Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 50, Number 235, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 26 November 1948 — Page 1
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WEATHER CLOUDY SATURDAY Indiana: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Slightly colder tonight. READ THE LATEST NEWS IN THE DAILY, TIMES VOL. 50 No. 235 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TBIESi-FRIDAY, NOV. 26, 1948. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENT3
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(By United Press) .The United Nations debate on Palestine bogged down today. Chances that the General Assembly can agree on a formula for final settlement of the Palestine problem seemed slim. The 58-nation UN political committee wrangled for three hours in Paris ever how to take up eight conflicting proposals for a Palestine settlement. Then it appointed a sub-committee to draft a working report and adjourned until tomorrow. The Anglo-American split still has not been resolved.
Dr. Philip Jessup of the United States asked the committee to reject those portions of the British proposal calling for outright endorsement of the Bernadotte plan, which would give the Negev to the Arabs and western Galilee to Israel. Syria added to the confusion by introducing a motion to abolish the state of Israel and create a single Arab-dominated state in Palestine.
, Other foreign news included: NANKING Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of China's Generalissimo and president, was reported in authoritative circles to be planning to visit the United States soon to ask immediate American aid for Chiu The report followed a shakeup in which Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Assembly and the son of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, was nominated to succeed the resigned Wong Wen-Hao. TOKYO Japan's war-time premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war lords under sentence of death were placed under Individual guard at Sugamo Prison to prevent possible suicide attempts. Allied correspondents protested against Gen. Douglas MacArthur's refusal to permit newsmen to witness the executions. Fourteen more German war criminals were hanged by the Ui. Army at Landsbexg Prison 'bringing the ,t6tal,,number ex-" ecutad there to 229. The latest batch included Emil Pleissner, a former storm trooper who was in charge , of the infamous "Rose Garden" in which the inmates of the Bu'jhenwald Concentration ' mp .were Uowly starved to death. BRUSSELS Former Premier Paul-Henri Spaak agreed to try to form a new Belgian government. Spaak's previous attempts had ended' in failure, but regent Prince Charles approached him again when Gaston Eyskens of the Catholic Party was unable to get together a cabinet. , SOUTHAMPTON, Eng. The Queen Elizabeth prepared to sail Sunday for New York with the end of the New York dock strike. The Cunard White Star Line served a Thanksgiving for the 1,500 passengers yesterday. , The week's delay in the sailing has cost the Cunard Line$lC0,000. County Farmers Hear State Man Approximately one . hundred fifty people attended the meeting held in the Court House auditorium Tuesday night, Nov. 23, relative to the erea testing program on Bangs' Disease Control. Dr. O; W. Cottongim of the 'State Veterinarian's office, was present and discussed the high point3 of the program. He discussed the program very similarly to the way it was discussed at the October meeting. : It is very important that every cattle owner become acquainted with the aspects of the program. Many times the wrong information is given unintentionally. This leads to misunderstandings and consequently, it is better if the person learns the correct story in the beginning. It is hoped that those present at the meeting will discuss the . program with their neighbors who were not present and if there are any questions which they can not answer, they should be referred to some veterinarian or the County Extension Office. There was a great deal of interest in the program at the meeting id most everyone present was in favor that the program get under way in Sullivan County. Of course, all of those concerned should realize that it will take a lar.ge amount of work from a great number of
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County Oil Well Work Proceeds; Fletcher Dry Oil speculations over the county were somewhat daunted yesterday by the abandonment of one well and the possibility that another might be dry. The Erwin H. Fletcher well in Currv Township's" Section 29 was! found dry and abandoned at a depth of 1500 feet on Wednes- I day. The Fletcher had been a test well for what was believed to have been another oil structure adjacent to the Wilfred pool. Local interest-holding sources today said the Charles Sharp No. 1 well in Section 8 of Jackson Township "(northeast of Ilyjrie'ta)' was apparently dry. This opinion was released without consideration of possible pay that might have been discovered by photographic pictures of the well. A streak of bad luck descended upon the Sharp well yesterday when the picture cable supporting the photography equipment broke and plunged to the bottom level. However, earlier pictures showed a 25 foot break wherein no "pay" was seen, informants said. The Frederick B. Cline No. 2 Leon Wallace well in the Wilfred pool will be perforated and acidized today, authoritative sources said early this a. m. Delay in efforts to bring the well in were caused by the Turkey I Day holiday. Meanwhile, northeast of Wallace No. 2, workers at Cline's No. 3 well were drillins at about 600 feet. I To the northwest of Shelburn in the old Dome Gas Company pool.i workmen at the John Unger No. 1 Gerald Bolinger oil well today were correcting troubles encountered there earlier this week and expected to perforate and acidize about Monday. Further reports on various other wells being drilled in the county could not be secured. Prepare CARE Boxes For Western Europe The need for food for Western, Europe, especially in the American occupied section of Germany, is so great that the local Methodist Church is engaged in a campaign to raise funds for immediate needs. Last Sunday, sufficient funds were raised for thirty packages. Anyone desiring to add to this fund may bring whatever amouht they can give to the services next Sunday morning or evening CARE packages are ten dollars each for American Occupied Germany, and twelve dollars and fifty cents when they have to be flown into Berlin. These packages are to meet the urgent need of the winter months for families without income. This campaign is not to be -confused with the CROP campaign for wheat and soyl beans. We urge our people to I support both.
Bus Strike Ends, Service In A Few Days
The Wabash Valley Coach Company strike is unofficially ended, it will , be officially end ed today when company and union officials meet to sign the necessary wage agreement. Officials of the union said yesterday that a five-month strike of 12 drivers and garage men of the Wabash Valley Coach Company has been ended, that a new contract is about to-be signed and that service on the line will be resumed probably within a few days. The company operates bus lines between Terre Haute and Sullivan (over Highway .41), Vincennes, Linton, Jasonville, Princeton and Evansville. Employes are members of the Amalgamated Association of Streeet and Electrical Railway Employes of America, Local No. 1297. Union President Max Bledsoe and Committeeman Harold Eisman of the coach line employees, announced that a new contract, to run to June 15, 1950, provides for a wage increase of 10 cents per hour and "adjusts satisfac torily" other points at issue. The strike was touched off by the discharge of an employe on June 16. The union's original demand was for a wage increase of 1xk cents per hour. Under the new contract, it was announced, the hourly waees will be $1.14 for drivers, $1.32 for mechanics $1.02 for garage helpers. The coach line is owned operated by B. W. Sale. and and Tickets For Lions Show Moving Fast Ticket sales for the lions Club benefit - presentation ' -(jf .-VirgilaJ master magician, nere weanesaay evening, Dec. 1st, were today reported to be moving steadily. The Lions are aiming toward a capacity audience in an effort to make the most of their most recent attempt to secure funds with which to further their installation of germicidal lamps in the classrooms of the Sullivan city schools. For a more detailed account of mysterious feats to be expected in Wednesday evening's stage show to be held in the auditorium of the Sullivan High School, consult the advertising columns of today's edition. Lions Club officials stated that several choice seats, were yet avaliable but advised parties planning to see the Virgil Show to secure their ducats as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment. Tickets may be obtained from any member of the Lions Club or at the Smith Jewelry Store, Johnson Feed Store, Arrow Auto Store, South Side Barber Shop, Sue's Frosty Malt Shop or the Dixie Grill. N. Lebanon TJeviyal To Start Sunday XMmmmmmEZi. REV. J. ORR POWELL The congregation of the New Lebanon Methodist Church will conduct a series of revival services beginning Sunday, Nov. 28th and continuing through Dec. 12th, Rev. C. E. Homberger, church pastor, announced today. Rev. J. Orr Powell, evangelist, pictured above will deliver the messages each evening , with services scheduled for 7:30 o'clock and 10:45 o'clock Sunday morning. Special music has been' planned for each evening with youth services to be held at 7:15 every night. The general public is cordially and urgently invited to attend these services.
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Quick action by Capt. Evan Lewis (inset) is credited with saving the lives of 23 persons, including his crew of five and four children, when his TWA Constellation (shown below) caught fire, afer landing at Los Angeles airport Lewis brought the airliner to a stop, rushed through the cabin and assisted all aboard to safety through a rear escape door. He was the last to leave the plane. The plane was destroyed. ' : !; V (International Soundphotos.)
Jaycees-Legion f Donkey BB Fray; Tuesday Might The annual Jaycees' Donkey Basketball Benefit Game will be played here Tuesday evening, Nov, 30th in thef Community Gym with the Sullivan American Legion Post 139 providing the opposition. Proceeds will be used to purchase Christmas basket staples for the needy of the city. Rules of this unusual type of hardwood fracas are, the same as teguIai. hoop -rules- except . thet players are mounted and from that position must propel their aerials through the nets. However, the trick of the trade is jostled by the fact that each donkey has a mind of its own and all have different traits and characteristics. These are borne out in their names of Dick Tracy, Mae West, Frank Sinatra, Mr. Milqutoast, Miss America, Betty Grable, Gravel Gerty and Baby Sparkle, each so named for their attriouces suggested by their names. The latter two because they nave B.O. Plenty. " Mayor Guy Biddle will throw the ball in at 7:31 to Referee Paul Truelock. In game action the beasts of burden will carry Jaycees Jim McCoskey, Bernard Moller, Dave McCullough, Bob Davis, Jack Rader, Bob Henderson; Legion teammates Ruel Hoesman, Dick Grable, Wally Truelock , Jack Moore, Max Cooley and Jack Sevier through their paces. Play by play account of the game will be given by Jack McCoskey. ,. The ticket office will open at 6.36 o'clock. Numerous other comedy races are planned, Deaih Calls Mrs. .Emma. PefiJ Mrs. Emma Petit, 52 years old, of Hymera, succumbed Thursday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at St Anthony's Hospital, Terre, Haute. , Surviving are the husband, Amil; one step-daughter, Mrs. Doris Comer of Jasonville; seven step-sons,. Arthur, Lee, Jesse and Amil Petit, Jr., all of Detroit, Michigan, Eugene Petit of North Dakota,- and Archie and Louis Petit, both at home; the mother, Mrs. Tida Cook of Hymera; five sisters, Mrs. Ruby Mize of Hymera, Mrs. Fern Robinson of South Bend, Mrs. Elizabeth Mack and Mrs. Carrie Gardner, both of Hardenburg, and Mrs. Bessie Michael of Carlisle; one brother, Murl Cook of Hymera, and one half-brother, Otto Jones of Greenville. The body was taken to the McClanahan Funeral Home in Jasonville and was removed to the residence this evening. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Assembly of God Church in Jasonville with the Rev. Zella Anthony officiating. Interment will be made in Lebanon Cemetery.
To Hold Triple A Committeemen Polls '..'The annual community committee elections will be held in every township of the county during' the ",. week of November 29-December 3. These elections are very important and farmers should be encouraged to attend his respective township elections. Each township will elect a county delegate, three committeemen and two alternates. Delegate will attend the county convention to elect the county committee which includes three members and two delegates. The hree.cpmmunity committeemen will serve in' "actirilstering "'the several phases of the Triple A farm program in their township. As these men hold responsible jobs -administering and advising the Triple A Program over Sullivan County, it is the farmers greatest interest to attend these elections and see that responsible men are elected. There will be a member of the county committee present at the elections to answer any questions that might be on the minds of farmers regarding this year's farm program, what we might expect next year or how to go about getting a corn loan approved. Please check the time and I date of your township election '.listed below and try. to attend: j Cass Township, Union High ' School, Monday. Nov. 29, 7:30 n. m.; Curry Township, Curry Twp. House, Monday, Nov. 29 !7:30 p. m.; Fairbanks Township. iFire House, Tuesday, Nov. 30 ! V-1CI r, m fiill Tnwnshin New Lebanon High School, Monday Nov. 29, 7:30 p. m.; Haddor Township, Carlisle High School Monday, Nov. 29, 7:30 p. m.' Hamilton Township, Triple "A" Office, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p. m.; Jackson Township, Hymera High School, Thursday Dec. 2, 7:30 p. m.; Turmar Townshin, Graysville High School, Wednesday, Dec. .1, 7:30 p. m. Local Lady's Nephew Gets British Awards Lieut. Tom McNair, nephew of Mrs. J. D. Mclnnes of east of Sullivan, was recently awarded four diplomas in science and ari at the Glasgow University School of Arts in Scotland, British Isles, it was learned today. McNair ' is also a nephew of James McNair, former Sullivar resident and of Mrs. Tom McNair of Clinton, mother 0' Colonel fieorge McNair, distinguished American gold-star commander of World War II who was recently buried w'th high honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Lt. McNair left his studies to serve in World War II and has since turned to the pursuit of them. The coveted honors bestowed upon him are the Royal Scottish Academy award of 60 pounds, the Newbury Medal for distinction in exams, Maintenance Scholarship and the Buroughs Memorial Prize . of 10 pounds.
Italy To Be Included In Security Pact WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UP) Diplomatic sources said today Italy probably will be invited to join the protected North Atlantic Security Pact. They said nothing in the peace treaty with the former' enemy nation prohibits its inclusion in such a security arrangement. The proposed anti-Communist alliance would include . the United States, Canada, Britain, France.i BelgiuLembpuxg and the Netherlands. Italy's participation in . the pact is regarded as essential by some planners. They view its Istrategic Mediterranean position on France's flank, its location next to Eastern Europe, and the need to build up its Armed Forces as reasons for Italy's inclusion in the security setup. Reports received here from Rome Indicate that Italy would welcome a chance to join in the alliance. Under the peace treaty, Italy can have an army of 185,000, a 65,000-man police force, a maximum of 25,000 airmen of all types, 200 heavy and medium tanks, and a number of nonmilitary planes. - In addition to Italy, other nations slated to receive invitations to participate include Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland and Portugal.1 The invitations are expected to go out early next year if informal negotiations indicate these nations would be . willing l.o join a defense bloc. Stephen Meredith )ies At Home Southeast Of City Stephen Meredith, 89 years ld, died this morning at 4 j'clock at the home of his dau?hter, Mrs. Ruth Trusty of Linon, R. 3. He was born in Ohio October 4, 1858. Mr. Meredith had made his home with his laughter. He was a member of the Vicksburg Baptist Church. Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. Ruth Trusty; eleven grandchildren and sixteen greatgrandchildren. . The body was taken to the Newkirk Funeral Home and will be removed to the residence Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Vicksburg with burial in the Salem Cemetery. BOYLE'S TEAM TO MEET FLAMINGOES HERE SAT. Boyle's of Sullivan independent basketball, team will meet the Terre Haute Flamingoes here at the Community Gym Saturday night at 8:15 o'clock. The local aggregation this season is composed of Bill Bryan, Russell Mason, Red Smith. Dick Sweet. Shang Moore, and Marion Woolsey. The Flamingoes, one of the best semiprofessional quintets of the middle west, defeated the Indianapolis Secoes several nights ago.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. (UP) The State Department said today that Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek plans to visit the United States, presumably to seek American military help for China. The Department declined to say whether Mme. Chiang is visiting the United States at the invitation of this government. ? Department Press Officer Michael J. McDermott said : "We have been informed that Mme. Chiang plans to visit the United States, but we have.no details yet as to how or
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, McDermott said, in response to questions, that he did not know who issued the invitation. Asked whether the invitation could be described as "official" and coming from this' government, McDermott said he could say nothing further than the statement which he had read.
Pfc. Wm. Maxey Remains To Arrive Monday The body of Pfc. Bill Maxey, Jr., Sullivan .County gold star hero, will arrive in . Sullivan Monday midnight in the care of a military escort and will be taken to the M. J. Aikin & Son 'Funeral Home in Dugger. Pfc. Maxey died May 30, 1944 in a military ? hospital in Rome of wounds sustained the previous day while on messenger duty. He was 21 years of a.ge having entered the United States Army in 1943, going overseas within four months after his enlistment. He was. a former resident of Berkley," West Virginia where he graduated from high school. He also entered the service there. Surviving are the father, Wm. Maxey, Sr. of Sullivan, R. 5; four sisters, Mrs. L. T. Alderman of Beaver, W. Va., Mrs. Bob Swan of Anderson, and Kathleen and Brenda Maxey, at home; five brothers, Bob, serving with the Army in Alaska, Fred, serving with the Air Force in Hawaiian Islands, and Paul, Tommy and Jimmie, all at home, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.' Alfred Patton of Dugger. The remains will be removed to the family residence Tuesday at noon where to lie in state. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Dugger Methodist Church with the Rev. V. M. Suddarth, assisted by the Rev. Sam Tuttle, officiating. Interment will be made in' the Dugger Cemetery with the Dugger Rexford-Ballard American Legion Post No. 224 in charge of graveside services. Relative Of Dugger Man Dies At Linton Jacob E. Hensley, 54-year-old resident of Linton, died Wednesday afternoon at ,12:30 o'clock at his residence there. Survivors include a stepbrother, Delmar Bedwell .of Dugger. . , The body was taken to the Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and was returned to the residence vhere it , now lies in state. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence with the Rev. Samuel Tuttle officiating. Burial will be made in Fairview Cemetery at Linton. Shelburn Man In Auto Accident A truck driven by Claude Franklin Tipton, 42-year-old resident of Shelburn, R. 1, collided with an automobile driven by Ernest Leon Barnhill, 24, of Terre Haute at the corner of Seventh and Ohio Streets in Terre Haute yesterday morning. Neither driver was injured in the accident, however, considerable damage was done to the truck and auto.
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NANKING, Nov. 26. (UP) Madame Chiang Kai-Shek plans to visit the United States soon to appeal personally for immediate American assistance to China, it was reported authoritatively totoday. The report came as Nationalists and Communists rallied an estimated 400,000 soldiers south of Suchow for a major battle to decide possession of the .strategic railway between Suchow and Nanking. At the same time, President Chiang Kai-Shek made two important political moves foreshadowing a possible "liberal" trend in Chinese politics. He appointed Sun Fo, 53, new premier to succeed Wong Wen-Hao, who resigned, and Chang Chun, a former premier, to head the important Central Political Council, a policy-making body. Sun, the American-educated son of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the founder of the Chinese republic, and Chang are both considered to ba liberal mymbgisjjfthe Kuomintang. Sun was authorized to begin formation of a war cabinet with broad emergency powers. A high Kuomintank source said it would contain "new faces," representing various Kuomintang cliques more broadly than in the past. It was understood that Mme. Chiang decided to visit the United States at the invitation of certain American organizations. It will mark the second time that she has appeared personally before American audiences to ask for aid to China. During the war, sha made a series of cross-country speeches to tell Americans cf the Chinese fight against Japan. Sinc then, she has been in the background politically. Recently, however, she made an overseas broadcast asking for Americanhelp to check the Communists. It was then she disclosed she had been invited to visit America. The Communist troops on the Suhsien battlefront, 45 mile south of Suchow, were under the command of the "One-Eyed Dragon," Gen. Liu Po-Chen. In addition to these troops, four of Communist Gen. Chen Yi's columns were racing under heavy air attacks from the Nienchuang area o Linoi. Some of his units were only 20 miles away. . The official government Central News Agency admitted it erred in reporting the recapture of Suhsien from the Communists yesterday. That presumably meant the . Nationalists still were attacking from the suburbs. The Natonailists claimed they now controlled the railway from Suchow to Nienchuang. Landscape Meeting At Merom Monday Rev. Allan T. Jones, Director of Merom Institute, has announced that there will be . a landscape meeting Monday night, Nov. 29, at Holt Hall in Merom. Prof. R. B. Hull of Purdue University, will be present to show slides and discuss important, steps to keep in mind in landscaping a home, school grounds, or church yard. Boih men and women are invited to the meeting 'which 'will begin at 7:30 p. m.t All those present at the meeting are asked to come the following day and take part in the actual landscaping. Women are asked to bring either a pie or a dish of potato salad or baked beans, to go with the rolls, coffee and doughnuts which the Institute will furnish.