Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 47, Number 144, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 20 July 1945 — Page 1

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f 4 -ft. S 'Remember Fearl Harbor" PROMOTED Mrs. Elizabeth Layman and son, Larry Lee, have received word from their husband and father, SSgt. Dencil A. Layman, that he has received another ' promotion to the rank of Technical Sergeant. TSgt. Layman also stated he would be home before long. He has been overseas eight months. ON UNBEATEN TEAM Marine Private First Class

John L. Hamilton, of Sullivan, 7 Ind., is a member of the En-.1"1" rol!f in efatp.f peers' quintet of the Second Germany-Gen Dwisht D. EisLrine Division who, undefeated .tlTi 7

in 1-1 games, believe. . they - have" set Fomethtna;' of n Pacific ketball record. basA Marine Corps combat correspondent somewhere in the Pacific reports that they are now in the market for an opponent who can put ud a fight. To date they have rolled 616 points against 296 for opposition. .-. Private First Class Hamilton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton, Sullivan. .'- LT, .NEFF RETURNING., First Lieutenant James S. Neff of the Army Engineers has returned to the slates from the European Theater of Operations where he served about 18 months. He is on 30-day leave and is expected to reach Sullivan this week-end for a visit with hs mother, Mrs. J. H. Neff of South Main St. OKINAWA MEETING The South Pacific is a way from home but when long two home town boys get together for a bit of reminiscing horn? I seems "just a prayer away"., And so it was with Paul Pierson, W.T. 3c, of the United States Seabees, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pierson of Shelburn, and Pharmacist's Mate Roy "Speck" Mattix of the United States Navv and son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mattix also- of Shelburn, when they recently met in Okinawa. Following the complete route of the Japanese enemv on Okinawa the Seabee Battallion of which Pierson is a member began repairs to the B-2!) landing field there and when Mattix heard his home town friend was nearby he visited with an entire day. They wrote their parents of having . eaten together that dav and spent a day more like old times at home than they had had during their long months of service in the Pacific. Mattix has served overseas more than eighteen months in his pharmacist's position, being attached to a Marine . Division that has seen front line action on Iwo and Ok inawa. Pierson has also ben in active duty in the Pacific Theater of Operations for many months. Both lads arc natives of Shel1. 3 -.. J..A . if M.1U mini h.tiu mauumes oiieiuuiu High School. NEW TIRES STOLEN AT SHELBURN

State police, joined by Shelburn level in the lake to the extent tuthorities, are investigating the that it now covers about four burglarizing early Tuesday morn- acres and ranges from shallow ing of the Taylor service station at to twenty-seven feet in depth. Shelburn. Thieve3 broke into the Brush baskets placed in the filling station and carried off .16 vater at strategic spots are alriew tires valued by Claude Tay-J ready being used by young fish lor at $342. I as protection from older fish.

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AT BR FUG MKffiU American Army Chieftains A r e Present; U.S. Has No Territor ial Ambitions. BERLIN, July 20. (UP) President Truman speaking briefly at a symbolic hoisting of the stars and stripes over Berlin, said today that America's only aim was world-wide peace and prosperity, involving no , territorial ambitions. '1"H!U m . 1 . 1 U.. iU oLiiiiMJn, uu. vjnu, in. i-i nw- ! lev ana uen. ieorste . raivm, whose presence in Berlin for the Es? Three conference was revealed for the first time. The flag raised' at 2:00 p. m. over U. S. Groun Central headquarters in a former air defense barracks in the Dahlem suburb was the one lifted over Algiers and Rome. It fluttered over the

capital when a state of war withj0f $2 311989.99

Germany, Italy and Japan was j declared. i ; ' 'This is . a historic occasion", Trfcroan sa'd at the f Isg-raistng ceremony. "We have conclusive ly proven that a free people can successfully look after the affairs of the world.",. -er.mxfm COUNTY VETERANS SCHEDULED TO REACH STATES NEW YORK, July 29. A tentative list of Indiana troops scheduled to arrive on the Queen Elizabth at New York port of embarkation from Europe today inciucje Pfc. Max O. Wolfe, R. R. 5, Sullivan; Pfc. James L. Boone, Dugger. NOMINATED FOR FAIRBANKS P. M. WASHINGTON, July 20. Nominations for postmasterships in Indiana that have been sent by President Truman to the Senate include Mae L. Drake, Fairbanks (Sullivan County).

Begin Stocking New Lake At Sullivan Co. Conservation Park With Gams Fish

Stocking of the lake at the Sullivan Countv Conservation wjth g,me fjsn js un(jer way and over twelve .hundred ;fish consisting af Black Bass, I Crappies, Bluegill and Rock iBass have been placed in the 'iake. Most of these fish Were of i iegai sjze an(j promise to be good breeding stock. Bluegill placed .... . m the lake before the season closed, have spawned and it is estimated there are five . thousand young fry which will reach fingerling stage with two weeks. The recent heavy and continous rains have raised the water

UNION PARK SERVICES The third of the series Df Union Park Services held by the Sullivan City Churches, will be held at the City Park Sunday, July 22, 7:30 P. M. The devotions will be conducted by Carl Hilgediek; the speaker of the evening will be Rev. Jack Anderson; music will be furnished by the Methodist Church; and the platform manager is Clyde Hux. You are cordially invited to attend this service and other like services which will be conducted at the park through the months of July and August. Should it be raining at 5:30 o.clock on Sunday afternoon, the services will be shifted to the Sullivan First Methodist Church.

County Civil Units Receive Beverage Funds For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, the civil units of Sullivan county received $5,500.00 from the distribution of funds of the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission.The law requires ; all retail'permit fees to be re-j turned semi-annually - to the county of origin, two-thirds to the civil units, one-third to the' school units. The commission reports that the ninety-two coun ties of the state received a total from the two the permit fee distributions of units; $1,541,340.96 to units. - . ;" the civil :- . Due to' a change In the' law in 1944 the receipts for the 'school units become a part of the state school tuition fund, which fund is distributed semi-annually by the State Auditor. The total collection of $10,653,239.36 by the , Commission for the last year exceeded that of any Previous year, and of .this $0,304,849.78 went to the general fund of the state. The additional excise taxes which became effective May 1 during the past two months amcunted. to $1,085,727.85. The collection on this tax during the month of June was in excess of what can be regularly expected, due to wholesalers and out-state brewers paying the additional tax on the large amounts of un-used stamps they had when the law went into effect. All the additional excise taxes go to the Postwar Construction Fund for postwar , construction of the penal, benevolent, charitable and educational institutions of the state. It. is estimated the additional excise taxes in four years will yield approximately twenty million -dollars for institutional postwar construction. Nesting areas established re cently have contributed to the increase in fish stock, but due to the late cool weather, the spawn-" ing period has been delayed and no estimate can, be made yet on Bass and Crappie offspring. Continued stocking of the lake will take place as fast as members of the Sullivan Conservation Officers can seine , ponds and streams which are going dry throughout the County. Sportsmen who have knowledge of fishing holes which are going dry, should contact the local Con-: servation Officer Ben "Rayfauld, or any member of the local con servation club, and efforts will be made by the Fish Rescue Committee of the Sullivah Club to seine and save all game fish for distribution in streams or ponds which are short of fish.

Plan Job Survey In Sullivan In Behalf Of Returning Servicemen

JOBS FOR RETURNING SERVICEMEN is the purpose of a job survey in Sullivan, in which Mayor; : Arthur McGuire and Jesse

Boston, Re-employment Committeeman for Sullivan County, have asked the Daily Times and the general public to assist. , No, the war is not over, but nevertheless it is not too early to take stock of ourselves and see what s. e are prepared to do locally for the men as they return from the fighting. . T. . The public has an obligation to cur fighting men to assist in this enterprise. 1 ' Included in the list of prospective work which might, provide at

least temporary jobs are the following: hew dwellings, repairs, roofy ing, concretei work, repainting, remodeling, new fencing in fact, anything that would create a job and at the same time is a necessity. I It has bepn estimated that the total which will be exDended in

the city of Sullivan alone, for the above, will reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. ' '. PLEASE FILL OUT THE COUPON BELOW, marking an X in the square after the items you probably will undertake within the next year. This is not binding in any way and the information therein will be held in confidence. . PLEASE RESPOND Fill out the coupon below and mail to: MAYOR'S OFFICE, Sullivan,' Indiana.

COUPON Name ............. Address I plan the following work within the next year or as soon as restrictions and other conditions make it possible. New Home Bath Room Major Remodeling . Heating Plant Repairs Kitchen Cabinets Roof Paint New Barn ' . Other Farm Buildings Insulation . Storm sash combination doors Concrete Work .. j

WASHINGTON, July 20. (UP) Congress today completed legislative action on two major segments of the administration's international economic program, the Bretton Woods monetary and stabilization agreements and an incrtase in the export-import bank's lending authority. The two measures together will place almost nine billion dollars of American money behind efforts to cure the world's economic ills and open up markets for new trade. Both now go to the White House for President Truman's approval.

OKINAWA, July 20. (UP) Making a fourth attempt in two nights to sneak under a cover of storm, three enemy aircraft last night crashed on Okinawa Island without causing any damage, it was announced today.

CHUNGKING, July 20. (UP) A Chinese army spokesman said today that the Japanese home islands are now isolated, with no further hope of reinforcements from the China mainland. He said tthat equipment and supplies ere no longer traveling in either direction.

HALIFAX. July 20. (UP) Evacuees returned to their explosion-rocked homes today as naval firefighters battled flames at the Burnside Naval Arsenal in the wake of a series of explosions which killed one person and injured at least 17 others. Police said four civilians were reported missing.

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tee headquarters here is expected shortly to open the national campaign to impese a two-term limit on presidential service.

WASHINGTON, July 20.

ply ot leather shoes, and a cosstble easing of shoe rationing were in prospect today for American civilians.

WASHINGTON, July 20. (UP) The War Production Board and the Of fire of Trice Administration announced jointly today that ratoining of ras cooking and gas heating stoves for civilian consumers will end July 31st.

NEW YORK, July 20. troops the greatest number ?ean battlefield, in a single Ycik harbor today.

MEXICO CITY, July 20. (UP) A groun of prominent Spanish republicans in cx;le here cabled President Truman at Potsdam today asking for him to sponsor a move at the Big Three conference for "the recenquest of the Spanish republic." "

HOSPITAL NOTES

Admitted July 19: Mrs. Clyde Street, for treatment. Peck of 309 West Giles Street, Dismissed July 18: Danny Lanfor observation; Marilyn Sue dis of Dugger.

Reynolds of Dugger, for observation. '

(UP) Republican commit-,

(UP)--A more plentiful sup-l (UP) Exactly 28.340 U. S. ever to come hanie from Euro

day - began pouring into New.SSSS

Admitted July 20: Mrs. Nannie Hopewell of 235 North State Dismissed July 19: Mrs. Pete Sandusky and son of Shelburn.

ANNOUNCE SHERMAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS The Sherman Scholarship Committee met in the office of the County Superintendent of Public Schools, Jesse

M. Boston, and selected as recipients of the Sherman Scholarship Award, Marilyn Hoesman for a three year period and Naomi Ruth Hedrick for a four year period. The first award from the Sherman Educational Fund was made in the year of 1926 and awards have been made each year with the exception of 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1943. '' The following people have received Scholarships and in the order named: Charles Webb, Arch Ralph, Anna Parker, Mary Jo Enochs, Linnie Everhart, Earl Downen, Helen Regina Kelly, Courtland Henderson, Mary Snyder, Jack Bradbury, Betty Jean Soughers, Dana Mae Johnson, Carl Peterson. Robert Dale Arnold, Eileen Hughes, Virginia Gaston, Grace Sargent, Orpha Dickey, Marilyn Hoesman and Naomi Ruth Hedrick. The Sherman Scholarship Committee is composed of Jesse M. Boston, County Superintendent of Schools; Dale C. Billman, Sullivan City Superintendent of Schools; Rex Truelock, President of the Sullivan School Board; Florence Haddon and Bess Lang. PROFICIENCY HONORS AT PURDUE U. Billy Joe Carrico, of Sullivan, a freshman student at Purdue University, has received extra I sn edits because of proficiency in jCrigusn, -accorwng to, au announcement by the department of Fng'ljsh at Purdue. On the basis of high grades in 'the orientation tests, he was assigned to English 32, an advanced course in freshman composition. On the satisfactory completion of this course at the end of the term in June, he was awarded six hours of credit in Englishjt instead of the usual ti-ree. This student's precollege training was received at the Sullivan high school. HOLD RITES FOR AGED RESIDENT Funeral services for Jefferson C. Davis Walker, aged resident of Turman Township, who passed away at the home of his son, Roy Walker, early Wednesday morning, were held at the Railsback Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with Rev. L. G. Miller, pastor of the Hymera Methodist Church bringing the message. The music was furnished by Mrs. Floyd Selby, with Mrs. Burl Myers at the piano. Pallpearers were Vernon Martin, Max Woodard, Ross Ransford, Abe Wilkey, Will Foutz and Jess Woods and the flowers were carried by Rose Marie Martin, Lena Woodard, Carolyn Martin, Marilyn Martin, Dorothy Bogard and Mildred Ransford. Burial was in the Poplar Cemetery. WILL MAKE PLANS TO FORM WESTERN SADDLE CLUB HERE A meeting of all persons interested in forming a Western Saddle Club here is scheduled for Tuesday evening, July 24 at 8:00 o'clock at the new American Legion Home, the former Fred Bays prowill be elected at the meeting Tuesday night according to the announcement made today by Dr. G oldie Webb, chairman. PROPERTIES SOLD Charles D. Hunt has sold his building on the south side of the square to Dora Akers of this city. The residence property of the late Florence -Shaffer, CJ Vest Jackson street, has been sold io Mrs. George Nowlin of near Graysville. Mrs.- Nowlin and daughter, Mabel, will move there to reside

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Record-Sized Fleet Of Superfortresses Leave 310-Mile Trail Of Fire And Ruin Across Central Honshu Before Dawn Today Shanghai Given Heaviest Pounding Of War. PEARL HARBOR, July 20. (UP) Nerve-shattered Japan waited for the next blow today after being told by its own propagandist that Adm. William F. Halsey's mighty combined fleet is steaming somewhere off the - Japanese coast preparing for a new strike. Fires still flamed above five Honshu war centers which were gutted during the night by a record force of American Superfortresses. ' Tokyo, still vibrating from 11 days and nights of intermittent naval and air attack which saw 7,500 tons of bombs and shells crashing into a 600-mile strip' of Japan's Pacific

coast, warned its people that the attack might come again at any minute. The Japanese said Adm. Halsey's 150 battleships, carriers, cruisers and supporting warcraft were still maneuvering off west Honshu after thrusting into the mouth of Tokyo Bay early Thursday in an attempt to lure the Japanese fleet out to fight.

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz gave no additional details, on the bombardment of Nojjma Cape. . - I:r the Superf ortresfe- raid,- l fiver 600 - Marianas-based B-29's, the biggest fleet of these Wanes yet used, left a 310mile trail of fire and ruin across Central Honshu before dawn today. This carried the pre-invasion attack into its 45th consecutive day. The sky giants rumbled across their targets around midnight, dropping almost 4,000 tons of " jellied gasoline firebombs on the industrial cities of Hitachi, Okazaki, Choshi, Fukui, and the oil refinery at Samgasaki in the suburbs of Osaka. Tokyo claimed that Itaga, west of Nagoya, and Takahagi, 13 miles southeast of Hitachi, also were hit with big fires yet raging. At Fukui, the raiders came over while the city's lights r.till beamed rightly. The Samgasaki refinery was the tenth big oil center hit by the Siiperforts in their 95 major raids on the Japanese homeland.

raise the total to 13,300 tons of explosives and incendiary missiles showered on Japan in the past 11 days. Compileci with the fleet attacks this figure grows to the staggering total of 21,000 tons of bombs and shells.

Seek Feeder Line Air Service Here INDIANAPOLIS, July 20. Sixty-six applications, involving 122 Indiana cities, will be among the large number of Middle Western petitions for new air service when the Civil Aeronautics Board holds its Great Lakes area hearings here, beginning Oct 1. Francis W. Brown, chief CAB examiner, notified Herschel A. Holopeter, transportation director of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, of the official opening date yesterday. The previous prospective time for starting the hearings, which will set the pattern of Midwestern commercial aviation, had been early in September. Indiana cities seeking trunkline facilities are Anderson. Muncie, Bloomington, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, French Lick, Gary, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, Michigan City, Richmond. South Bend, Terre Haute and Vincennes. Applications for feeder lines include the following: Seventh District Brazil, Washington, Princeton, Bloomfield, Linton, Franklin, Edinburg, Vin cennes, Bicknell, Shoals, Bloom ington, Martinsville, Mooresville, Sullivan, Farmersburg, Shelburni

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Wreck More Ships. AHm WimitT nlen rpvpnlpd thai Navy and Marine fliers sank oil damaged 16 more Japanese ship ! off Korea Wednesday, and Gent Douglas MacArthur's Army flierj bagged another 29 in sweeps alonj j the Asiatic coast. MacArthur's planes, operatin,' from Okinawa and Iwo Jima, hii on Kyushu, destroying 11 enem; aircraft. A second powerful MacArthu force, numbering some 200 heav ies, mediums and light bomber with escorting fighters gav Shanghai its heaviest pounding o the war on Tuesday. The Chines port received 300 tons, most! around the big Kiangan airfield. The U. S. 10th Army said ovt( 13,000 Japanese have been kille or captured in mopping-up oper ations on Okinawa during the par month. This brings the enemy' casualty total to almost 125,00 for the entire operation. From Chungking, the Chines government reported that Chines troops driving on the forme great American air base at Kwei lin have recaptured Laipo, 5 miles to the south, and are no moving on Yangso, 30 miles sout:l of Kweilin on the Wuchow-Kwei lin highway. In Borneo, Australian troop pressed toward the rich oil be:, around Samarinda and the moulj of the Mahakam River today afU ' capturing Sam Bodja, 28 northeast of Balikpapan. mik