Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 260, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 1 January 1946 — Page 1

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VOL. XLVm No. 260 News Of Our Men And Womei With The Colors . RETURNS TO STATES Pfc. Hurley Gallian, who is in .the Marine Corps, stationed on . the U. S. Fargo, spent a 10-day leave with , his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Gallian." He has returned, to his duty at Philadelphia. Any one who wishes to write to him may get his address from his parents. CORRECT ADDRESS

"J Captain Thomas D. Irvine,

V USMCR, Ward 69A, U. S. Naval 1 1 Hospital, Oakland, California.

RETURNS TO STATION John Jefferson Wolfe of the U. S. Navy, who has spent a seven-day ' leave visiting his Wife, children and other .relatives -has returned to to the II. S. S. Elokomin, Norfolk, Va. HO'S PLAYING ;' :.. . WHO mrOOTKALL" ijOWLS TODAY ' NEW YORK (CUP How they will line up for the foot-, ball bowl games: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Cal. Alabama vs. Southern California. Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La. St. Mary's (Cal.) vs. Oklahoma A- & M. Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. Miami vs. Holy Cross. Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex. ' Texas vs. Missouri. Sun Bowl, El Paso, Tex. 1 New Mexico vs. Denver University. Oil Bowl, Houston, Tex. Georgia vs. Tulsa. V Raisin Bowl, Fresno, Cal. Fresno State vs. Drake Uni- ; versity. Jacksonville Bowl, Jack sonville, Fla. South Carolina vs. Wake Forest.

jiullivan Postal Workers Handled

Record-Breaking Volume Of Incoming Christmas Mail

S During the recent Christmas eason the Sullivan postoffice landled the largest volume of ncoming letters and Christmas ireetings ever received . during ha, thirty-six yeara that Maurice Thompson, deputy postmaster, ttias been connected with the Ijffice. Mr. Thompson also told a Uimes reporter I that the postal Ivorkers likewisj faced the most Idverse weather conditions in 36 loars, during the recent holiday rush. y .Outgoing mail and incoming parcel post was about normal luring the period it was disged, however a shortage of jyip and sickness among several I of the employes added to the the postal jam. Late train schedules were another factor in the .pileup of incoming mail and the problem faced by local postal f authorities and all employes beIcame .ilmost an impossible task. )t But,' the mail went through tnanKS w tne loyal cooperation of ally personnel at the office and an! unprecedented plan of organjiation get up by the deputy postmaster". . Made Sunday' Deliveries By the Saturday before "'stmas the Jam had become that the city mail dewere three days behind

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G - M DISPUTE UAW And Com pany Represent atives Will Set Date Wednesday; Bus Strikers Re turning On Thursday. DETROIT, Jan. 1 (UP) The C. I. O. United Auto Workers announced today that it and the strike-bound General Motors Corp. would make arrangements Wednesday for further talks to end their wage disputes. Walter P. Reuther, vice-president of the UAW, said . that Harry W. Anderson, GM viceT president in charge of personnel, had agreed to set the date . for talks after the New Year's holiday, .v--.-,' ' 3"v ' : - Striking Greyhound bus ; employes in 18 northeastern states prepared to end a two-month Strike todayj a Cleveland meeting with company and federal conciliation officials, union representatives Sunday night agreed to call off their strike and submit wage dehiands to a government' fact finding panel. The first of 4,000 drivers and maintenance men will return to their jobs Thursday, and local buses.wilLbejinrollin548JiQnr., later'. R'estorationof ' long 'distance service will take somewhat longer. Return of the striking Greyhound employes was expected to reduce the national strike idle to just below 499,000. The War Labor Board, which handled more than 300,000 cases since Pearl Harbor, cleaned its docket Monday before going out of existence with' the old year. President Truman is drafting an executive order transferring the WLB's stabilization policies the labor department. to schedule and Mr. Thompson asked for volunteers to work Sunday to help catch up deliveries. Every employe, both clerks and carriers, volunteered to assist in getting out three days of normal rush work on the one day. " By splitting the city routes among a number of workers they were able to make two deliveries on each route during Sunday, The following took part in this extra "lift" to diminish the overall Christmas load of mail: Ronald Burdse. Fldvd Wjlhs, Sam Frakes, . William Borders, Walter Criss, Porter Dix, Ralph Adams, Carl Gadberry, Eunice Lowdermilk and Cecil Faught. . On Saturday before Christmas, Postmaster Otis Hall served doughnuts and COffee tO the workers who were busy at their posu sorting ana routing the unprecedented intlux of mail ana it was said that without the finest cooperation of all concerned the Christmas mail could not have all reached its destination here before the holiday arrived. The deputy postmaster by distributing mail relays in his own car during the rush (Continued on Page 2, Col 3)

New County Treasurer In Office Today

Only one change in ; Sullivan county offices was scheduled with the advent -: of the New Year ' today. Cleve Lewellyn, democrat, of Sullivan succeeds Hudson A. Bland, republican, in the office of County Treasurer. Mr. Bland has completed a two year term in the office after having served two terms in the same office in previous years. Mr. Lewellyn, the new Treasurer served two terms as Sullivan County Sheriff a few years ago. Mr. Lewellyn has named Pauline Mahan of Sullivan and Ruby Meng of near . Carlisle, to assist in the office. Joe W. Lowdermilk, ' County Prosecutor was also scheduled to begin a new term in that office Tuesday after having been elected in the last election to succeed himself for a. second two-year term. He is a republican. - - 1 L. Kearney And Wm. Kluesner Married Monday Miss .Ellen LeNora Kearney, : daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Kearney, Sr., of this city, became the bride' of William Kluesner, formerly of Carlisle, the son of i Mr. - and Mrs. Theodore Kluesnerof Anderson, Indiana, in a pretty wedding solemnized at St Mary's jChurchin Sjulliyan. at ten o'clock ' Monday. ' morning. The Rev. Father Henry Bilz of St. Mary's officiated in the nuptial mass which was- celebrated in the presence of immediate families of the bride and groom and a large number of friends. The altar was dec orated with white gladioli nnd mixed bouquets including poinettias in keePinS wth the ho11day season. The bride wore a lovely white lace gown with train and fingertip veil. She carried white roses. The bride's sister, Miss Rita Keampv who was moiH nf honor wore yellow net and carried pink roses, and the brides maid, Miss Rita Kluesner". sister of the groom, wore blue net and carried Talisman roses. Rita ' luusciuusse, mete ui me wnue, who was the flower girl, wore white taffeta and her bouquet was of pink carnations. Leander Kluesner , served his brother's best man. as A wedding breakfast for members 6f the families was planned following the ceremony after which the couple left on a short wedding trip to Chicago. Mrs. Kluesner has been employed at Bennett's Pharmacy

in Sullivan for lEe last eight fall upon the United States, Gov- goods more prolonged than exvears and is a mpmher nf Dplfn ! ernment officials noint out. as nested. Production drormed

Theta Tau sororitv hpri Rhp i a graduate of the Edwardsville, Illinois high school. The groom is a graduate of the Carlisle high school. He is a veteran of the European Theater of Opera

tions and is now employed in , nessed a decided change of sentiAnderson where they will re- ment in the cotton goods indusside. The parents of Mr. Klues- ' try. The let-down in optimism

ner fnrmerlv resided nt farliolo however have made their home, at Anderson for the last few years. RETURNS TO CAMP Pvt. Eugene Volk returned to Fort Belvoir, Virginia after spending Christmas ; with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Volk In New Lebanon.

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Skimpy Clothing Supplies j Anticipated Through 1946!

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UP) ! Skimpy wardrobes and empty 1 sholvps in th linpn rlnspt will remain a consumer problem through most of 194 even if

textile production can get back Paul Nelson, director, materials lnes t0 cmc commanaers pequickly into the giant strides 1 and production division. Civilian fore. Pearl Harbor to alert them taken during the war emergency. Production Administration, esti- gainst a Japanese attack. That's the viewpoint held by mated that world export markets 1 S.tark said he had felt that the numerous cotton, wool and syn-i stand in immediate need of at United States was already at

inetic xaoric manuiacturers alter , a survey of prospects for the ' New Year. I3yrir?iiQyff Tiro n 4Yn4- J io rm ing to take at least one year to j get the domestic distribution ' pipelines flowing with enough dresses, skirts, shorts and suits to meet normal Hpmanrfs One trade authority does not expect the supply of shirts and underwear to be normal until the Fall of 1946. The scarcity of combed sheets and pillow cases is probably the severest ever experienced in the industry, a National Industrial Conference Board survey showed. In addition, the principal burden of clothing the world will the United Kinedom. Janan. or India, leading prewar exporters, cannot supply large quantities of textiles for some time to come. Sentiment Found Better The final weeks xt 1945 witwhirh followed V..T Tiav hoaan to reassert itself because of three main factors: 1. The tremendous pentup domestic and foreign demand; 2. A belief that Jthe worst of the labor strike in the industry is over; 3. A feeling that Government price control policies, at least at the mill level will be. liberalized sufficiently to encourage greater production. Top-flight leaders in the industry expressed confidence that it might be possible to' boost

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production in 1946 to between I 11,000,000,000 and i o nnn nnn nnn ! I yaras, or aimosi equal to the ; achieved record-breaking level, during the war emergency. least 4,500,000,0U0 yards of cot j ton goods in 1946 as compared jwith combined exports from all j sources in 1945 of some 2,500,000,000 yards. Nelson said exporting countries outside the United States might increase their 1945 level by some 500,000,000 yards, but the indicated remaining deficit of 1,500,000.000 yards would have to be made up as far as possible out of United States production.. Wool Reconversion Slow The woolen and worsted fabric industries, besides contend ing with a serious labor problem, found the changeovers from the production of military to civilian 1 shnrnlv. and at the vear end. deliveries of worsted were running four to six weeks behind schedules at a time when garment manufacturers were hard put to meet the clothing requirements of discharged veterans. In rayons, new plant facilities, reconversion of tire yarn, and the likelihood of some Japanese raw silk imports, plus increased nylon production, were all expected to brighten the supply picture some time after the midyear period had passed. Authoritative trade quarters estimated the 1946 producion of broad woven rayon fabrics, even .before all newly scheduled yarn facilities get into operation, might reach 1,800,000,000 yards a year, compared with a prewar rate of 1,400,000,000 yards.

INTERNATIONAL PICTURE

Admiral Stark Insists Warnings Were Adequate WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP) Adm TTarnM r Starlr' inoiifoH today he sent "adequate" warnwar in the Atlantic, and that 'President Roosevelt ordered a task force assembled to seize the Azores six months before Pearl Harbor. The order was later cancelled. Testifies at Probe ADMIRAL Richmond K. Turner. i commander of amphibious forces of 1 the Pacific Fleet during the war is shown as he testified before the Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee in Washington. He said that Great Britain just Defore the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor wanted to move forces into Siam, but the suggestion was vetoed by the United States. (International Soundphoto)

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Will Seal Kentucky Mine Leaving Bodies Of 20 Men Entombed Concentration Of Gas In Ravaged, Burning Mine Makes Further Rescue Work Too Dangerous; Will Let Fires Burn Out After Shaft Is Sealed Wednesday. PINEVILLE, Ky., Jan. 1. (UP) State Mine Inspector Harry T. Thomas announced Monday that the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Mine, now ravaged by fire and filled with gas, would be sealed beginning Wednesday and no more effort would be made to remove the 20 bodies remaining in jt. Thomas said the concentration of gas in the mine had increased since Sunday- and that further work, would be

dangerous. Senators Urge Diplomatic Policy Of "Wait And See" ; WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP) Several democratic and repubhia;iaator wait-and-see attitude on deci sions of the Big 3 foreign ministers despite assurances by Secretary of State James F. Byrnes that the national aims and interests of Americans were protested at Moscow. Some Senators complained at the .failure to consult Gen. Douglas ' MacArthur, supreme Allied Commander about. ,the agreement for a . four-power council to aid him in . ruling Japan. MacArthur in a sharp statement disassociated himself with the new control plan, but said he nevertheless would do his best to make it work. He made it plain that he did not approve of it. Byrnes told his radio listeners Sunday night that the agreements reached in Moscow "should bring hope to the warweary people of many lands." NEW YEAR'S OPEN HOUSE FOR ELKS' MEMBERS ONLY In an advertisment Monday concerning ' activities of the Sullivan Elks Lodge for the New Year's holiday it was inadvertently stated that the Elks Home would be the scene of an open house today from 2 to 5 p. m. jfor membership families. The New Year's open house at the time mentioned is for lodge members only. .

Construction Revised Down Fifty Per Cent For New-Year

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (UP) j Only half the expected number , of homes " will be built during 1946, Harold W. Sweatt, presi- , dent of the Minneapolis-Honey-11 T1 1 j wen xveguicuur uniycuiy , jjjcdicted today, t Sweatt said about 300,000 new ' dwellings will be built in the' first full year of peace instead I of the wartime estimate of 600,- . 000 to 1,000,000 generally agreed upon by government authorities and members of the housing industry. 'We are getting off to a much slower start than previously anticipated," Sweatt said, "but consensus in the industry is that over the next decade we will reach the expected total of 6,000,000 to 7,000,000 new homes, although these will not be built at the average of 600,000 to 700,000 dwellings a year.

Indiana: Tuesday generally fair; colder southeast, portion.

PRICE THREE CENTS At least two of the bodies remaining in the debris at the entrance of room six left were sighted by rescue crews Saturday night, but were not brought out. ' . Thomas said the mine would be sealed to permit the fire, in. the coal to burn itself out before, ' further work was begun.'' V ? ,. f '. Thomas said there was no". doubt Chat ihf ' "infn -jt'inaiinirir in the shaft were dead and had. V been dead several days. Most of them, he said, apparently were buried in the debris which plummeted into the shaft when the tremendous explosion flashed out last Wednesday morning an hour' and a half after the first crew went back to work after Christmas. . ' L - The' last two bodies brought r outforeman Nath Centers and" Hobart Sellfridge were in such bad shape that they were sewn in canvas before being brought to the surface. Thomas said the original explosion was caused by an accumulation of dust and gas in the shaft. He said there were "just too many hazards to continue the rescue work and that a full report would be made after the fire had burned itself out and conditions permitted full exploration ,and examina--, tion." . ' - i ' He would not estimate how" long it would take to smother the fire but some mines have been known to burn for years. The relatives and loved ones who had maintained their long wait at the mine head turned away to their homes, some of them to get ready for funeral3 of the latest to die. Others to decide what to do about hunting work in other mines.

"With 300,000 new houses in : 1946, the rate probably will increase to a little more than 500, 000 in 1947 and. after that pro- " viding no. unforeseen developments occur, the housing industry will be able to supply their '

current schedules." ' . Sweatt said surveys by his company indicate that about - 30 per cent of all new homes Will be equipped with automatic heating. Only about 10 per cent of existing homes are so equipphe said. Major bottlenecks in the housing program today are shortages of lumber, bricks, tile, concrete and metals, he said, pointing out that supplies' of dried lumber' suitable for building are practically non-existent and the manpower situation in the lumber industries is critically low.

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