Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 47, Number 69, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 5 April 1945 — Page 1

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News Of Our Men And Women With The Colors

"Remember Pearl Harbor" PROMOTED Mrs. Cora Hiatt of Paxton has received a letter from her husband, Pfc. Arthur Lee Hiatt, stating that he has been promoted from Private to Private First Class and '. that he had been awarded a Combf.E Badge. Pfc. Hiatt is stationed somewhere: in Italy. SOUVENIRS FROM 'GERMANY Mrs. Betty Milam has received several souvenirs from her husband, Pvt. Bill Mii;;:a, who is stationed somewhere in Germany, lie would like to hear from his friends. His address may be secured from his wife i Paxton. BROTHERS IN THE NEWS You may have heard some talk about the bowl game of the European Theater that was captioned the "Spaghetti Bowl" football classic between the Fifth Army team and the Twelfth Air Force eleven. The Fifth with the spec tacular . playing of Cpl. r John "Ti-aiii" Mfeody, formed all? 7 . . 7, : IrT American bfck at Moms jprown College won 20-0 Military men and women who witnessed this fray were instructed daily by the Stars and Stripes, the GI paper, to contact their special service officers to learn the location, A thrill was added to the prospect of the secretive affair when a Nazi propaganda , broadcast trying to.)

jjain a, clue paid that the game dred combat flying hours. He was was being played in Florence, a member of the Fifth Air Force. Italy and added. "It will be a i -nir rinv for tliP bombing."' i The airman was a graduate of

But all went well and all enjoyed the gridiron classic with Sergeant Don Hofeditz of Sullivan being one of the most ardent fans. A recent publication of "True Sports" magazine pictured the Sullivan soldier astride the Fifth Army mule at the game. A number of newsjpers over the nation are reported to have published ' recent pictures of Sgt. Hofeditz and his brother, Private - (Continued on Page 6, Col. 5) Forward Group Of Sullivan County Men For Induction The following Sullivan County Selective Service registrants were forwarded to Indianapolis Monday, April 2nd, for induction into the. armed forces: ' Army Kenneth Edward Irvin, Shelburn; James Edwin Walker, Carlisle R. 2; John William Spen cer, Sullivan R. 5; William Fuson Russell, Farmerbsurg; George, James Vaughn, Merom; Harmon; Archie McKee, Merom; Ellis Glen, Williams, Carlisle R. 3; Russell William Pope, Sullivan R. 5; Warren Reid Sevier, Sullivan R. 3; Charles Franklin Enochs, Sullivan R. 5; Joy Hardesty, Carlisle R. 2; William Ray Wright, Sullivan R. l;.Charles Phillip Bland, Sullivan R. 5;'Charles Dean Stringer, Dugger; Wilton Estel Colglazier, Farmersburg; and Garland Knowles, Sullivan R. 4 (transferred from another board). ' Navy Charles Carlisle. . Henry Hallet, NEW SUITS State of Indiana on the relation of James McGarvey as auditor of Sullivan County, Indiana, vs. Julian Marshall et al. Complaint to foreclose school fund mortgage. . Wabash Valley Land and Cattle. Co., Inc., vs. Elmer Chambers, Complaint for ejectment.

JACK II. PARKS

Ml KILLEDJHACTiON ! Ycung Aerial Gunner Had Been Missing: Since January 2nd. Staff Sergeant Jack Parks, son of Mr. and Mrs.' Charles Parks of West Johnson Street, was killed in action in the Philippines Theater of Operations on January 2nd,! according to a War Department notification received by the parents yesterday. The 20-year-old turret gunner j of a Mitchell aircraft was prevlously reported missing in action since January 2nd when his plane went down off Luzon. The wire to the parents read: "I am deeply distressed to inform you corrected report just received' states your son. Staff Sergeant; Jack H. Parks, who was previous ly reported missing in action, was killed in action on . the oppnnd day of January. The Secretary of War asks that I express his deep sympathy in your loss and his regret that unavoidable' circumstances made necessary the unlout,! ltntfa g4 lima, irt unvirti"!' a uauai layoM ui (.jute 11. .1 ijjvji i... i lyour sons death to yem, Confirm- , fettep follows. j. 'A.'. uiio, the ; Adjutant General." SSgt. Parks had been overseas eleven months, serving with the Army Air Corps from stations in the New Guinea and the Philippines areas where at last letter's writing he had. completed more than forty bombing missions that amount to more than four hun-; Sullivan High School with the class of 1942, and enlisted in the Army Air Corps immediately following the completion of his senior year. ' . Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parks; three sisters, Mrs. Rosemary Stierwalt of Flint, Michigan, and - Jeanne and Jocelyn Parks at home. Post Story Tells Sullivan Ranger's Part In Rescue Sgt. James O. White Led Squad In Gallant Liberation Of Prisoners On Luzon.

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. - , T . I iv UUM'I vc. J.I1C lutrmucxa ui lih.t (Special to the Sullivan, Ind., very interesting speaker and her jump oUtit are the. men who re- ' . . , !u c t subject is most timely. cently made the revolutionary art Playf.d fey sSt. James, In connection with the conven- iap from both sides of the C-46. O. White of Sullivan, Ind., in the,tioni an exhibit of pictures b In BesjdeSi tl impressive mass

famous rescue Dy vmeuLdu

Rangers of 512 prisoners from theState Federation of Clubs, will be Japanese prison camp at Cabana- on disDlav in the basement of the

an- on uzon, in January, ib reveaiea m xne Apru issue oi me &aturaay evening rost. I

Lt- Co1- ilenry A- Muccl com-;the manding officer, tells the comPlete- thrilling story of the attack 30 miles behind enemy lines in an article "We Swore We'd Die or Do II" led one of the squads which "had the job of cut - tinS the telephone wires and knocking out the radios, so that no aPPeal could be made by the JaP garc.ri for reinforcements

from anywhere." The work was none quicKiy in me aarsness. xno prisoners were lost ana oniy, two Rangers killed, against death toll of 225 Japs. HOLD REVIVAL Union Chapel is holding a revival meeting at this time. Russell Kibler of Farmersburg 1$ bringing the messages each evening at 8:00 and there is' special singing.: Everyone is welcome.

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Sullivan City Red Cross War Funa quota of $42C3 has been oversubscribed, the total amount received being $4,947.35. This is a continuation of excellent performance of duty In the war effort and keeps intact our fine record. The Block Workers did their usual fine job and , found those visited in readiness and of splendid attitude. This was brought abcur; z-me meas"ure by direct requests of servicemen to their people to contribute liberally. Those who directed the campaign are deeply appreciative to everyone who in any way ! assisted in bringing about this splendid result. Carlisle Clubs To Be Hostesses To Co. Federation Sorosis and Research Clubs of Carlisle will be hostesses to the 23rd annual convention of the Sullivan County Federation of 1UDS 10 De nejo ""CUT91 . church in Carlisle Wednesday, April 11th. The following program JS Piannea. Q'A Pecjictratinil v . v -e-'" 10:io Assembly singing,. -America the Beautiful." ; . I , ....... Pledge of Allegiance Ld by Mrs. Chas. Vau Arsdall, Hy- . mera. ' Invocation Mrs. Charles Ma- , son, Dugger. j Greetings Mrs. Garfield Rapp," Carlisle. ' ' I Response Mrs. Emma Purcell, Farmersburg. 10:40 Report of Secretary-Treas tirer, Mrs. H ,W. Gross. Business. Remarks by president. Flute solo Miss Ruby Ruth McCammon, Carlisle. Club presidents' reports 1 Vz . minutes. t County department chairmen's reports 2 minutes. Club Collect Led by Mrs. J. R. Riggs, Sullivan, chairman of Trustees of State Federation. 12:00 Luncheon, Afternoon Session 1:30 Organ prelude Mrs. Orval . Finch, Carlisle. 1:45 Address Mrs. Glen Corlette, Linton 2:45 Vocal solo Mrs. Paul Wible, ' Graysville. Reports of committees: Registration Resolutions Nominating and place Presentation of new officers Benediction. j Mrs. Corlette lived in Argen-I tina for several years and will talk about that conntrv. fih is a (jiana artists and owned bv the Methodist church. This is being arranged by Mrs. Ralph Adams, county fine arts chairman, with help of Mrs. M. H. Marks and Mrs. j. N- Walters, j During the luncheon hour the high school ch0rus, under the direC:tion of Mrs. John Conaway, .will sing several numbers. 1 The luncheon will be held in the basement of the Christian church and win be served by one of the Sunday School classes of that church. Tickets are 75c each. Money should accompany the reserva tions and should be sent to Mrs. George Knotts. R. R. 3. Carlisle. not later than Friday, April 6. ESCAPE JAIL ANDERSON, Ind., Apr. 5.State and Anderson police searched last night for Daniel O'Brien, '22 years old, of. Elwood and Kelso Bowers, 23, inmates at the County Jail who slugged a turnkey and: escaped early today;. " I

SEE ENTRY INTO PACIFIC IR

LONDON, Apr. 5.--(UP) Russia today denounced hor neutrali

ty pact with Japan in an action believed to foreshadow her ultimate

entry into the Pacific war.

Announcement of the action came a few hours after the fall of the Japanese government of Premier'General Kuniaki Koiso, pre

sumably upon the receipt of word Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov Japanese Ambassador Naotaki Sato

As a result of the Soviet action, the Russo-Japanese five-year

neutrality pact automatically expires at midnight April 24th, 1946

The Soviet action immediately upon Soviet entrance of .the Pacific powerful Far Eastern Red banner

I the frontiers of Siberia and Manchuria since long before the out

break of the European war. The Foreign Minister1 advised the pact was signed on April 13, changed considerably. . Therefore, he told Sato, the pact

and it is impossibe for it to be continued.

Germany, he rioted, had attacked the Soviet Union and Japan

has aided Germany in the war against the Soviet Union.

In addition, he said, Japan is

the United States, who are the allies of the Soviet Union.

LATE NEWS

WASHINGTON. Apr. 5. Jenjtower has advised President

a ucoinui ouucnuci . fiomau aiunta ui hfs forces may face a" hard campaign to. suppress, fanatical

Hitler guerrillas. . -

He revealed that plans are being made to prevent guerrilla forces from gain;ng control of any large area in Germany i such as the southern mountain bastion. ' Eisenhower warned that,' nevertheless, "a very large number of troops" may be required by the Allies to whiD the guerrillas. If the present situation continues, he said, V-day will be signalized by a s;mple Allied proclamation that there no longer is organized resistance. There is not likely to' be a sudden stopping of fighting everywhere as there was on Ar-, mistice Day in the last war. i

(By United Press) Fuel Adminfstrator Harold L. Ickes urged the government to take over the nation's coal mines today as wildcat strikes again cut production of soft coal. Efforts of wage negotiators in Washington to agree on a neAV soft coal contract showed no signs of progress.

PARATROOPERS TO STAGE MASS JUMP AT GEORGE FIELD GEORGE FIELD, LAWRENCE.VILLE, 111., A mass jump of approximately 100 parotroopers of the airborne center at Camp McFail, North Carolina, is sche'duled at George Field within the next two weeks. The troops involved in this exhibition are part of a new jump team set up by the' airborne cen ter. They tour Troop Carrier bases and perform their missions for the various crews in training t v rru t iv,: t;nrr v,Q -oa,,!-, rmnh missions will be performed. Dropping of parapacks on certain areas will constitute the supply mission. Pathfinder units will jump before the main body to set up communications. The program will do murh to . show personnel the work the i 'Work Horses of the Air Force" are doing. v WABASH STILL RISING SLOWLY, The Wabash river, above flood stage in Sullivan county, reached 18.6 feet at Merom this morning after rising about six inches in the previous 24 hours. The gauge at Riverton showed 18.3 feet of water at 7:00 a. m. today after a rise of three inches since 4:00 p, m. yesterday. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Apr. 4: Evelyn Ward of Shelburn, for treatment; Flora Miles of 224 West Harris Street, for observation; Charles Wiggins of Shelburn, for observation.

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from Moscow of the Russian action announced the Soviet action to in Moscow. opened grounds for speculation war and moving into action her army which has stood guard at Sato, the account said, that since 1941, the world 'situation had ' of neutrality "has lost its sense' at war against Great Britain and (UP) Cert. Dwight D. Eis Roosevelt that there "frnay - . A - Onlv One Shaft Mine In State Working Today The Times leaded this morning that there was only one Indiana deen coal mine operating today. The source of information was District No. 11 headquarters at Terre Haute which reported that a small number of men were working at the American No. 1 mine at Bicknell and all other pits were idle. Mines in the local field, along with many others throughout the state coal fields, have not resumed work since the contract between the United Mine Workers and operators was extended for 30 days last Sunday. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Apr. 5. Because numerous mines in Indiana had not resumed operation following notification o the extension of the miners' contract Sunday by United Mine Workers' officials, John L. Lewis, international president of the union, yesterday issued notice for miners in Indiana to return to work immediatelv. The rommunicaI tion was received in Terre Haute by Louis Austin, president of District 11, United Mine Workers. Lewis' telegram stated: "This office advised that numerous mines in Indiana have' not resumed operation. Imperative that these mines have full and continued operation in line with recent wires to all officers and local unions." 1 L CASE OF A SHORTAGE , EAST juIVERPOOL, O. (UP) Receipt of a blank sheet of paper and a pencil stub was enough prompting for an East Liverpool resident to write a long letter to his neglected soldier-brother.

Closing Arguments In Trial Here End At Noon.

A Sullivan circuit court jury this afternoon began deliberating the case of the state against Mrs. Hazel Hardjn of Hymera, who was charged witn mvoluntary man-1 slaughter and also with aiming a' weapon in connection with the fatal shooting of Loren David j Gorby, 16-year-old Hymera highj school student, last June 30th. The . defendant can be given a two to twenty-one year prison term on the first count of the indictment and a fine up to $500 on the second count. The case . went to the jury shortly after noon today following closing arguments by the opposing counsel. Sullivan County Prosecutor Joe Lowdermilk presented the first argument for the state and was followed by Norval K. Harris, defense counsel. Martin L. Pigg closed the argument in behalf of the state. A packed courtroom was in attendance throughout the trial, which began Tuesday, and many Jackson township residents were subpoenaed as( witnesses. The defense contended that Mrs. 1 Hardin fired a .38 Colt revolver through a bedroom window at the Hardin home about 12:30 a. m. latit June30lh to frighten a prowler, aftei her step-daughter,' Mi's.. Delores Trump, had heard someone near her bedroom window. The state based their plea for conviction on the argument that the' slain youth was some 18 feet away from the Hardin house when killed and that the gun had been pointed at him. The bullet entered the left temple, inflicting instant death. Mrs. Hardin and her steodaughter had returned to their home a short time before the shooting, after closing the tavern which is operated by the Hardins. George Hardin, husband of the defendant, was asleep in the home at the time they returned and was not awakened until after the shot was fired, according to testimony presented. Mrs. Hardin also testified that she did not know she had hit anyone until after she brought the Hymera marshal, Cecil Scott,- to the scene. She testified that she thought she saw something in the shadows outside the window but fired in a different direction intending to scare away any would-be prowler. The jury, composed of eleven men and one woman, visited the scene of the shooting yesterday afternoon.. The slain youth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gorby of Hymera. Mercury Drops To Freezing; Predict Frost Overcoats became popular again as the mercury dipped to the low thirties here last night and even a trace of snow I was reported. There was no frost, although a light freeze was reported from various parts of the county. Fruit growers were of the opinion, County Agent Telfer reported, that fruit buds, far advanced this year, had not been damaged to any appreciable extent yet, however, the weather bureau forecast of heavy frost tonight . caused much apprehension. (By United Press) Heavy frost with temperatures ranging from 24 to 28 were predicted for Indiana tonight. The weather bureau reported no frost in the state last night although the mercury fell . to a state low of 29 at Marion. Indianapolis had a reading of 33, South Bend 30, Ft. ' Wayne 31, Terre Haute 34 and Evansville 35. ... i

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Hitler B

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German Retreat Continues Steadily As Hitler Promises Early OffensiveYank 3rd Army Races On, 60 Miles

From Czechoslovakia And 120 From Berlin,

BULLETIN! PARIS, Apr. 5. (UP) Two American armies stormed into the Ruhr valley to finish off an estimated 15,0,000 trapped Germans today. Other American tank forces were reported racing eastward into the Harz mountains, 120 miles from Berlin.

(By United Press) Both Axis enemy powers felt the pressure of military defeats accumulating on all fronts today. Adolf Hitler, in his first public act since Allied forces broke across the Rhine, begged for continued t German resistance and promised an early offensive 'against the Allies. In Tokyo, Premier General Kuniaki Koiso and his cabinet resigned with a virtual admission that they were powerless to halt the American advances on the homeland.Breaching the German central (lines in the west with a 50-mile-wide , penetration the American 3rd Army armored spearhead raced ahead brirely 60..mxles from Czechoslovakia and 120 miles from Berlin. Everywhere in the west, the German retreat1 continued steadily with' no signs 'anywhere of either a solid stand or an impending counter offensive which Hitler, in his frantic appeal to the'German people not to desert him, promised. . ' Siege Of Vienna. In a 50-mile arc in the plains around Vienna, the Red . armies laid siege to the Austrian capital and fought - their way through the southeastern suburbs. On the eastern front, stagnant since the spring thaw and rains began a month ago, there were signs of an early revival of the Russian drive on Berlin. Gen. Ivan Petrov's 4th Ukrain

ian army facing Prague resumed its drive, after five weeks of inaction, and smashed its way 25 miles deep into Silesia and Czechoslovakia on a 40-mile front. This operation was against the last great German salient in the east, a huge bulge, including all of Moravia. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton' breakthrough on a wide front from Mulhausen to the Werra River south of Meiningen sent American tanks into the rear supply zones of the German armies facing the Russian armies of Marshal Konev and Gen. Petrov, now barely 170 miles to the east of Patton's 3rd Army spearhead. Squeezed from both sides by the coordinated Patton and Petrov drives, Germany risked being bi-sected. Dispatches from the 3rd Army front stress that in the area where American tanks have penetrated, German communications and supply systems have disintegrated under the Patton punches and German resistance everywhere on the front appears to be falling apart. , Cutting Germany In Two. The whole American army in Germany now is operating entirely under Gen. Omar Bradley of the 12th American Army Group for the first time since the Rundstedt December counter offensive. The 9th American Army has been detached from Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group and reattached to the Bradley group. Bradley now has his forces disposed in two major threats to Germany unity: Patton's 3rd Army was expected to cut Germany in two, while the 9th Army attacked the new German defense positions on the Weser River 39 miles southwest of Hannover. The 9th Army was pointed directly at Berlin by the Hannover-Magdebourg highway and at the Weser was still 180 miles from the capital. In the Pacific, operations slowed down to a snail's pace on Okinawa where American forces met organized Japanese resistance from tanks in the open where the terrain gave tanks good natural cover and from artillery planted in the caves on ridges just north of Naha, the capital.

ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES OFFICIALLY REPORTED Included in tht latest report of Army-Navy war casualties announced by t,he Office of War Information for release today are: Navy missing Paul Ora Kemp, Fireman 1c, U. S. N. R., husband of Mrs. Betty June Kemp, 2604 S. 10th St., Terre Haute and son Of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Kemp, Farmersburg. Army wounded, Pacific Regions Sgt. George W. Goodman, son of Mrs."Frances 'R. Goodman, 334 S. Main St., Sullivan, SSgt.

Resistance Ronald E. Marlow, son of Mrs. Martha Marlow Hymera. Army wounded, European Regions Cpl. Omar J. Meek, husband of Mrs. Lillian H. Meek, route one, Paxton. Army prisoners of war, Germany Pfc. William C. Borders, Jr., son of William C. Borders, 429 N. State St., Sullivan. LEARN OF DEATH Mrs. Jack Raines has received word of the death of her brother-in-law, W. R. Lantz of Muskogee, Oklahoma. '