Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 47, Number 171, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 28 August 1945 — Page 1

RATHER WARM Indiana: Mostly fair tonight and : Wednesday, except scattered thun-, dershowers in northeast and ex-, treme north portions early tonight; warmer north portion tonight; continued rather warai Wednesday. mmmmam VOL. XLVII No. 171 'UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN. INDIANA TUESDAY; AUG. 28, 1945. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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News Of Our Men And Women With The Colors

? X it J SERVICE REWARDED Sergeant Thomas Thomas, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas

.Thomas, Sr. of Shelburn has been cited with a certificate of merit at his station in Germany, for outstanding performance in establishing and operating to a I large degree "a central command . school for Headquarters Special Troops, 12th Army Group" in the 5 European Theater of Operations. I Sgt. Thomas, whose wife reft sides in Muncie, Indiana, was jr given this honor "in recognition ' of conspicuously meritorious and outstanding performance of miliI tary duty, during the period 6 June 1945 to 25 July 1945." 1 The Shelburn soldier is a - graduate of Ball State Teachers College at Muncie following ' which he taught in Lapel, Indiana High School prior to his military service. Experience

gained in the teaching ueia was utilized bv Set Thomas in his . command school duties where "his -fiarefql attention to the administrative details and problems of the school feystem cstused it to function smoothly j and efficiently." ' ' The sergeant is now stationed with the Armed Forces in Wiesbaden, Germany. IN ARMY HOSPITAL Pvt. James R. Carter, son of Mr. Nand Mrs. Tony Carter, who live at 317 S. Main Street, Sullivan, was one of a group of combat casualties to arrive at the "Nation's largest General and Convalescent Hospital" at Camp Butner, N. C, for further treatment and convalescence. Pvt. Carter was with the 9th '. Infantry Div. in Germany when he was hospitalized. He had served 27 months in the Mediterranean and European theaters of operations. His decorations and awards Wind thP Purale Heart and the include the Purple neart ana me Eurocean . and Mediterranean Theater of Operations ribbon. ' Also in the service is Sgt. William Carter, Tank Destroyer, in Germany. . AT MIAMI BEACH MIAMI BEACH, Florida Tec5 uera.a ice, n i from service outside the contin - . , , i j. j ental United States and is now being processed through the Army Ground and Service. Forces Redistribution Station in Miami . Beach, where his next, assignment will be determined. Cpk Ice served 12 months as a member of a corps of engineers in the European theater of 1 operations. While there he was awarded the European campaign ribbon with three battle stars. Before entering the service Cpl. Ice was employed by the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Comnany, Indiana Harbor, Ind. He became a member of the Armed Forces on January 27, 1942. RETURNS TO CAMP Pvt. Otho Clark, who entered the service on June 7, 1944 and received his training at Camp Blanding, Florida went overseas November 14, 1944, was captured , by the Germans December 12, 1944 and released April 29, 1945, , has returned to Miami Beach for r reassignment after spending a 74-day furlough with his wife, Sylvia Shounk- Clark and children of Shelburn R. R. 1. .He wears the combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct ribbon and the European Theater of Operation ribbon with one battle star.

ARMY PLANS TO Or NUB POINTS TO 80

Six Million To f paup A I m P rl Lcavc 1 111 c Fnrfc Rv Nay!" i ui uc uy icAi July. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (UP) The Army disclosed today that it will reduce the point discharge score from 85 to 80 as soon as Gen. Douglas MacArthur gives the word, and that it plans to cut its si?e from 8,500,000 to 2,500,000 by July 1. Additional demobilization plans and the projected point revision were submitted to the House military affairs committee as it began an inquiry into the administration plan to continue drafting young men. Under the plan, such men would be drafted for two years cnly. Maj. Gen. Stephen Henry, Assistant Chief of Staff for the Army's personnel division, said a new point plan reducing the recuired number of points for dis charge from 85 to 80 would go into effect only after MacArthur finds that his Pacific manpower needs are provided for and discharges can be accelerated. . i

Henry said that when.MjicAr-v Milt, as he is better knwn to Ihflr's signal comes, no men With 'his friends here, had thef honor 60 or more points will be sent of announcing the surrender of overseas. At present the Army is Japan to his shipmates and screening out 75-point men from described the scene that followoutfits headed for the Pacific. ' ed to his parents as follows: All discharge points will be re- J "Today was that one big day computed, Henry said, and we've all been hoDine and Drav-

brought up to date. The present ayaiem umiis a soiaier s aiscnarge points to those accumulated up to last May 12th. Gen. Wainwright At Chungking; Expresses Thanks CHUNGKING, Aug. 28. (UP)1.1. uen. Jonathan M. Wain-

wngnt, American commander at about two minutes for the cheerBataan and Corregidor and a mg to subside but I don't think Crnim rf earner T3 tU J T,,A1 ... i i

. uiun offlcerg liberated from a Manchurian prison camp arrived by plane today. , A "briefing" conference was arranged to tell Wainwright the high lights of what has happened in, the world since he was made prisoner in 1942. NBC in San Francisco record- . . " ,ed a Chungking radio interview i !in which Wainwrieht exnressed ! his thanks for the release. "My I heart goes out to President Roosevelt, to the War Depart- 1 ment and to the American peo-' pie lor their kind understanding of the misfortune which befell me on Bataan and Corregidor," wainwright said. "I am most sorry that I cannot thank President Roosevelt in person. To the American people I say thank you with all my heart." Lt. Gen. A. E. Perival, British commander at Singapore, was among the officers who accom panied Wainwright back to free China. They were liberated from a Japanese prison camp at Sian. 100 miles north of Mukden, by American paratroops and Red army forces last week. NEW SUPERINTENDENT IS ROTARY SPEAKER - James A. Campbell, who recently assumed his duties as superintendent of the Sullivan city 'schools was guest speaker at the Monday luncheon meeting of the Sullivan Rotary club. Mr. Campbell was introduced by Dr. J. H. Crowder Jr. His discussion of modern educational trends and problems was nresented in a most interesting way and was well received by the audience. , L i;jikyfc

Sharp Reduction In

State Draft Quota INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28. In diana's draft Quota has been cut to a trickle. . Col. Robinson Hitchcock, state Selective Service director, announced yesterday that a 40 per cent reduction in the state's quota has been ordered by national Sei'lective Service headquarters in Washington. . This means the drafting of only .about 1,000 men a month, most of whom will be rom tne ranks of youths becomIng lg years old the colonel said He said that while it now appears the quota may be filled entirely by 18-year-olds, some diffijculty may be encountered, since many of the 18-year-olds enlist in the Navy or Marine Corps .when they are 17. The state's draft quota before the reduction was between 2,000 and 2,500 men a month. Lieut. Harding Announces War's End To Shipmates Letter To Parents Describes Thrill Of "That One Big Day." Mr. and Mrs. William Harding of 224 North State Street, have recently received a letter from their son, Lieutenant (jg) Milton A. Harding of the United States Navy from his station aboard the USS Alnine in the Pacific Theater of Operations. " ring for. I don't feel greatly elated but just rather pleasant inside, ifs a good thing and something to really be thankful for. "I had the pleasure of announcing the surrender of the Japs over the ship's public address system. Last week I passed the announcement of Russia's entry into the war but the one today really gave me quite a sensation. "The message was . about twelve lines long. After reading the first two lines, I had to wait 1 that very many men on aecs h rf w ton much noise. I hope that a war npvpr POme to Dass aeain. j " . , . . . I suppose that every one back home really celebrated. Of course, there were some that didn't.' Some of the boys just aren't coming back. To say that ,t-h a udKCuy ia " uiiwiowi.--ment I don't just know how it k Like so, many other American servicemen Milts thoughts quickly turned with the end of hostilities to the calmest things of life as he began planning that fishing trip when in the not too distant future, he hopes to return to his home in Sullivan, Mrs. Handford Suffers Broken Hip In Fall Here Mrs. Anna Handford of Sullivan, was admitted to the Mary Sherman Hospital yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock where she was treated for injuries suffered in a fall at her home on North Main Street about noon. Mrs. Handforcl sustained a brokj en left hip when she fainted and fell in the garden at her home, After regaining consciousness, she lay for some time in the garden before her cry for help was heard end she was immediately taken to the hosoital in a Billman ambulance. The fractured hip has been placed in a cast and physicians today reported her condition to be satisfactory, ! Mrs. Handford is 78 years of : age and is a lifelong resident here,

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HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 28.--(UP) A tropical hurricane which took six lives and caused multi-million dollar property damage to the gulf coist area of Texas was blowing itself out today. All that renjained of the storm was gale winds over a small area antf they were diminishing rapidly. ' ' ; ' - The hurricane was reported moving about five miles an hour approximately 50 miles northwest of Houston, near the town of Sealy, with the area of gales about 40 to 50 miles per hour at the center. Evidently, the hurricane virtually blew itself out early today at Hillje, Texas, where winds were reported unofficially at 135 miles per hour. Accompanying . torrential rains completely covered all highways in the area and caused extensive property damage. ; Three Missouri-Pacific trains "lost" on the HoustonBrownsville line last night when all communications were

down were located today with, harmed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (UP) The House Ways and Means Committee will devote its next' session on Elliott Rooseevlt's loan transactions to studying the testimony of Elliott himself. ; It spent three hours yesterday reading testimony about a $200,000 loan made to Roosevelt in 1939 by John Hartford, president of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. It read depositions from Hartford, A & P Counsel Robert Ewing and former Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones, who settled the loan for $4,000. v . The committee adjourned without setting a date for resuming consideration of the case. Chairman Robert Doughton, D., N. C, said he did not know when the report prepared by Treasury investigators would be made public. The committee asked the Treasury last June to investigate to determine whether Hartford was justified in claiming tax deduction for his $196,000 loss 4s Ja bad debt. Elliott had bor-

rowea me money, ior nis iexasjraaio cnain. A v .,

V SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. (UP) Radio Tokyo revealed today that 36 members of an ultra-nationalistic organization have committed hara-kiri .in mass death ceremonies since Japan's capitulation. The enemy broadcast said ten members of the Senjo Doshikai committed suicide by the traditional method of disembowelment with daggers August 22nd.

Sullivan Soldier, En Route To Pacific At War's End Came Home Instead

News of the Japanese- surrender caused a spontaneous celebration in the city here and, according to Technical Sergeant Max Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Powell, the celebration aboard his Pacific-bound transport was no less hilarious. TSgt Powell was one of 2000 GIs being transferred direct from the Italian Theater of Operations to the Pacific War Zone to participate in the expected invasion of Japan. In describing the scene aboard ship when the news was received, Powell said simply and conclusively, "We went wild." Without even furloughs in Italy or stop-overs in the U. S., Powell and his buddies were being moved directly . into a probable . long period of combat where it was Known they would become a part of the Second Fighter Wave

Mighty U.SwS. Missouri Awaits Surrender Ceremonies

Navy Radiophoto sent directly from the Battleship Iowa shows the giant U.S.S. Missouri lying quietly at anchor in Sagami

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passengers and crews un , ' V to go into combat in the invasion of Japan. The surrender news was received at the entrance to the Panama Canal and the Sullivan soldier's ship promptly turned its bow toward the New York docks and "home." Max, who is a native of Sullivan spent twenty-seven n.onths in the North African-Mediter-ranean-Italian campaigns with the ground crew of the United States Army Air Corps. Most of this service was spent in Italy with the 15th Air Force. Sergeant Powell arrived at his home here early Sunday morning where he is spending a 30-day furlough. At the termination of his leave, he will report to Camp Atterbury and Mobile, Alabama for further assignment with the Army Air Corps. Bay, a few miles south of Tokyo. The vessel will steam into Tokyo Bay where it will be the scene of formal surrender ceremonies on

Make PlansFor NewCourtTerm

Petit Jurors Are Drawn; September Term Opens Monday. The Sullivan Circuit . Court petit jury panel for the September term of court was drawn Monday. The new term of court is scheduled to open next Monday, September 3 and the jurors are summoned to appear Tuesday, September 11th. , They are as follows: Clell Mason, Sullivan; John E. McCoskey, Fairbanks township; H. H. Gambill, Cass township; Daisy Mc- j Clanahan, Hymera; Edward An- ' sorg, Jackson township; Russell ' D. Berry, Haddon township; Floyd Miller,- Dugger; Russell Figg, Jef- ' ferson township; R. H. Kennedy, Haddon township; S. C. Hunter, Dugger; Fred P. Lash, Farmersburg; Russell Cox, Turman township; Mrs. Ben Crowder, Sr., Sullivan; Charles E. Bottorff, Turman township; Harry M. Brown, Turman township; Cornis Goodman, Cass township; Russell M. Kibler, Farmersburg; Albert Brothers, Jackson township; Wilbur D.jflale, Cass township; Alice1 Cof fiman, . Hamilton. township;. Clapde Harmon, Sullivan; Emery Benson, Curry township; Dennis W. Fordice, Jefferson township; J. L. Drake, Curry township. t Ollie M. Neal, 80, Succumbs At Cass " Mrs. Ollie M. Neal, 80-year-old resident . of Cass, succumbed at her home . there yesterday aftej noon at 2:50 o'clock of dropsy I from which she . had suffered jthe past six months. She 'had j lived at Cass for the last 21 years. Mrs. Neal was born two and a half miles south of Sullivan, having lived her entire life time in this county where she was widely known. She was the daughter of the late James J. and Leah Boone Lowdermilk. The deceased was a member of the Cass Church of Christ. Surviving are one son, Winfield Neal of Indianapolis; and cne sister, Mrs. Mary Sinclair of the Wilford community east of Shelburn. Sullivan County Prosecutor Joe Lowdermilk is a nephew of the deceased. The body was taken to the M. J. Aikin & Son Funeral Home in Dugger where it was prepared for burial and where it now lies in state. Funeral services will' be conducted Wednesday afterSept. 2nd. (International Soundphoto.) .

Establish American

eadquarters 20

Miles From Tokyo

9-Ship Task Force With 10,000 Marines And Bluejackets Anchor In Tokyo Bay Initial Airborne Force Lands Safely-19 Killed As One Plane In Advance Party Crashes In Okinawa Take-off.

MANILA, Aug. 28. (UP) began smoothly today with the

advance headquarters 20 miles from Tokyo and the anchoring in Tokyo Bay of a nine-ship task force with 10,000 Marines and Bluejackets. An advance party of 150 technicians, the first occupation troops to land on Japan, radioed back from Atsugi airfield tonight that all 48 planes in the initial airborne force had landed safely this morning. Radio communcations were set up and preparations begun to ready the airfield for the mass airborne landings scheduled to begin Thursday morning. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Supreme occupation commander, will be among the early arrivals Thursday. An N.B.C. correspondent on Okinawa quoted the Atsugi party as .saying that the Japanese garrison served some of the Americans a six-course dinner on a white tablecloth while other pilots guarded the planes. Curious Japanese soldiers and civilians had to be pushed away from the planes. The main communications plane for the advance party crashed on its takeoff from an Okinawa airfield early this morning and all 19 occupants were killed. Some ' valuable equipment was lost but a substitute plane was sent immedi-

The cruiser San Diego led a troop-laden transport, four J destroyers and three seaplane tenders through narrow Uraga

strait into Tokyo Bay without Homer Bledsoe Meets Death In Mine Accident Homer E. Bledsoe, 56, was killed at New Hope mine east of Sullivan at six o'clock Monday evening when he was caught between a car and the side of the mine. Death was instantaneous, it was reported. Dr. King Hall of Bloomfield, Greene County Coroner, planned an inquest today. The victim of the tragedy was a native of Cass and had spent practically all of his life in Sullivan county. He was the son of the late Levi Bledsoe of Cass. Surviving are the' mother, Mrs. Mary Bledsoe who lives at Cass; four children, Arnold of the U. S. .Army, stationed in Oregon, Harold of Sullivan, now serving with the Army in France, Mrs. Ruth Blackshear of Chicago and Mrs. Frances Robertson of Evansville; four grandchildren, Patricia Ann, Myra Kay, Susan and Michael Bledsoe, all of Sullivan; and two sisters, Mrs. Carl Gambill of Cass and Mrs. Harry Hawkins of Sullivan. The deceased was a member of the United Mine Workers, New i Hope local. , , ; ' t The body was taken to the Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and today was brought to the Billman Funeral Home here where it will Vemain pending word from the sons in service. IFuneral arrangements will be announced later. noon at two-tnirty ociock ai the Cass Church of Christ with Bro. Clyde Peck of the Sullivan iStreet omciaung. , interment I will, be made in Center Ridge Cemetery.

The occupation of Japan

establishment of American,' incident. Japs Cooperative; The armada"' dropped 'anchor at 1:30 p. m. (11:30 p. m. C.W.T.) 300 yards off Yokosuka naval base, 20 miles south of Tokyoand 20 miles southeast of Atsuga.; American naval cornmanders handed the Japanese a final memorandum directing them to keep the Yokosuka base operating un-( I'd American forces land there Thursday, The Japs were told to keep skeleton crews guarding all installations. Word reached fleet v units off shore that the Japanese were stripping shore defenses, .. disarming guns and sweeping mined channels. A ranking American officer said: "The Japanese are completely cooperative and it looks liki the Marines and' Bluejackets will simply march ashore." BUTTER POINTS GOING DOWN WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (UP) The ration point value of butter will be reduced from 16 to 12 red points per . pound for the period beginning September 2, an Office of Price Administration spokesman said today. The reduction will hold good for bouth household and -institutional users. OPPOSING FURTHERDRAFT, BOARD QUITS INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 28. Col. Robinson Hitchcock, state Selective Service director, said Monday night Selective Service headquarters had received a letter of resignation from the members of the Rush County Selective Service Board, but that the resignations had not been accepted. "I plan on going down there to help straighten out the situation," Col. Hitchcock said. The Rush County Board members said they were protesting the continued drafting of men for the armed services. Board members ae T.' A. Coleman, W. E. Hilburt and Carl G. Diekman.