Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 50, Number 152, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 2 August 1948 — Page 1

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WEATHER ' SULLIVAN COUNTY, CENTER OP .,-J t POPULATION i FAIR TUESDAY Indiana:' Generally fair with little change in temperatures tonight and Tuesday. UNITED PRESS SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES " MONDAY, AUG. 2, 1948. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE

VOL. 50 No. 152 Accident Death Toll Hits Sixteen Over Week-end

INDIANAPOLIS, Augi 2 (U.R) Sixteen persons died accidental deaths in Indiana Saturday and Sunday. There were 10 traffic victims, four drowned and two died in miscellaneous accidents. Sunny and pfeasant weekend weather lurd thousands onto highways and caused numerous accidents in all parts of the state. The worst single accident was at Fort Wayne Saturday morning when four members of one Ohio family were killed as their car sideswiped a truck. In addition to the four drowning victims, Eugene Kerns, age 20, Valparaiso, died of a broken neck when he dove into Flint Lake from a pier and struck a rock. The other drowning - victims were James Schoon, Merrillville, and Jerome S. Stripeik, age 12, Chicago, who drowned in separate accidents in Lake Michigan off a Gary beach, and Robert Sharon, age 20, Marion, who drowned while swimming in New Lake, in Whitley County. Kenneth Crabtree, age 17, Poseyville, was killed when he fell off a tractor Saturday and was crushed to death, beneath the vehicle's wheels. Freak Accident In another freak accident, 77-year-old James Sowers of Cov

loaded with planks' sideswiped ley Relay; Men's 50 Meter Freehis auto. One of the long boards style; Women's 50 Meter Freecrashed through his auto's wind- style; Men's Diving, " 3 Meter; shield, striking Sowers. , Men's 100 Meter Freestyle; WomWilliam Marshall, Indianapo- en's 100 Meter Freestyle; Men's lis, told police he was teaching 1Q0 Meter Backstroke, Women's his wife, Margaret, age 26, to 1Q0 Meter Freestyle; Men's 100 drive near Stilesville yesterday Meter Breaststroke; Women's 100 when she stepped on the acceler- Meter Breaststroke; Men's 200 ;ator instead of the brake pedal Meter Freestyle; Women's 200 ind wrecked the car. She was Meter Freestyle; Men's 400 Meter thrown from the machine and Relay; Women's 400 Meter Relay; died later of a skull fracture and Platform Diving. .Internal injuries. ' ! '

-Qther, traffic victims;. Plirrfna CfMI Mr. and Mrs. Herman Singer, I UIUUU

and Mrs. Singer's two sisters, Miss Mary Dixon and Miss Lottie Dixon, all of Springfield, O., killed in the accident near Fort Wayne. John Jackson, age 61, Cincin nati, O. skidded

Mrs, Rhoda Lou Fredericks, age states, facilities are such that 23, Prairie Creek, died of a frac- .the . registration to date has tured skull and broken neck made it necessary to close filing when her husband's motorcycle ', of applications, came to a sudden stop, throwing University officials are pre-

her off near Linton Saturday. .dieting an enrollment of be

died at Lafayette Saturday of injuries suffered when his motor cycle struck another cycle. George H. Hudson Dies In Hospital George H. Hudson, age 61, of Tiintnn HiH Rat.nrrfav nftprnnnn

at the Billings General Hospital I ticall,y. teady

in Indianapolis. He, was a vet- 1 eran of World War I. He is survived by three brothers, Perry Hudson of Sullivan, Emerson Hudson of Linton, and Howard Hudson of Terre Haute; two sisters, Mrs. Starlin Combs of Midland, and Mrs. Joe Benham of Linton. The body was taken to the M. J. Aikin and Son 'Funeral Home in Linton where funeral prvifpe will Ko htlrl at 9. nVlnMr

Tuesday afternoon with Waldo I y"1 lxtend from Se- 20 to 22

Hoar officiating. Burial will be i . ieuwi in the Dugger Cemetery with wrk bein at ? the Frank Courtney Post 22 0f -Thursday morning, Sept.

Jthe American Legion holding jnilitary rites. William Bolinger Rites Saturday Funeral services for William D. "Dennie" Bolinger, who passed away at his home, 241 South Court Street, Thursday morning, were held at the Billman funeral chapel Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev.. Jack Anderson Qf the Sullivan First Christian Church officiat Dillahunt, Dean Chaney, Rufus DeHart, Paul Stratton, Herman McKinley and Hugh Hunt. Burial was in Center Ridge Cemetery. - -

A.A.U. Swim Meet At Shakamak Sunday Shakamak State Park, near Coalmont, will be the scene of the Men's National Junior Platform and Open swimming -meet August 8-

Sixteen events are scheduled and the meet is expected to . at tract teams and swimmers from all over the country. ' The National Junior High Platform DivI ing Championship will be the j feature. The southern Indiana resort has one of the few pools in the country suitable for high platform diving. In order to execute their jumps, high divers need at least 16 feet of water. In high platform diving, the competitor is required to' keep his form until after he has broken water. Competitive high diving is performed from a platform 33 feet above ground. AAU listings show that a junior is anyone, regardless of age, who has not won a national championship. Once a swimmer tags a national crown he automatically becomes a senior and competes in that bracket. ' Held under the auspices of the State Conservation Department, the meet will award prizes for Dom team ana individual performances. Park officials have announced that free housing will be given' to coaches and players arriving for the events In this manner, out of state teams will be able to come to the park early and practice at no extra expense. Following is a complete list of events: Men's 300 Meter Medlev

ington was killed when a truck Relay; Women's 150 Meter Med-

Taking Freshmen LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug 2 Applications of Indiana students for enrollment as freshman at

killed when his auto Purdue University this Fall still ' over an embankment are being considered in all i

near Brookville Saturday night, schools and curricula except the '

licn. vvuii, age k, cnmiieia, ocnuui oi rnarmacy, u. uamkilled when a car, in which five mon, registrar and director . of ' teen-agers rode overturned on admissions, announced today. In . a curve near Auburn. - i the School of Pharmacy, he '

Austin Gooding, Waynetown, tween 13,0000 and 14,000 stu- i

dents for the coming semester. This will be approximately the enrollment on the campus of the last academic year, the larg - est in the history of the uni-1 versity. While applications for the freshman class are not yet i equal to the number of last

year, the large numbers in the; The Snow Hill Coal Corporaupper classes are expected to tion's Wabash and Green Valley hold the total enrollment prac-1 mines, five miles northwest of

Indications are that the num-

ber of veterans in the freshman practices, Federal coal mine inclass this Fall will be consider-' spectors reported to the Bureau

ably less than in preceding years. It is anticipated that not more than 15 percent of the freshman registrants will veterans. The orientation program those entering Purdue' for first time this Fall will be for the start ; Sept. 15 and extend to Sept. 20. Registration of all students class o'clock 23. Red Caps Split Double-Header The Sullivan Red Caps split a double-header at Pavilion Field Sunday, winning from the Bloomfield Cardinals by a score of 7 to 6. and losine to Little Betty by a score of 4 to 3. Both games were seven innings long, and the Red Caps took the first contest by scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on four hits and

ed. Song services were by Jim- an error. Johnny Neal and Max Brown, Ross Harbaugh, JohnjCooley formed the Sullivan Taylor and Pete McCreery, with battery. Jeanette Wernz at the organ. ' In the second contest, the Pallbearers were Clarence I Miners tallied twice in the top

of the seventh to take home

the win. Max Caolej struck out , the hay fever season approacheleven batters . in the second ing, it is imperative that the game, and Delph, his opponent, source of the feVer be disposed struck out ten men. ' of. '

Farm Bureau Harvest Sunday Program Is Set

Sullivan County farm families SSgt. Jim Short, local recruitwill gather for their annual sum- ing men. mer festival of the harvest on A young man with no prevf Sunday, August 8th at the City.ious service may enlist for any Park, Sullivan. ,of the following periods of time The day -will begin at 11:00 A. witn the provisions stated here: M. with a union church service. L He may volunteer for a Albert AVery, township chair-, period of one year, "with no man of Fairbanks, will be the choice of assignment, branch of master of ceremonies. The morn-' service, or type of duty to be ing sermon will be delivered by performed, assured. That upon Alan T. Jones, Congregational- the completion of one year of Christian pastor of Merom, whose active service he will be transsermon theme will be "Farm ferred to a ' reserve component Homes Are Still Important." ,for a period of six years, during The usual morning offering will which time he is required to

be taken for CARE. In the afternoon the musical highlight will be the appearance of the county Home Economics

Chorus under the direction of stailation. He will be subject to Mrs. Alan Jones. ' The following recall to active duty without will participate: Mrs. William his consent at any time during Adams, Mrs. Albert Benson, Mrs. t the 'six year, period. Jake Brust, Mrs. John Byrne, Mrs. I 2. He may volunteer for twenRex Daugherty, Mrs. Ben Easter, ty-one months. (This is also the Sylvia Goodman, Mrs. Gene Gam- time and conditions for 'draftees bilL Mrs. Margaret Garwood, Mrs. under Selective Service.) With Rex Harris, Mrs. Tressa Houston, the same conditions as above Mrs. Billy Houpt, Mrs. Roy My- except that the transfer to ers, Mrs. Ray Newkirk, Mrs. reserve component upon the Clem Wisener, Mrs. Earl Pheg- completion of the twenty-one

ley, Mrs. Lois Pound, Mrs. Percy months of srvice is for a, period Ryan, Mrs. Irtis Williams, Edith of five years. Scott, Chloe Thompson, Mrs.! 3. He may volunteer for two Charles Usrey, Betty Wheeler, years with the same conditions Mrs. Charles Willis, Hazel Wal- as above except that the transfers and Mrs. Rose Haskett. Their fer to a reserve component will musical selections are "Kerry be for a period of four years.

Dance" by James Molloy, and "Noctune" by Mendelssohn. At. noon the basket dinner is scheduled in the usual spot in the southeast corner of the park. All families are urged to come with filled baskets. The highlight speaker of the afternoon is "Wayne Guthrie of the , editorial department of The Indianapolte News. He was one of the group of newspaper men who made the triD to Bikini to see the atom bomb test and has been telling the story ever since. He has

pared before the-Farm BtoewPPl

and Farm Bureau Co-op groups repeatedly in Indianapolis af their conventions as well as to groups over the state. The committee states that he has heen asked to deliver this address more than 465 times, such has been its ponularity. The. Varm Biih Onwn will be crowned chosen from among the following girls who have been ' entered in the contest: Virginia Blice, Pattjr Ready and Barbara rkhurn . The annual Flower Show will be held. Entries must be in by 10:30 A. M. Classes are best mixed variety, best single variety andi I best flower arrangements. First and second prizes will be given. Make P!ans now to attend. . ' ' . IVlfin Iftllllfv Jflal 'IJ V UUIllf UJGil Mine Is Inspected j Terre Haute, Ind., comply favorably with recognized safety of Mines following a reinspection of the Vigo County properties in June. The mines had 142 employees and averaged 407 tons of coal daily when they were visited by J. E. Hayden and F. J. Gallagher, Federal inspectors. Prior to the inspection, face ventilation was improved in one entry, telephone service was provided in the mines, and an employee-checking system was established,' the inspectors reported. For the Wabash mine, the inspector recommended more effective rock-dusting of part of a shuttle car roadway. Both mines were urged to, allay coal dust during cutting and loading, advance rock-dust applications to within 80 feet of the frame-ground drills, and faces, install a suitable fan gauge. Workers exposed to falling objects were advised to wear safety-toe footwear. MAYOR URGES WEEDS BE CUT Mayor Guy Biddle today urged that all residents cut any weeds that may be on vacant lot they own. He said that with

Army Enlistment Requirements Given

Here is the story on. what to expect under the present draft laws and the volunteer enlist ment procedures, "as released .. by TSgt; Tolbert Roberts and attend regular reserve meetings twice a month in addition . to serving one month each year on active duty at some military in4. He may volunteer for a three-year enlistment after which he will be completely free of further military obligation, Enlisting for this three-year period, he is permitted to select ithe branch of service he wishes, state his preference for overseas assignment theatre. He is given the opportunity to qualify for and attend a trade school of his , choice. High school graduates are offered the opportunity to apply for trade school of their choice before enlisting. If the are then enlisted and sent to basic training, and then sent to the trade school to which they received th&ir appointment. , Boys 17 years of age. but not . yet 18 years of age may enlist,; but they present U. S. Army parent consent forms signed by their Darents. A birth certificate is also required. oys over i years or age need not have their parents consent, but are required to have a birth certificate. I In addition to the above listed periods of enlistment, there are openings for four, five, and six year enlistments. Veterans re-enlisting must enlist for not less than three years, with the grade determin-' ed by the number of months an M.O.S. (military occupation ' speciality) was held, but they will not be enlisted at a grade higher than was time of discharge. held at the The recruiting station for Sullivan County is located . at 103 West Wall Street, Sullivan, 1 with the telephone number 367. Marriage Licenses Are Issued Here Earl Engle, .county clerk, said today that his office had issued twenty-six marriage licenses in the month of July. Over the week-end, his office issued licenses to the following persons: Barbara Stevens, Sullivan. R. 2, and Charles E. Greene, Muncie. Eleanor Thomas, Jasonville, and Charles Norris, Fairbanks. Mary Ada Ryan, Sullivan, and Walter W. Carrico, Carlisle. Mary Frances Crowe, West Union, Illinois, and George A. Hopper, Merom. Patsy Kay Alexander, Muncie, and Clarence Lee Steinhall, Muncie. s Ethel Marie Hedrick, Dugger, and Lester E. Lewellyn, Sullivan. TO ATTEND FUNERAL IN A BODY Sullivan Lodge No.' 263, F. & A.. M. Called meeting Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. for funeral of Brother Fred E. Ford. All members urged to attend. Alvin C. Spainhour, W. M., Russell Inbody, Sec.

Pvt. D. E. Laughrey Funeral Is Held

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Funeral services for Pvt. Donald E. Laughrey, who was killed accidentally on Luzon July 24, 1945, were held at the Railsback Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. T. M. Jennings officiated. Song services were by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Walker, Mr. and Mrs. PJ M. Lester. Russell Nichols. and the Royal Four Quartette Pallbearers were Cecil Burk, Ray Rich, Oscar Mason, Hosea Hampton, L,loyd Kennedy and Orval Pritchett.v Burial was in -Union Chapel Cemetery with the Sullivan American Legion Post No. 139 in charge of the grave services. ! i Demos Gather Af Farmersburg Saturday Night -Many prominent Democrats of :this area gathered Saturday to celenight at Farmersburg oighjatthe "11U1U oeiuei s xveunion and hear an ac t -ess by John A. .Watkins, of Bloomfield, Demo- j cratic candidate for Lieutenant i governor of Indiana. i John Knox Purcell, Sullivan County prosecuting attorney. and Democratic county chairrnan introduced the speaker. after he had been introduced by xvev. rouiz. uso on tne speaker's platform with Mr. Purcell and the Rev. Foutz, were Hubert Sevier, county auditor, and James McGarvey, former county chairman and al?.o a former county auditor, and Essie Fuller, Democratic vice-chairman. Th Democratic candidates for the various offices to the large crowd that was present to hear Mr. Watkins talk Among those introduced were Jack - O'Grady, candidate for state senator; Pauline Mahan, candidate for county treasurer; Norval K. Harris, candidate for Jua8e- oianiey jeweii, candidate Ior coroner, nuoert wagner,

canaiaaie ior snenn; naroia Miss Katherine Ford; three broMarts, candidate for com- thers, Alan Ford of Cleveland, misisoner; Leo Followell, candi- Ohio. Donald Ford of South

uuoiouiiti, xyj i.viiumcii, vauuidate for state representative, ; bu..v..viMi.w . for commissioner. City Court Action The following persons been fined in City Court: Ed Lambert, fined $1 have and costs for public intoxication. Ruben Thompson, fined $1 'and costs for public intoxica- , tion. 4 William Owings, fined $1 and costs for public intoxication. Winfred loving, of Robinson, Illinois, fined $1 and costs for public intoxication. Woodrow McKinley, fined $5 and costs for public intoxica-' tion. Dwight D. Burton, fined $1 and costs for reckless driving. John Sivitras, of Gary, fined $1 and costs for public intoxica tion. Emery C. Stark, of Coalmont, fined $5 and costs for reckless driving. DIVORCE CASE VENUED HERE A divorce case filed by Mary I. Reese against Lloyd W. Reese has been venued from Vigo County to the Sullivan Circuit Court.

Prairie Creek Woman Thrown From Cycle, Dies

I Rhoda Lou Frederick, 23 years old, of Prairie Creek, was killed ( instantly about 11:45 o'clock Sunday morning when she was i thrown from a motorcycle op erated by her husband. Max State Highway 54 and 59 about two and one-half miles north of Linton. The injured woman was taken to the Freeman-Greene County Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. A verdict of accidental death was returned by Dr. Jerome Graf, . coroner. He said the accident victim sus tained a fractured ' skull and neck in the mishap. Frederick told state troopers who investigated the accident he was following an automobile south on State Highway 59 when the vehicle stopped suddenly at the road intersection. When he applied his brakes, he said, his wife was thrown off the motorcycle to the side of the highway. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick are reported to have been en route to Worthingon, Ind., to attend the Hunt family reunion at the time of the accident. A com panion, Carl Hale, also of Prairie Creek, who was riding a motorcycle ahead of them, was unaware of the accident until he failed to see Mr. and Mrs. Frederick following him. The accident victim attended Indiana State Teachers College for two years where she was a rmember of the Kappa Kappa Sorroity. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Prairie Creek. The body was taken to the Welch & Cornett Funeral Home and later taken to the DeBaun '. Funeral Home at Prairie Creek. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday after-

..jiqoji aLthei . homef-her.Dariis nne of the maicr . nhases .. in

ents, and burial will be in New Harmonv Cemeterv. The bodv will be taken to the parents home in Prairie Creek Monday afternoon. Besides the husband she is survived by the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ward of Prairie Creek, and one sister, Mrs. Irene Watson, also of Prairie Creek. Fred E. Ford, 64, Dies Saturday Fred E. Ford, 64 years old, passed away at his home on Sullivan, R. 4, Saturday night at 10:15 o'clock. He was an employee of the Templeton Goal Company. He was a member of the Sullivan Lodge No. 263 F. & A. M., Jerusalem Chapter No. 81 R.A.M., and Sullivan Council No. 73 R. & S. M. Surviving are the wife, Allah; a son, Ralph Ford; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Thomas and

umo, Jjonaia f oru oi ooutn i ! t Bend, Indiana, and Rex Ford ofjhnrmPr KflnPIll

i ,1 I I lllllllliS ii SINLtM. 1V1 IS. Gilbert Simmers of Sullivan, and several nieces and nephews. The body was taken to the Railsback Funeral Home where it will lie in state. Funeral services will be conducted Tues day afternoon at 3 o'clock, Burial will be in Palmers Prairie Cemetery. Venue Damage Suit To Local Court A $35,000 damage suit has Ibeen venued to the Sullivan 'Circuit Court from the Vigo County courts, Earl Engle, ! county clerk said today. Helen M. Hicks is the defendant in the action, suing her brother-in-law, Porter Hicks for that simi. The suit is the result of an accident that occurred on Feb. 12, 1947, in Lee County, Florida. The plaintiff charges that she was injured in the accident, and that her injuries are permanent. She claims that the accident was the result of the negligence of the driver, who, she charges, drove at an excessive speed, on wet, slick pavement, around a curve, and failed to stay on the road, striking a concrete cul-

Recreation Program lo End Friday The Sullivan City Recreational Program will end Friday, August 6. This program, designed to bridge the gap between school and vacation, with full use of the city scho.ols and city's recreational facilities has been highly successful for the third straight year. Coach Jones re

ports, "all participants well tanned, and in good shape for school." The playground was well attended with an average of forty-five boys participating each day during all sessions. Due to the wide range of ages and variety .of activities offered, no attempt was made toward league organization as in the past. All efforts were directed toward developing individual skills in activities as desired by the participants. Baseball was the leading activity. Practice games were played with pick-up teams and stress placed on the fundamental skills. A few formal games were played with nearby communities. A noteworthy attraction was weightlifting. Many of the boys became proficient in this event and plan to continue it as a "conditioner." Other games of interest were croquet, tourna ments, touch football, boxing, track, and dart games. Coach Jones commends the civil city and city ' schools for making this program' available to our youth in their worthy use of leizure time. He points out. "all progressive cities, this size and larger, have programs of this type and are highly successful in combatting juvenile delinquency and in promoting good citizenship." He also wishes to congratulate the sponsors and players of the successful City Softball League and the sponsors and players of the County Churches Softball League. All these activities are necessary for a lively community and permit our youth the opportunity to exercise their zestful energy thru sports which our American way of life. Hugh Giles, 71, Dies Saturday Hugh Giles, 71 years old, of 301 East Washington Street, well-known resident of Sullivan, passed away at his home Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock following an extended illness. He was a member of the Sullivan Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Hugh Willis and David Giles, both of Sullivan; a daughter, Mary Lou Bell of Sullivan, and three grandchildren, Virginia Lou Giles, Johnson Bell and David McCoy Giles., The body was taken to the Billman Funeral Home where it will lie in state. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Billman funeral chapel with the Rev. E. E. Aldrich of the Sullivan Methodist Church of ficiating. Burial will be in Center Ridge Cemetery. Oi Dugger Dies Adolph Lechien, age 60, formerly of Linton, died at Ann Arbor, Michigan Sunday morning. He at one time lived in Dugger. He is survived by the wife. jLora; three sons, Emile and Adolph Lechien, both of Lin,ton, and Arthur Lechien of Ann Arbor, Mich.; a daughter, Mrs. I Florence Tannehill of Linton, and thirteen grandchildren. I The body was taken to the M. J. Aikin Funeral Home in Linton and was removed to the home of the son, Emile, where -services will be held Wednesday afternoon at i p m. Burial. will be in Fairview Cemetery. Eagles To Name New President The Fraternal Order of Eagles will hold their regular meeting at 8 p. m. Thursday, and at the meeting a new president will be elected to replace Charles Hudson. Mr. Hudson moved from Sullivan, and resigned as president of the organization. Nominations were made last Wednesday night, and Kenneth Engle and Francis Truclock were nominated. The voting will be

on the two candidates.

Porter Charges Congress Stalls As Prices Rise

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (UP) Administration Spokesman Paul A. Porter today charged the Re publican leadership in Congress with.wasting time on "political bickering" in price controls hearngs. The former OPA administrator, in a statement before the Republican-controlled Senate banking committee, demanded that the GOP face the issue of prices and inflation and tell the people whether they are "going to act or not?" Before Porter began his testimony. Sen. Homer E. Capehart, R., Ind., remarked acidly that no Democrats on the committee were present. Capehart was presiding in the absence of Chairman Charles W. Tobey, R., N. H. Porter said "the time for post mortems and finger pointing has expired ... I am not now concerned as to where responsibility lies for the immediate and disas trous inreai mat nangs over every American citizen." Prices are "a crisis which cannot tolerate inaction," he said. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. (UP) Hog prices soared to new all-time highs at two major livestock markets today and wholesale meat prices advanced at New York for the first time in 10 days. A load of top quality hogs sold for $32 a hundred pounds at Cleveland, setting a new mark for that market. At Chicago, a load sold for $31.10 a hundred poundi, 'opping the previous record of $31 set only last Friday. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2. (UP)' Hogs jumped nearly 25 cents at' the Indianapolis Stockyards today to bring the $31.00-per-hundred weight all-time price high for the third straight market dav. Hogs weighing from 180 to 230 Dounds sold for $30.75 to $31.00. Observers said the all-time top 3rice:wa,heiDg paLAjnore freely han Friday." The record ' price high was first set Dec. 24 and was tied Jwo days later. The $30 top was tied again last Thursday for the first time this year. G.O.P. Fails To End Filibuster By Southerners WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. (UP) A Republican effort to smash the Southern anti-poll tax filibuster failed today. Senate President Arthur H. Vandenberg invoked a 31-year old Senate rule to block a move to limit debate. Senate Republicans, backed by four administration Senators.tnea lo break a three-day filibuster by filing a petition to invoke cloture limit debate. But Vandenberg ruled that clo ture could be invoked only to limit debate on a "measure." The Southerners have been filibuster:ng since Thursday on a motion to take up the anti-poll tax bill. The Tieasure itself is not yet before :he Senate. The cloture petition bore the names of four Democrats ana more than a dozen Republican Senators. It was filed by Acting Republican Leader Kenneth S. Wherry of Nebraska Earlier, Wherry's request for a voluntary limit on debate was blocked by Sen. Richard B. Russell. D.. Ga. He said the South erners would not yield to a "spe cious plea of emergency. The Southerners argued that cloture petition can be filed only on a bill and not on a motion to consider a bill. The Southerners have been filibustering since Thursday noon on Wherry's motion to take up the anti-poll tax bill. The four Democrats who joined the Republicans in moving to lim it debate to one hour for each Senator were Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky, President Truman's Vice-Presi dential running mate; Sens. J. Howard McGrath and Theodore Francis Green, both of Rhode Island, and Claude Pepper of, Florida.

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES The unofficial temperatures in Sullivan today were: at 7:30 a.m 70 degrees at noon 85 degrees