrs. Erma B. Christy, director of guidance in the city schools, and Miss Bly. Student Participation, Aim Student participation was one of the primary aims of the conference organization. A.

J. Hall, senior class president at Central, with the other officers, Don Beaman, Mary Catherine Grover and Frances Ar trio, and Norma Jean Ewing, who acted as secretary in determining student support of the conference idea at the beeinnine. were the student leaders. In the actual conference, which operated on the plan of an opening general assembly followed by oc cupational group meetings, stu dents served as chairmen, intnv ducing the speakers, and as assist ant chairmen, whose duty it was to see to it that students' questions previously given the speakers were MISS CONNIE ANDREWS Franklin, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Miss Connie Andrews, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. R. Kenneth Andrews of Franklin, has been chosen to serve as May Queen by members of the senior class at Franklin Col lege. She will reign during the traditional ceremonies on the cam pus in May. Elected as members of her court are Joan Ritchey, Kirklin; Lee Detmer, Aurora; Mary Gene Wies-man, Franklin; Kay Hampton, An derson, and Mary Jean Koder, Elk hart.

Indiana Cancels Spring Vacation, Wells Announces Bloomington, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Indiana University has canceled its customary spring vacation, it was announced today by President Herman Wells. The decision, made hv the Administrative Coun oil of thi university, is in comDli' ance with a recent request of the Office of Defense Transportation. The students themselves earlier hnd indicated their desire to co-oo- erate by recommending to the AA- min strative Council that the unl versity remain in session to help relieve transoortation nroblems. The nation-wide ODT request was indorsed by the I.U.

Student Coun cil. The vacation at Indiana had been scheduled for the Easter week end. Huntingtpn Farm Bureau Expands Huntington, Feb. 24 (Spl.) The Huntington County Farm Bureau is acquiring the property of the Farmers Exchange, in cluding two grain elevators along the Nickel Plate Railroad at Warren and Buckeye, it has been an nounced here. Stockholders of the equity asso ciation have approved the sale and the Farm Bureau is scheduled to take possession March 1, continu ing the business with the same personnel.

The purchase price is reported to be $35,000 to which may be added $10,000 after inventory on Feb. 28. Ernest Updike, Lancaster Town ship, has been manager of the equity association which was start ed in 1918. Baby, Found In Alley, Recovers; Mother Held Terre Haute, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Robert Tucker, 25-day-old infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert J. Tucker, left for seven hours last Saturday night on an ashpile in an alley in freezing temperature, is recovering, it was reported today at the local hospital. Attending physicians said the baby would recover and may not suffer any permanent injuries from its exposure. the child's mother, Mrs.

Ruby Eleanor Tucker, is being held in jail under $3,500 bond, charged with deliberately abandoning the infant. Chief of Detectives Robert Vance says the mother confessed to him that she left the child in the alley about midnight last Saturday night. 6 Nurses Accepted For Military Duty Evansville, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Six more Evansville nurses have been accepted for military duty through the Red Cross recruitment program, Mrs. Milton J.

Rust, chairman, has announced. They are Miss Allie Oakley, Miss Regina Thomas and Miss Kather ine Shanks from St Mary's and Miss Louise Kahre, Miss Doris Roessler and Miss Mary Jane Lynch from the Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing. Fifty-four applications for the Army and Navy Nurse Corps have been flled here since Jan. 1, Mrs, Rust announces. company were under almost con stant enemy fire, with shells burst ing dangerously near their foxhole station.

Later he set up a tent where wounded men in the area were treated. One morning after an especially heavy shelling of American posi tions, it was found, he related, that seven Japanese had crawled to within 50 feet of the first aid sta tion, Filipinos finished them off with hand grenades. "I was thankful I was not aware of their presence during the night" he said, "or I don't believe I would have slept much." In further comment on the American landing, Lt Stout said his ship was held up one day because of enemy artillery fire. 'We moved In, however, without too many casualties and held our positions until the bombardment subsided," he added. A graduate of Wabash College and the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Lt.

Stout en tered army service In January, 1944, and had his basic training at Camp Berkeley. Texts. He served hit internship- in the St Louis Butler University: Harold R. Wil Max on Jr- a-oneral ehafa-man of Career conferences have been a part of the Central High School guadance program for several years, but never before has a day been set aside for counsel. The green light for the confer ence was the student enthusiasm for the project as revealed last fall in a survey of 12th grade students' plans conducted by Miss Blanch E.

Tuhey, chairman of senior counseling. Occupations listed bv the seniors served as the basis for the lirst discussion on the value of holding a conference at the high school. A follow-up survey was made by Miss Bly and the occupations listed in it were grouped according to major interests. Finally, A. J.

Hall and Norma Jean Ewing visited all senior social science classes to collect the questions students had about their job interests, and after tabulation, these were sent to the various speakers. Catholic Pastor Changes Listed Evansville, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Several changes in Catholic pastorates have been announced by Bishop Henry Joseph Grimmels-man for the Evansville diocese. The Rev. Maurice Egloff of St.

Peter's and Paul's Church of Petersburg has been appointed to Christ The King Church in Evansville to succeed the Rev. William Lansing. The Rev. Clinton Hirsch and the Rev. Raymond Reising of Posey-ville have been appointed assistant priests at Assumption Cathedral and St.

Boniface Church in Evansville while the Rev. Adolph Egloff, formerly of St. Boniface, has been transferred to St. John's Church in Vincennes. The Rev.

Michael Wolf of Vincennes will assume his new duties at St. Clement's Church in Boon ville. The Rev. Henry Bilz of St. Boniface and Holy Trinity churches in Evansville, who also served as pastor at Boonville, will become administrator of St.

Mary's Church in Sullivan. crew baled out at 20,000 feet over Cologne when their plane caught fire, two motors were gone, one wing was in flames, and the tall gunner was killed. Within the last few weeks his parents have received three cards and a letter from him, all dated in November, as the only direct word received from him since his capture. Lt. Francis's father is a veteran of World War I and a younger brother, Paul Francis, a senior in Lagrange High School, has passed his examination and been sworn into the Air Force.

He will receive his call as soon as he completes his school year. A sister, Miss Margaret Francis, is employed at Wright Field, Dayton, O. Greencastle Council Plans War Memorial Greencastle, Feb. 24 (Spl.) A resolution adopted by the City Council here indicates that active steps will be taken toward the establishment of a suitable memorial to World War II veterans of the city. The resolution provides for the appointment of committees to plan an adequate recreational program for Greencastle youth and to con sider "a proper and suitable me morial for the veterans of World Prisoners of Germans Aids Red Cross Fund Feb.

24 (Spl) 1st Lt. Charles B. Wesley, a pris oner of war of the Germans, has directed a local bank to draw $100 from his account and donate that sum to the 1945 Red Cross drive. In his letter to the bank, he states the Red Cross is doing a great work among the prisoners where he It held captive and to their only means el commvnlcating Indianapolis. answered.

Corpimen of the Central R.O.T.C. unit directed visitors to meeting rooms. The 381 atudents at Central who registered for the conference played host to nearly 125 seniors from the county schools and to fifty seniors from Burris Laboratory School. But. participation from tl students of the audiences gave a fairer picture of the success of the conference.

It was put this way by Sylvia Chandler, 12-A student, in her summation of the conference: "Students took an active part in discussion and the questions they asked were sensible and showed that they had been thought out," Students Praise Opportunity. Reactions of both adults and students resolved into praise for the opportunity for "clearing the confusion" about jobs from students' minds, the hope that the conference i Authorities Probe Impersonation Fort Wayne, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Both civil and military authori ties here are Investigating the circumstances surrounding the Impersonation of Pvt. Richard Julian, killed In action In France Sept. 17, by a man who used the ruse to gain admission to a Fort Wayne defense plant.

The Impersonation was under taken, authorities agree, so that the impostor might circumvent the strict regulations against unauthorized persons entering industrial plants engaged in war work. The hoax came to light after an article was published in a war plant publication. The impersona tor said he had been sneu-snocKea, lost contact with his outfit and then joined another company in France. Parents of the dead soldier, learning of the incident, in formed authorities wno ai once began an investigation. Blood Donor Unit To Visit Crawford English, Feb.

24 (Spl.) The seventh visit in less than two years will be made to Crawford County soon by the mobile unit of the Red Cross blood bank center in Louisville. Mrs. William P. Leake of Milltown, county blood donor service chairman, has an nounced. On the last visit of the unit in January, 224 pints of blood were donated In Marengo with 48 other volunteers rejected.

Heads Bar Group Huntington, Feb. 24 U. S. Lesh, former Indiana attorney general, has been elected head of the Huntington Bar Association for the vear. Other officers are C.

W. H. Bangs, vice-president, and Arthur J. Palmer, secretary. C.

Crosby is the retiring I president. tion for the four year college course to more than 300 young men. Library Grows Rapidly Purchases of books for the mem orial library are made by the university librarian, and as funds accrue through discounts on orders, additional volumes are purchased. A special bookplate, designed by Virgil McMahill, a Rector scholar of 1940, Is placed in each book, giving the donor's name and class. In a short time since its estab lishment, the library has grown to 1,036 volumes, contributed by 476 Rector scholars.

The classes of 1935, 1938, and 1940 tie for honors for the largest number of scholars contributing, each class having 34 members represented. Although most contributors give one book, one Rector scholar has contributed 44 books to date. Students who majored in economies lead the list of contributors, with history and English majors ranking second and Mother Is Given Awards For Son, German Prisoner Medical Corps Officer Tells Experiences In Philippines Rector Memorial Library Pays Honor To Scholarship Donor Lagrange, Feb. 24 In re cent ceremonies at Baer Field in Fort Wayne, Mrs. Frank Francis of Lagrange received the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross for her son, 1st Lt.

Phillip Francis, who was taken prisoner by the Germans on Oct. 15. Lt. Francis, a bombardier on a Flying Fortress, was on his 50th mission at the time of his capture. He previously had received an Air Medal, three Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Presidential Citation.

The squadron of which Lt. Francis was a member led the way into Normandy on D-Day and also was the first bombing squadron in the invasion of France. At the time of his capture, he and members of his Crawford Teachers To Meet March 3 English, IncL Feb. 24 (Spl.) The third bi-monthly teachers meeting in Crawford County, postponed In February, will be held Saturday, March 3, in the English Community House, Shelby C. Adams, county superintendent, has announced.

In announcing the meeting, Su perintendent Adams also asked cooperation of patrons in transporta tion of pupils to prevent even a temporary closing of schools. Con- Hitlnn Af in enm nf trip school districts have made it im possible for busses to maintain their regular runs. School At Amboy Destroyed By Fire Peru, Feb. 24 (Spl.) Fire which was discovered about 3 o'clock this morning, raged through the interior of the two-story brick high school building at Amboy, 14 miles southeast of Peru. Damage was estimated by school officials at 175,000.

The oritur, of the lire It ndttar mined. Crawfordsville, Feb. 24 (Spl.) "I have seen enough of war and will be glad when I am home," 1st Lt. Harry T. Stout who is serving in a vital role with the Medical Corps in the Philippines and administered first aid to wounded Americans from a foxhole in the initial landings on Luzon, says in a letter to his parents and brother.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Stout Sr. of Crawfordsville and the brother of James Benjamin Stout, active in the local American Legion post His wife, Mrs.

Mary Patrick Stout, now lives in Louisville. In describing his experiences, Lt. Stout, who is with the Sixth Army, says he operated his first aid station from a foxhole during the first three days of the landing. Part of the time, his letter states, he worked under a truck but was forced to leave this position when a shell fragment burst a water container in the truck, causing the water to flood his narrow shelter. "It was an experience 111 never Lt Stout commented.

For days and Bights, tt Stout and members of hie first Aid Greencastle, Feb. 24 A living tribute in books is being paid to the memory of the late Edward Rector of Chicago by hundreds of DePauw University graduates whose education was made possible or expedited by the benefi cence of the founder of the DePauw Rector Scholarship Founda tion. Established at DePauw in 1937 by the Rector Scholar alumni was the; Rector Memorial Library, a collection of books of general In terest covering many subjects. The library is supported by annual gifts of money and books by former Rector Scholars at DePauw, who have decided upon this method of expressing their appreciation to the founder of the scholarships. This widely known scholarship foundation was established at DePauw by Mr.

Rector in 1919 by what is generally considered the largest single scholarship donation to any undergraduate Institution. The fund, of approximately-two and a quarter million dollars, normally provides etch year full tui (Mo.) City Hospital. wun ue to ix mck nome.".