Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 47, Number 163, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 16 August 1945 — Page 1

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News Of Our en And Women With The Colors "Remember Pearl Harbor" DESTROY 8 NIPS WITH THE 38th DIVISION ON LUZON While giving protection' and guiding Filipino carriers to a platoon position in the mountains northeast of Manila, an ammunition and pioneer platoon of the 38th Division's 151st Infantry, including Pfc, Cecil A. Trueblood of Fairbanks, Indiana, encountered and killed eight Japs, The platoon forded a swollen, fast flowing river seven times on the hazardous three day journey. I Among the Jap dead were two officers of the Japanese Imperial Marines. Pfc. Trueblood is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Trueblood who reside- in Fairbanks. -

VETERAN AIRMAN VISITS i f,rms- we shf 11 mar on and With the unique distinction1 hl us" .,,. 4-..4.. ,.r .ficult the terrain on which the

dim uic gwwu tui tunc ui navnig n,,' 9? miinna ovor r.prv,,., 11 mreoinno nvor Ta. I pan, without mishap, C nff Cot geynt Medip; Miller,, .who was graduated from 'vSullivan 'jHigh School in 192 is spending a-few; days here with friends and relatives. His parents now live at Chicago Heights. Sgt. Miller only recently was invalided home from the South Pacific due to malaria and sinus trouble. He was a gunner and radio operator on a B-24 lowlevel bomber. On several of their bombing missions, they flew at house-top height to escape Jap flak. t m. nc cAictis iu icu:ic "is uncharge soon, as he has more than ft. nninK Ha ninnn tn work for a few months and then study radar. Most Business Remains Closed In Sullivan Today Most business remained suspended in Sullivan today as the city marked the second of the McOnlro announced this mornine

that there has been no change in held at the New Lebanon school the original request for businesses , Friday, August 17, at eight p. m. to close both yesterday and to- at which time citizens may day. Gov. Gates at Indianapolis Pdge donations of fruits and announced he would "carry on" . vegetables, fresh or canned, to with his proclamation of legal start the schools hot lunch proholidavs Wednesday and Thurs-ram- Sma11 kitchen, equipment day despite the announcement will also be needed and may be from Washington that the two-'loaned or donated to the project, day holiday impression was "an K is hoped that the people of error." Likewise the Courthouse the community will cooperate to was closed again today and of- the fullest extent to make the fice workers were still "on hoi- school hot lunch orpgram suc-

iday." City court scheduled for this morning was continued, the Mayor said. The local post office was closed today, although local mail deliveries were made as usual. All state banks remained closed again today and retail merchants

in Terre Haute and other Indiana j charged Sunday and Monday, Aucities had planned to remain gust 12 and August 13, at the Atclosed today, it was learned. , terbury Separation Center and John Phelps, local theater who scored 85 or more points un-

manager, announced that the Lyric would reopen this evening. V-.T Day Not Holiday A U.P. dispatch yesterday pointed out that Wednesday and today are the "Victory Holidays", V-J Day will come later, it said, and it will not be a holiday. It will be proclaimed after the Japs have sisned the surrender papers. The V-J proclamation will be largely a legal matter for the purpose of setting a day for the end of hostilities as required by various laws

RUSSIA ASSERTS JAPS BATHE OH FANATICALLY

eel Banner Armies Continue Advance In Manchuria And Korea. LONDON, Aug. 16 (UP) Soviet Russia said today that Japanese troops in Manchuria and Korea still were fighting fanatcally despite their government's surrender. The Far Eastern Command Soviet radio reported three Red Banner armies were contin uing their advance into the heirt f enemy territory in the face of "unslackenirig fanatical Japanese eftorts to cnecK. it wun poweriui defenses of long standing." .. "But no power on earth can halt our men," the broadcast said. .'Until the enemy lays down his enemy stands, Russian soldiers Will paSS." Soviet "C .j i virion u.j i, vvw,.iu troops against Japanese treach ery Saddle Club Show Here Labor Day Plans are rapidly taking shape for the Sullivan Saddle Club Show which will be held here La-, her Day. September 3. 1945 un?er ."roh'p0 f, ,5 Leaion Post 139 of Sullivan. TheJ event will be held at the Legion , . ., "u,,,e "vt" ... . y way 91 ana win oe open ai 1 12:30 p. m. with a grand parade. I Fourteen events are planned with classes for ponies and youngsters as well as the various adult clas ses, Lasn prizes win De given and a highlight oj the event will be the free award of a saddle horse. In event of rain, the show 1,6 hfidSegrber..9th' IMPORTANT COMMUNITY MEETING FRIDAY AT N. LEBANON SCHOOL A community meeting will be cessful. Become Civilians CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., Aug 16. Among Indiana men dis der the Army's adjusted service rating plan were: T5 Ross A. Parr, R. R. 4, Sullivan. Cpl. Clarence Burris, 801 S. Main St., Sullivan Pfc. Herschel McCullough, R. R 1, Lewis. T5 Elmer G. Gray, Merom. j 1, Pvt. David L. Higgins, R. R Fermersburg. Among Indiana men discharged last Saturday at the Atterbury Separation Center, having scored 85 or more points, was Cpl. Robert I L. Ashcraft, Paxton.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN PROCLAIMS SUNDAY DAY OF THANKSGIVING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, (UP) President Truman today proclaimed a day of thanksgiving "for Victory and prayer for God's guidance into the ways of peace." And in his first news conference since Japan's surrender, the president disclosed, the war won, he would ask Congress to authorize continued research into atomic power for the welfare of the world. ' He reminded the people that after 'two days of riotous celebration of victory, it was now time to think of God "who has now brought us to this glorious day of triumph." "Let us give thanks to Him and remember that we have now dedicated ourselves to follow In His ways to a lastin? and just peace and to a better world," the president said. v Mr. Truman left no doubt that he considers atomic energy, the awesome weapon to which Japan attributed her defeat, could provide an avenue to a better world. Le gion Announces V-J Parade Here Saturday Night . 'L.-J .:, . '. -H"-' ' -A V-J parade will be tfeld in Sullivan Saturday night ait eight o'clock, according to arrangements being made today by Sullivan Post 139, American Legion. All citizens are invited to participate along with organizations, patriotic and otherwise and it is expected that many groups will prepare special floats for the oc casion. Bands and musical groups are particularly urged to take part, " il.T '" lTJ" 1X"" i-oun oireei, near me gymnas-

mm, prior to eight p. m. It was early Wednesday, Admiral Nimitz decided to hold the parade inas-' announced today, and 26 enemy much as due to the shortness of pianes were shot down over the time, a number of organizations target were unable to take part in the , Nine other Japanese planes, invictory parade here yesterday eluding five previously reported morning. The parade will be held destroyed as thev annroarhf.fi -rfh

Saturday night regardless of the date proclaimed as official V-J day, it was annuonced. Indianapolis Race Classic To Resume In 1946 INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16 (UP) The Indianapolis Times said In a copyrghted story today that Eddie Rickenbacker, president of the Indianapolis motor speedway had stated definitely that there would be a 500-mile Memorial Day automobile race next year. The Times quoted Rickenbacker as saying in New York in a telephone conversation, "There will be a race on May 30th, 1946, that's it." The Speedway president told the Times that plans had been made to repair and remodel tha track and grandstands before next winter. CALLING GOLDEN ARROW FOOTBALL CANDIDATES FRIDAY Coach Bill Jones, Sullivan high school football director wants all candidates for the football squad to report at the high! school field house between four and five o'clock Friday afternoon to receive equipment. Coach Jones states thbt it is urgent that all prospec tive candidates plan to be on hand to receive equipment at this time. The initial practice session is scheduled for five o'clock Monday afternoon, at which time a definite time for the pre-school drills will be set. Two practices a day will be arranged for the pre-school week.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. (UP) The Treasury was making plans today for a gigantic victory bond drive to help meet huge costs of demobilization; contract cancelations and other expenses incident to the war. Secretary of the Treasury JFred Vinson called all state war finance leaders to a meeting here Saturday to plan a

drive for raising from ten billion dollars to fourteen billion

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cost of caring for the disabled war, he said.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16. (UP) A fat, red-haired man, about 36, sat for ten minutes on the edge of the 86th floor observation tower at the EmDire State buildinar todav. then

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landed cn 33rd Street, 1,000 feet below. Three persons of the

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LONDON, Aug. 16 (UP)

I forced Japan to surrender enabled the Allies to call off a gi

gantic oftensive that would have cost 1.000,000 American and 250,000 British lives, Winston Churchill revealed in Commons today. - r ' In his first major speech as leader of the opposition, the former Prime Minister said the offensive was , planned at Potsdam and that he and President Truman already had given the order to set in motion wh'at might have proved the bloodiest campaign in history. It was averted only by the atomic bombing and Japan's sudden and unconditional smTepdt..;.-::uj.-,V-,----w:. . .'.Jl-l . ;vf "Success beyond all our dreams crowned this somber fiand magnificent adventure of cur American allies," Churchill said.

Final Carrier Attack Downed 26 Jap Planes GUAM, Aug. 16.Prior to re ceiving cease-fire orders, the Third Fleet launched carrier plane strikes aeainst the Tnkvn area

i HoU !, tT1 h yS fieet,odist church. Mrs. Ella Harbaugh off Honshu, were shot down dur- . 4i Tv

1L J I BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS mm - . i t i o ry. gS 0f 533 East Leach Strat " ... a uaugiuci, XJ1 cuua ro u a i . .n. uuni nuKusi mn at xne Mary Sherman Hospital.

New York Turns Out For V-J Day Celebration

As only New York can, the eastern metropolis poured its teeming millions into the streets in noisy celebration of the end of

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and for other expenses of the!even in the states. Upon calling j home, Fred was informed that '

the side feet first. His body , a i .,, ...c a """"W The two atomic bombs lhat Oblong Pastor To Speak At Union Service Sunday The Rev. Clovis Bolton of Oblong, Illinois will bring the message I to Sunday night's union church service at the city park, according to an announcement made today. Charles Snavelv will serve as platform manager for the meeting with special music to be furnished by the MethWill ICdU LI1C UCVUUWllO. X lit: v U v door services, sponsored by the Sullivan Church Council annualUr Hnrinof thP mmmKr months n, i: i u a..-..4.' ' Will IlllJt II 1UUC11 XUKUai.. 1 In event of rain as late as 5:30 m. Sunday the meeting will be iii neiu in the First Methodist Church. the war with Japan. Under the! replica of Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty in Times Square, the surging mobs roared their wel-

It's A Small : World, Or Is It?

' Brust Brothers Of Sullivan Served Overseas, Met Again After 3 Years At Same Camp In Home State. Cpl. Lowell F. Brust arid T5 i Forrest P. Brust met at Camp At I terbury after not having seen 'each other for more. than three years. The brothers arrived at Atterbury the same day and spent .the night in adjoining barracks ... . . Paul was also in the States and j at Camp Atterbury so ha inquir- i ed and went to see him. Paul spent 18 months in England, Frantce- and ean ande?r?di i" ,fc" " ' -7, ' aim iiaij, xuc uiutiicxa win icport to Camp Atterbury the same day for reassignment. Fred is the husband of Mrs. Jessie Raye Brust of Pleasantville and T5 Paul is the husband of Mrs. Audrey Brust of Carlisle R.R. 2. The brothers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brust of 333 W. Graysville Street. Name New Grid Coach At Clinton CLINTON, Ind. Aug. 16 Frank V,.Wefton,, former coach at JWestville, illl., has been signed as Clinton High - School r football coach, it was announced by' Earl C. - Boyd, . superintendent- ' of schools. 1 " : , ' ' ' . . Welton, 31 years old,; is a native of Indianapolis.' He is a graduate of Manual High School and was graduated from Butler University in 1940. The new coach was all-state half-back while in "V r'LTl he was assistant to Joe Harmqn 'at Cathedral High School in Ind ianapolis for two years, where he taught physical education . and safety. ' in 1943, Welton accepted the jwestville position as head coach for football, basketball and track, ;and remained there until coming ? TT. u TQ 1,11I11UI1. XltT U1SU W HI WBUI 'history. I ,.,,'. Clinton football Will get ott a lato ctnrt this season as Par w - - - 1 , is failed to schedule an early game with the local team, ine iirsi game will De &epi. W11", jWestVille, 111. - 1 . come to the coming of peace all over the. world. Soundphoto.) (International

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pare Delegation And Warns lhat it May Be 12 Days Before Cease-Fire Orders Reach AH Armies Broadcast, Expressing "Great" Embarrassment, " Also Claims Uncertainty Over Type Of Plane To Be Used For Trip.

MANILA, Aug. 16. (UP) Japan stalled off the dispatch of her surrender mission to Manila again today, radioing word to Gen. Douglas MacArthur that the Japanese emissaries will not be able to arrive tomorrow as he ordered. MacArthur's headquarters said Radio Tokyo finally had replied to his broadcast instructions on the surrender negotiations. ' - . The Japanese reply complained, however, that they had not been given sufficient time to prepare their delegation and that the envoys could not reach Manila tomorrow. However, it said, the emissaries will take off "as soon as possible." The broadcast expressed "great embarrassment'' over the delay which it ascribed, in part to Japanese uncertainty ovef the type of plane MacArthur jw&nted them to use. There was-no immediate comment ? from .MacArthur's headquarters on the new hitch in the negotiations or on a warning from Tokyo that it probably would be 12 days before cease fire orders would reach all of . Japan's armed forces. . , ., A Japanese broadcast directed to MacArthur's headquarters said that Emperor Hirohito issued his official cease-fire order to Japanese forces at four p. m. (2 a. m. C.W.T.), and is sending members of the Imperial family to Jhe fightilig'f rants, totrsee 1;hat the order is enforced.' 7 ? It said the order should be received by forces in Japan within 48 hours, and by forces in China, Manchuria, Korea and southern regions, within six days; New Guinea and the Philippines, within 12 days. The message said, however, that it was "difficult to foresee" when an order would reach all the front-line fighting units. An earlier broadcast from Okinawa announced that the Japanese armistice delegates, probably four in number, would arrive at Ie Island off Okinawa between 10:00 a. m. and 1:00 p. m. tomorrow. - The Okinawa statement said that the Japanese delegates would transfer to an American plane at Ieshima and

then fly south directly to Manila. ; ,

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pected to return to Japan with peror Hirohito, the Japanese

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was not announcea. a uuam announcement nintea mat tne ceremony might take place aboard Adm. Chester W. NimitzV Pacific fleet flagship. ' ; Fighting Continues.

LOCAL SOLDIERS J REACH THE STATES.1 ,.,r n,. .. mu - o iNcw iwiviv, Aug. n ine o. . John Mitchell is due to arrive at New York today carrying Ar'my veterans from the European areas, including many Hoosiers. Included is Cpl. Hobart LewelltTrt Ciilliirori The ship Cape Flattery is also due to arrive at New York. Included will be Pfc. Thomas Dugan, Paxton. The S. S. Milery A. Herbert is due to arrive in Boston tomorrow. Included will be T5 Colmon E. Wilmoth, Sullivan. flOSPITAL KOTES . Admitted Aug. 14: Eddie Johnson of 335 Sylvandell Street for observation; Mrs. John Moore of 612 East Chaney Street for treatment. , Admitted Aug. 15: Miss Ora Collins of Carlisle, for observation. Dissmissed Aug. 14: Rex Rumple of Jasonville rural route two; Mrs. Basl McGhee of Merom rural route one. Dismissed Aug. 15: Mrs. Rosemary McCord, Farmerbsurg; Paul Willis of Dugger; Winfred Matney of Paxton.

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omorrow Of Time To Pre the surrender terms for Em government, and the Imperial fnvmnl sio-nino- nf t.hft tprms ll JllI.Jil The broadcast indicated - nQn waB nhpVjn fnll Jaoan was obeying in iuii thaf the i - . . . ..- . - . if. . , . hur in second of his direc ,fT!mI.Pf5 the Allied Occupation Forces. Radio Tokyo announced earlie: that Hirohito also had complied ?ith Arthur's rst directive by ordering all Japanese armed forces to cease hostilities im mediately. Tokyo warned, how ever, that it might take days fo the order to reach remote Island and mountain areas. Fighting continued on most Pa -I cific and far Eastern battlefront? today. A lone Japanese snooper approached Adm. William F. Hal-j sey's mighty 3rd Fleet of 133 warn ships off the Honshu coast during the morning, but was chasec; away by carrier planes. The Okinawa broadcast saitthat a squadron of American Lightnings will leave Okinawa at five a. m. tomorrow (3:00 p. m', Thursday C.W.T.) and rendezvous! at Sata Misakl, a small town on the southern tip of Kyushu "This squadron will look for r Japanese plane, a white transport! with green crosses painted on it as directed by Gen. MacArthur, the broadcast said.