Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 47, Number 130, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 2 July 1945 — Page 1

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VOL. XLVII No. 130 News Of Our Men And Women With The Colors vV V - 1 "Remember read Harbor" ON LEAVE HERE Lt. (;jg) Robert (Bob) Weathers of the Naval Air Corps, has arrived from Beeville, Texas, for a clwirt lpavp with wif thf Sullivan, a week ago, and hisi,. mother, Mrs. Paul Taylor. DISCHARGED WITH 121 POINTS Pfc. Byron Ward of Hymera, son pt Mr. and Mrs. Ben uWard U nr.o vof nvnaH hnmo flfton L i'l W 1 1-bUl J IV. w LI. A. I -1. J I months service in the Army. Thirty-two months of this was spent overseas where he engaged :n eight major campaigns. He is v., y ii-HW i "-.. . is the first Hymera boy to be dis chi-.rged under the ,'new point system. He was in the 39th Inf. A lf I 'Veil il- fn'- rtrA '1HOO i'lit' y 41i;il 1 1 (1111 VUM . VVUJ VHP- ; charged with 121 points. ppnxwwpa nivu riTvifw I LKUiuhKS "AVfc KtUNiUN i Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Roberts of Slielburn, have received word tiom their son, Brian of an LST, stating that he enjoyed a visit with his brother, Ivan, on the U.y.S. Hector, somewhere In the m, , , , . . f The- brothers had not been to - i f(tnop si nop Brian's hhfti? frnintyainc

in thrf yea ago. The reunjon fewday9Vfate.ihe addressed a was a happy one, including ,. eat-. joint; session-.in the House chaming on Jhe. Hector, . reminjiscing, ceJj : , ti: ., - . , . rnd reading letters, ' for -'.Brian T'oday.s appearance di-ew".,proir stated he had received no mail for' pblv the' greatest attendance, the three months as he is. continually conate nas ever seen ' ' moving.. He also stated "things" , " An hour before the presidents look brighter there. appearance the ' galleries were Both boys are graduates of p.cked to standing-i Voom Only. Shelburn High School, Ivan hav Among lhe Visitors SveW the! Earl ing taught school in Shelburn for M Halifax, the British ambassascvcral years before entering, the, dnr) ahd ' Henri ' Bohhet, the y'' , j French ambassador 'and his wife.'.

T,rr,r777. T " ' I wrr J ooe r AVIATION BN. IN MANILA, ..j.x. ivianon n. nan, lormer resident of Sullivan, Indiana, has rectMved the Mechanics Award. His abilities as a mechanic, liis loyal and energetic devotion to work, (Continued on Pafie 4. Col. 3) WORLD WAR II A YEAR JULY 2, 1944 AGO (By United Press) Soviet troops cut off S,fad Cr ,J."'fc ou ai111Uicu spearneaas to witinn iz vs miles of the city's northeastern gates as they rapidly begin to encircle the White Russian capital. In broadcast to the Finnish in TNTinVn. lopiu, i-remier r-awm j. iinKo-,

i.nes commas nis government toto be held Sunday, July 8, at

continue their war with Russia until released by Germany. Allied troops move forward in the Caen sector despite heavy Nazi tank attacks. In Italy, the 5th Army crosses the Cecina River and -captures Cecina. NEW SUITS Leonard Owen vs. Board of County Commissioners of Sulli van County. Indiana et al. Petition

for declaratory judgment. school on Wednesday, July 4th. Ressa M. Mercer vs. John jThe school, in progress from 9:00 Mercer. Complaint fop limited , to 11:30 a. m. daily will close divorce. . : Friday with the closing program " j to be presented next Sunday BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT I morning. ' j Teachers who have been in Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gourdie of charge are: . Flint, Michigan, announce the' Beginners Mrs. Harvey Gadbirth of a son. He has been named berry, Mrs. Burrel Wright, Becky Jimmie Hugh. Mrs. Gourdie was Gadberry and Mary Kay Baldformerly Leona Gambill of this win. Primary Mrs. Rose Has-

city. MARRIAGE LICENSES Robert B. Frederick, Merom, U. S. Army and June Lee Pesch, Carlisle, at home.

UNITED PRESS SERVICE

wawm Makes Historic Appearance Before PackedSenate Today. . WASHINGTON, July 2. (UP) President Truman made an historic appearance before a packed 4. ' . TTH Wat; Lv1o i m tn m. during peace." The president laid a leatherbound certified copy of the chart and toM them so,emn er belore his tormer colleagues or ,iy:"The choice before the Senate! is now clear. The choice is not: between tMs charter and some. tMng . K ig between this charter and no charter at all. . . . . . ! ' "This charter points down the only road to enduring peace, There is no other." i The president's presentation of , I the charter to the Senate was a' colorful and historic ceremony. It flS lhJ first time a president has appeared in the Senate since for-' mer President Hoover addressed th(? chamber May 21, 1932. I It was Mr, Truman's first visit in the chamber since he left the . . : . , . : . j . ,.i . .. ; .. a n..;t 10 r.

(few .hours before Jie -was -sworn ."assistant president . ,thus was . ,i . tw WH,i -jji. rx-irs,M,.iu, : v,a i.,i..r

... -i . ... . , . ... Every one of the 96 'senatorial se,ts was filled ome ' occupied i il. i... .'ut.i o wuugt Sherman Minton of Indiana, John G: Townsend of Delaware josn Lee of Oklahoma. and New Coal Men's Union Met Sunday The officials of the . United i Clerical, Technical and SuDervisorv n.muiuves or ne- ivnnine

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u, ivi. w. a. met tiunaay, July i t)e Terre Haute House. 5 .-'lTl- ' pioyes from all four subdistricts made the attendance splendid, and added seventy (70) members tn the nrpan ?at .inn wh eh will hf. , 7 7 IJ 7 . completed at the next meeting 2:00 p. m. Princeton, in the Labor Hall Indiana. :lt VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IN 2ND WEEK The Vacation Bible School at 'the Sullivan Eaptist Church opened for its second and last! .week this morning with an en rollment of 110 persons. It was announced that there will be no : kett, Mrs. Clovis . Wright, Mrs. William Theal. Junior-Intermediate Mrs. Opal Pirtle, Mrs. Joe McCoskey, Mrs. Carl Hilgediek, Mrs. Fred Gadberry. Miss . Effie Gadberry is superintendent.

Name Byrnes Sec'y. Of State James F. Byrnes BULLETIN WASHINGTON, July 2. (UP) The Senate today confirmed the nomination of James F. Byrnes to be Secretary of State. - : WASHINGTON, July 2. (UP) President Truman formally asked a Senate today to confirm one of their former colleagues, James F. Byrnes of South Carolina, as Secretary of State, replacing Edward R. Stettinius Jr. The 66-year-old former Su- . . r - 4 t. . : c nj t: . f - ' . ' ! James F. Byrnes, 6d-year-old Soilth Carolinian, was named Saturday by President Truman as Secretary of State., r The nomination of the former senator, Supreme Court justice and war mobilizer was to be sent to the Senate today for quick, possibly immediate conffrmation. Confirmation, . by unanimous consent; as is usually the procedure where appointments ' involve former Senate members,' Would make Byrnes next in line for the! presidency, under the present law tn. ouLwcsdluili In Washington Spnatp lpadprs said thev exnected the nomination tJ be confirmed without commit- j tee consideration. Such a practice! 9 Pnnvptninnai eonatnriai r.r,,ira sy for a former member. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted June 29: Mrs. Kathryn Scholl, Linton R. 2, for ob servation; Mrs. Freida Hayden, i t . . a a. '. Mae Purcell, Sullivan R. 3, for frfigtmant' Chacar Ctnrmc T-T,r mera, for observation; Winfred Matrpv. Paxtnn for ohsprvation. i. ... , .... J-.v.ie, at w est tseecn aieei, ior observation; Mrs. Charles Turley, Sullivan R. 3, for observation; Medford E. Dillingham, 405 South State Street, for treatment. Dismissed June 29: Jesse Brown, Pleasantville; Mrs. Mae Rae, Vincennes; Mrs. Bion Earle and daughter, Lebanon R. 2. Dismissed June 30: Mrs. Harlan Powell and daughter, 84S North Main Street; Mrs. Dennis Bose and son, Hymera; Mrs. Win. Gas kins, Shelburn; Mrs. Ray Inman, Linton; Mrs. Chester Raley and son, Shelburn. Dismissed July 1: Mrs. Bernard, Wilkins, Speedway; Mrs. Chas. Walker,, Shelburn; Mrs. Eva Cox, Merom; Mrs. Jesse Griggs and son of 220 South State Street; Mrs. Rex Ferguson and daughter of Linton R. 2; Mrs. Willard Page and daughter of Freelandville. DISPLAY THE FLAG All - business houses and homes in Sullivan are respectfully asked to display the flag on Wednesday, July 4th, Independence Day.

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WASHINGTON, July 2. (UP) Hand-bound controls over manpower and materials, ihich for almost four years have harnessed America's industrial might to pull the weight of a two-front war,' were on the way out today jis the government put into effect its program for gradually returning the country to a free enterprize economy. The "grim race to produce" is ever, War Mobilization Chief Fred M; Vinson said in a week-end report. Rut, he add

ed, reconversion during the Pacific war must be dominated

by the "spirit and determination" to furnish the1. weapoa

needed to lick Japan. -' The War Production Board and the War Manpower Commission, afraid to jump into the Reconversion swim with both feet, fixed a watchful eye on their cautious programs for unwinding controls during the second half of 1943. Local manpower officials henceforth will have the authority to suspend war-time regulations either in communities or individual plants if they decide such action will not interfere with war output.

WASHINGTON, July; 2. (UP) American submarines have sunk ten more Japanese vessels and a British submarine has sunk a 10,000-ton enemy cruiser, the Navy announced today. The British undersea craft : was operating under U. S. control in the Southwest Pacific when it sank the . enemy warship of the Haguro class. Jane's Fighting Ships said the vessel had a normal complement pf 692 . men, carried ten eight-inch guns and four planes with two catapults. American submarines sent to the bottom one converted

gunboat, one patrol escort vessel, six merchant vessels and

two tankers.

To date in this war U. S. undersea craft have destroyed 1,163 Japanese ships, including 140 warships.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Chester Haley of Shelburn, announce the birth of av.son, William Keith, bom June 29th at the Mary Sherman hos pital.- --- - - - '- ' Mr. and Mrs, Guy. Sparks ' of Merom, are announcing the birth of a daughter, u Frances Lucille, born June 30th at the Mary Sherman hospital. ' - -j iwni j n , mi. anu ivns. vviuctiu rage ui Freelandville, are the parents of a baby daughter born, June 30th at the hospital. The little Miss has been named Peggy Sue.1 Mr. and Mrs. Max Burcham of Coalmont, are announcing the arllJVcti l a uaujr uaugtuci Will Wjr 1st at the Mary Sheran hospital. She has been named Penny Max'ne;. Mr. and Mrs. James McClanaVian of Hvmera. are the Barents of i oirl. horn .Tulv 1st at the hosDital. i - i .. . . oi 1 ' rjary snerman nospuai. one nets i been named Janis Irene. TVT,. ami Mrc T.lnvrl Pirtlp of Dagger, are the parents of a baby girl, Clara, born July 1st at the hospital. 1 New Rep. Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico is shown taking the oath as Secretary of Agriculture. He was sworn in Saturday at the capital. Others are (left to right)

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NEWS

s 1 ON HONOR ROLL -i ' . AT INDIANA U. Marilyn L. Hoesman, 6lenova McClure and Nonna Lea Snyder,

..waliof uUivan,.jwere ,cAi Indiana; . . University's honor roll for the

econd semester of the past school year the registrar's office anjounced today.,, The scholastic honor roll contained ' the names j Qf 253 students, 65 of which were men i and 188 women. Onlyl un dergraduate students were ' in- ' eluded. , .' ' Of the students winning schor i . . : i-. ...... , o .1. . highest one per cent of their (respective classes and the other 205 in the next highest nine per cent. . LEGION MEETING The regular bi-monthly meeting of Sullivan Post 139, Ameri can Legion will be held Tuesday evening at eight o'clock at the -i.i-.i T rTirri Wnmo All lYlPmhprfl I -iB.wl. v,. ...w nlnnii 1 are urged to attend as plans "or the Fourth of July celebration are to be completed and other important business is to come before the meeting. inis is a "must" for Tuesday night.

Secretary Of Agriculture

Mrs. Anderson, daughter Nancy, Justice Wiley Rutledge,. Mr. Anderson, Robert Hannegan, the new Postmaster General, Sam Ray-

INTERNATIONAL PICTURE Legion Post 133 Plans Fourth: -Of July Celebration County Saddle Show To Head- . . line Program Here Wednesday; Free Dance And Other Entertainment Is Planned. The Sullivan County Saddle Show, sponsored by Sullivan American Legion Post 139, will be held Wednesday, July 4th, at the j r.ew Legion Home on Highway 41 vith .12 riding events and exhibitions scheduled beginning at one p. m. ' Other forms of entertainment are planned during the day and evening including free dancing Wednesday evening to music by Bill Martin and his orchestra. The public is invited to enjoy a "safe snd sane" Fourth of July celebration at the Legion Home and plenty of tables and chairs will be available for those who want to bring a basket dinner. Brother.Of Local Man Is Killed In Slate Fall TERRE HAUTE, July 2. Leonard Meek, 52 years old, 1641. Second avenue, was killed instantly when a! slate fall crushed his body at the Blackhawk mine; south ofHe was a former resident of Sullivan county. '' ' A physician pronounced the man dead at the scene of the accident and Coroner D. M. Ferguson conducted an inquest yesterday. ... . .' Surviving are the widow, Ruth Jeffords Meek; three daughters, Mrs. Claude Loudermilk of Sullivan and Misses Ardith Ruth and Elizabeth Ann Meek, at home; one son, Sgt. Richard Meek of the U. S. Air; Transport Command, Fairfield, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Wilson and Mrs.' Gladys Hatten, both of England; five brothers, Harold', Ronald, Jack and Fred, all of , England, and 'Harry of Sullivan, and three grandchildren. The body was taken to the P. J. Ryan & Sons Funeral Home and was returned to the residence at noon Sunday, where funeral serv ices were held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Burial was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Carlisle. burn, Speaker of the House, and Thomas C. Clark, the new Attorney General. (International Soundphoto.)

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500,000 Incendiary Bombs Leave Four Cities Burning Today Nearly 600 Planes Make Raids On Vital Targets Mitchells Hit Japan First Time Since Historic Doolittle Raid Stilwell Reveals 16,000 More Japs Reported Killed Or Captured On Okinawa.

PEARL HARBOR, July 2. (UP) Roaring flames ate their way through four Japanese cities today after the greatest Superfort raid of the war, and on Borneo the Japanese battled to save their richest oil holding. Nearly 600 Superfortresses splattered 500,000 incendiary bombs early this morning on the Kure naval base, the port of Shimonoseki and the coal city of Kube all on Honshu and the industrial city of Kumamato on western Kyushu. The Japanese admitted that hours afterwards huge fires still blazed. ; Australian troops were reported moving inland toward the Settinggang airdrome, six miles northeast of Ealikpapan, after their Sunday morning invasion of the Borneo oil center. Tokyo claimed Japanese troops were counterattacking, but Allied aerial reconnaissance said the roads were jammed with fleeing enemy troops. The Japanese still reported warily about American warships reconnoitenng in the Mamai Islands, 50 miles north of

Okinawa, and they Obviously From Okinawa, medium

tack on the Japanese homeland to bomb the suicide plane base at Chirang on Kyushu. They were Mitchells, the first to hit Japan since the historic Doolittle raid on Tokyo. .Fighter planes from Okinawa and Iwo Jima raided the Ibusuki seaplane base at the Hamamatsu airfield near Nagoya. Six Japanese planes were destroyed and seven damaged.

STORES CLOSE FOR JULY 4TH; OPEN THROUGHOUT THURS. All stores i in Sullivan which . ordinarily observe a holiday schedule will be closed all day Wednesday, July 4th in observance of American Independence Day. Local stores will remain open all day on Thursday, July 5th, however, according to statements made today by the heads of the majority of Sullivan's business houses . around the public square. They will resume their customary practice of closing Thursday afternoons on July 12th. Local drug stores will be open until noon Wednesday in keeping with their regular holiday custom. ' The Daily Times will issue an early edition for the July 4th holiday in maintaining their regular Monday through Friday publication schedule. Advertisers desiring space in, the early Wednesday edition' must Ywb copy ready before neon Tuesday. ENROLTsAT PURDUE LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 2. A total of 525 new students, including 453 men and 72 women, have been admitted to Purdue University for the next regular term which will get underway with Orientation on Thursday, July 5, it was announced today by Clarence E. Dammon, Director of Admissions. The new students represent an increase of 34 ner cent over the number admitted at the same time ' last year. , The new men students include approximately fifty veterans of World War II, the largest group' of returning servicemen to be I admitted to the University at any one time. A new student from Sullivan who has been admitted for the coming term is Wendell H. Fleming, 829 N. Court St.

Indiana: Fair and comfortably cool tonight and Tuesday. Wednesday fair and mild.

PRICE THREE CENTS feared an invasion there. bombers made' their' first ' at Eighteen enemy ships were sunk or damaged in attacks between Japan and China. Tokyo claimed successful suicide plane attacks on the American Fleet off Okinawa on a destroyer, a transport and another unidentified warship. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, new 10th Army commander, revealed that 1P.000 more Japanese had been hilled or captured qn Okinawa since organized resistance there ended June 21st. Stilwell, in his first statement since he succeeded the late Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., said the Okinawa campaign showed "'the Jap does not, have, a chance against the Americans." Attention again was focused on American bases in the north for attacks on Japan with the appointment of Maj. Gen. John B. Brooks as commander of the 11th Air Force operating in Alaska and the Aleutians: The Japanese recently said that American troops were poised in the Aleutians for invasion moves. JAPS COUNTERATTACK . . CHUNGKING, July 2. (UP) A Chinese communique said today that the Japanese had moved up reinforcements and counterattacked the Chinese spearhead thrust across the Kwansi border into the Chungchingfu area of Indo-Chlna. . ' The Chinese withdrew somewhat, the communique said, and a "fierce battle still is in progress." It did not reveal whether the withdrawal carried the Chinese back across the border. Chungchingfu is a short distance inside the Indo-China border. YANK INGENUITY LUSK, Wyo. (UP) The wellknown Yank ingenuity appeared in Lusk recently. The various in- ; signia of the office of civilian de fense, worn in Lusk when the organization was active, were made into two quilts by two women's groups. The quilts were sold during the Seventh War Loan drive.