Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 3, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 3 January 1946 — Page 1

V . RAIN ' . Indiana: Cloudy and mild with occasional drizzle late Friday Considerable fog. again tonight and Friday. VOL. XLVIII No. 3 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN. INDIANA THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 1946. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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News Of Our Men And Womei With The Colors

I , BACK FROM SHANGHAI

r, Don Corder of Merom has received a telegram from his ison, Lee Corder of the Army Air Corps, stating that he reached Seattle, Washington. Sunday knight from overseas and expects' to be home in the near future: H has been in service four years and has been overseas for the last 1? months, his most reent station being at Shanghai, China. He expected to be at Seattle for almost a week . and ivill go to Los Angeles where (his "wife resides, en route to

"Sillivan county to visit his 1 father and other relatives and

friends. ' ADDRESS Pvt. Hubert M. Houpt. 35992981 Co. A, 80a M.P. Bn., APO 782 c-o P. M. New York, N. Y. .His birthday is Janua ry28th. DEATHS MRS. HARRIETT HOGLE FARMERSBURG, Ind., Jan. 3. Mrs. Harriett Elizabeth Hogle, TJ years old, died at the home of a daughter in beeiyviue at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. She . survived by four daughters, Mrs. John Harkness of Seelyville, irtnlot v,-o f T. Wofa . Mrs. Lucy McGrady of California and Mrs. Emma Weltzheiner- of Chicago; tnree sons, Raymond of I Tlrre Haute, Henry of Chicago aiid Ernest of Hartford City. Ind.: 'eral grandchildren and.preat-: grandchildren, and "ne' sister, ers. Mary McCoskey of Vwsburg. - Farm K funeral services will be held at )he Wood Funeral Home at 3 Lb clock Friday afternoon. Burial wTil be in Westlawn Cemetery, t luuan l. luuunt . Anivoiuu, xna, jan. j. TT J "t w mf , 1 1 - r.ugar ivioore, o years 01a, aiea

atms nome, lour ana one-nan sey he was sent to Camp Attermiles south of here, at 3 o'clock bury. , Wednesday afternoon. He is sur- He visited his wife and son,

vyee- Dy me wiaow, naa; one sister, Hattie Parish; three grand-

umuicu im uue jicai-gianuumu. Monday tnen returned to Camp H as a lifelong resident of Curry j Atterbury where he was to reTownship and a farmer. ceive his discharge on January The body was taken to the resi- 2nd. defcce from the Wood Funeral, " n mm m -

Home at noon today. Funeral services will be held at Ebenezer CHurch at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery. i r jjUES. EDITH KING McCOSKEY juirMERA, Ind., Jan. 3. Mrs. (EdJ th King McCoskey, 53 years told, died at the Mary Sherman, Hospital at Sullivan at 9 o'clock A ednesday morning She is surived by the husband, Charles; n daughter. Mrs. Eunice Nink-' Hson of Hymera; two sons, Clarnce King of Peoria and Howard :jg of Fithian, 111., and five randchildren. The body was taken to the McJsteh Funeral Home and was re moved to the residence yesterday tternoon. IF.' B. ASSOCIATION URGES SEAL LETTERS BE ANSWERED Uthough the Christmas Seal ale to support Tuberculosis X. Syf ended officially Christmas, ome residents have not yet fcknowledged receipt of their iTdlS.. In the rush of nrpnamtinn fnr ristmas some people have lorgotten to make their returns. he Assnrintinn fa frvnf!lont that IDse people who have overlooked sending in their contribution rill respond immediately so that (TEinal report" can be made as (oon as possible and plans for V 1946 program can be com peted, -

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BY GEH JTARTHUR Report To War Department Expresses Dissatisfaction At "Serious Consequen ces. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. (UP) Gen. Douglas MacArthur was revealed today to have expressed! dissatisfaction to the War Department over divided American-Soviet Russian control .of Korea. In' his first report on his stewardship I as Supreme commander for the' Allies? nnwra MarArthnr cniH thp - " z ' " dual control was bringing "serious consequences" and that the Korean people were "greatly concerned." The report, issued through the War Department, was prepared before the three-power conference of foreign ministers at ' Moscow agreed on a joint Soviet-U. S. commission for Korea and the calling of a meeting of Russian and American military commands -

m Korea to establish coordination the Providence community, Sullion administrative and economic van R. R. 2, will celebrate their matters. ' golden wedding anniversity SunSoviet Russia is in control of day, January 6th ' Korea north of the 38th parallel Their ts were Mr and

diction of the area to the south.. MacArthur also indicated his opposition to any plan calling for the mass deportation of Japanese from Japan as reparation labor oviuc. ne saiu uiai aeponauon service. TT- j A1 i , . . fd.b ?n.f'n.ed specialists ?eeded ? ms!a" and ,to manae """Z """" " f " 'KR,rr TV , , RETURNS HOME . T5 Wendell W. Sevier armed in New Jersey December 27th .arter many montns duty in the -.i European Theater. After two .

aays at Camp Kilmer, New Jer-,of

Tony and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Sevier Sunday and CONSERVATION CLUB The Sullivan Conservation . Club will meet tonieht of the City Hall. 7:30 o'clock. New officers and committees for 1946 will be installed and a report on county activities will be made with a proposal for reactivating the County Conservation Coun - cil. New Counsel? SETH RICHARDSON, above, former assistant attorney general, is reported as the choice of the Pearl Harbor investigating committee to succeed William D. Mitchell as counsel (International).

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PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1 OF FUNDS TO ASSIST IN REBUILDING CHURCH

Plans are being made to rebuild the Shaker Prairie . Christian church at the earliest possible time and a public subscription of funds is being raised at this time to assist the congregation in their efforts. The church, located southwest of Carlisle, one of the best known rural . churches in this part of the state, was totally destroyed by fire recently, the loss being estimated at $10,000. Insurance carried on the structure and its contents covered only about half of the loss. The fund to assist in rebuilding the church was started by a donation from Dr. J. B. Maple of this city and everyone's assistance will be greatly appreciated, regardless of how large or small the donation. Donations may be made to Guy Wolfe, R. R. 2, Oaktown, the treasurer of the church or may be made to the Daily Times to be forwarded to Mr. Wolfe. Prominent Couple To Mark Golden Wedding Sunda Mr. and Mrs.. James W.Huff. well - known pioneer residents of and Mrs. Jasper Huff, who also resided in this county for many years For more than forty.five years of their wedded life, Mr. on4 TMVe TTnf-P Viofa -r.rm A i iuii. iiiui uavc 1CD1UCU Lll v.- i i . 4u. to mark th fa. (iftJ - t0. gether. This hanny couDle are the parents of five daughters, , Mrs. Ada Lowdermilk and Miss-' Cath erine Huff, both of California,. Miss Luella Huff at home, Mrs. Nora Wilkey of Bristol, Indiana, and Mrs. Cora Cox of Sullivan rurai route two; and six sons, Edgar, Walter, Samuel and Glen Huff, all. of Michigan, and James and Elihu Huff, both of Sullivan rural route. The children and their fam ilies will mark the anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Huff Sunday with a homecoming and open house will be observed in the afternoon. Friends; both old and new are cordially invited to join .in the happy occasion. A. M. Wilson Is Named Director Of Local Bank Amorine M. Wilson, well 'known Sullivan county farmer and attorney-at-law was elected 'a director of the Sullivan State ' Bank at their annual meeting of stockholders January 2, 1946; Mr. Wilson will fill the vacancy in the directorship of the bank caused by the death of Flaud M. Lloyd last fall. Mr. Wilson has been active in legal practice here for more than twenty years. Upon the declaration of war by the United States December 8, 1941, however, he closed his law office and devoted his interests principally to farming with the announced intention that his office was "closed for the duration to produce food." Along 'with his intensive and successful activities during recent years he has found time nevertheless to transact some legal business. At the present time he is farming a tract of 321 acres in Haddon township and serves as chairman of the Haddon Township Farm Bureau. A native of Jefferson township, Mr. Wilson is a graduate of JDennison University, Granville, Ohio, the University of Chicago and the . University of Chicago Law School. A number of years ago he served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Franklin College. He was attorney for the First National Bank of Carlisle prior to its consolidation with the Peoples State Bank there and has been . active in many civic pursuits here and in Haddon township. ' ' ;

MUMMERS INNNUAL PARADE

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MORE THAN A MILLION persona thronged downtown Philadelphia to witness 7,000 gaily bedecked Mummers hold their annual New Yeir's parade. The comic section of the Murray club is shown above performing as it passes the judges' stand. (International)

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PRESIDENT ON AIR TONIGHT WASHINGTON,. Jan. 3. (UP) President Truman goes on the air tonight to seek strong public suoport in his fight to overcome congressional indifference in his legislative program.

CIO PLANS STRIKES WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. (UP) Top officials of the three biggest CIO unions gathered here today for a strategy meeting to determine a plan of action in four big strikes and threatened strikes. The CIO leaders intend to work out strategy for strikes

in the steel and electrical manufacturing industries. These walkouts are now planned to start by Jan., 14th. They also wjll map additional moves in the 44-day-old General Motors

Strike. Although the meat packing walkout, scheduled for

Jan. lb, was not on the conterence agenda, it undoubtedly ,

will figure in the talks. PEARL HARBOR ATTACK WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.

mittee heard today that the late President Roosevelt said as -j,..-!., il. inn 4.L-4. u 1

recently as the summer of 1944 that he was surprised when . the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Admiral Harold R. Stark,

ations, told the committee there was no advance information 9nuiM nrnr Wacliinrtnn nffioialc twin- in TW 7 10.11 tVtat-

Japan definitely intended to .Stark ad-he thought Mr.

was propeny aieriea. "I specifically recall his statement to me that he was surprised by the attack on Pearl Harbor. He said that to me as late as his last summer."

PLANNED DESTRUCTION OF ALL JEWS NUERNBERG, Jan. 3.(UP) Deiter Wisl?centy, Jewish affairs specialist of the notorious Nazi SS, testified at the War Crimes Trial today that the SS policy from 1942 onward was the "planned destruction of all Jews." Wislicenty was the second Nazi to testify today on the planned nol'cy under which the Nazi police organizations systematically carried cut thousands of executions. The first witness was Maior General Otto Ohlendorf, one of Heinrich Himmler 's chief henchmen, who hold how he personally directed execution of 90,000 Jews and Russians in 1941 and 1942 "to relieve a housing shortage." Meantime, Hermann Goering told Allied officers that if he had succeeded Adoloh Hitler, he planned to discard the "Fuehrer principle" and set up a cabinet to which he would have been responsible.

Gcenng was described today in reports of his decision as 1. '

Believing mat no one man was

acts as were the lot of the leer of Germany, One reason he followed Hitler, Goering said, was that "he got the things done I wanted done. He was rebuilding Germany as I wanted it rebuilt, and I decided to follow him, knowing that sooner or later he would fall, die, or be assassinaed, and I would succeed him."

FRANCE ACCEPTS PARIS, Jan. 3. (UP) States todav that it arpenrs. in

posal for a United Nations Conference to be held probably in 'ohn Pierce f Sullivanf R- RParis to study and draft peace treaties. However, the French 3: and-13 m.ameV the former i,i?Lmr det,a,i,s on-the Big Three plan xc:?z:zhms. unqualified approval. Cummins of SuUivan lne -Tench views were set forth in a note transmitted to Mr. Markee entered the service U. S. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery in accordance with a February 20, 1942. He was stacabinet decision taken last night. tioned in Africa, Italy and China

MORE COAL INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 3.

trict Manager of the Solid FiipIs Administratis onJd that 3n

to 40 carloads of emergency coal would be shipped to 20 Indi- jj? tdMrf " Mrkee or ana communities today. ,Mr ana Mrs. m. a. MarKee 01 r-. v . . . , ,. , . . , 1 Sullivan and is married to the The emergency shipment will be the first of the winter. former Billie Pollock of Sullibtockton said shortage reports from dealers have slackened van and who later resided in after the break in the cold weather and that the situation was Indianapolis with her parents, much better than last year. Mr. and Mrs. J Hurley Drake.

SURPRISED ROOSEVELT

(UP) The Pearl Harbor comformer Chief of Naval Onerattack the United States at Roosevelt felt Pearl Harbor capable or such momentous BIG 3 PROPOSAL France notified the United nrinrinlp. tho TJ-V Thru nra. FOR INDIANA (UP) W. G. Stocks. Dis

LORD-HAWHAW" DIES ON GALLOWS

LONDON, Jan. 3. (UP) William Joyce, a Brooklyn Irish lad who became the scar-faced and snarling Lord Haw Haw of the Nazi radio, was hanged for high treason on the gallows of Wandsworth Prison today. The traitor who once taunted Britain by radio trembled as he walked across the prison yard to the gallows but he refused as sistance. . Dressed in a blue suit, he stood quietly on the trap door while the hangman's noose was put around his neck. . Born an Arrierican, Joyce came under British jurisdiction because he held a British passport when the war began. He broad cast from Germany while still a subject of the British Crown. Hospital Board Announces New Superintendent M s Sadie Gray Of Roanoke, Va., Assumes Duties At Mary Sherman Here. Hospital; The Mary Sherman Memorial Hospital Bord met Wednesday evening, January 2nd here ' at which t'rne the application of Miss Sadi Gray, R. N., of Roanoka, Virginia was accepted for the position of superintendent of the Mary Sherman Hospital. In making the announcement of the new hospital head today, the board further disclosed their eection of officers for the year 1945. These officers are Joe wheat, president and Adaiine Handfird, secretary. Carl Stef fy ana Dr. h. h. oidham complete the board, the latter being appointed to the board January first succeeding O. L. Springer. Miss firav whn has assumed her new duties here replaces; ,, , . j Miss Hazel Alkire who resigned 'to become superintendent of the Freeman-Greene County 1 Hospital in Linton January 1st. At Roanoke, Miss . Gray ' Was assistant superintendent of a .large hospital and at times had Sef of i agement. She is a native of Colbert County, Alabama and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Nursing with a post-graduate course in medical nursing. LOCAL ARMY VETS TAKE POSITIONS WITH . SULLIVAN STATE BANK Two more local returned servicemen took up civilian positions January first when Wayne Pierce and Allen R. Markee began employment in the bookkeeping department at the Sullivan State Bank. Mr. Pierce was discharged from the service a few months ag0 after having been wounded on Mindanao lsiana auring xne thick of the Pacific fighting. Following extensive trailing in the states, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Infantry and after combat duty overseas was returned to the states last spring being hospitalized for some time at Ann Arbor, Michigan. I He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. during his 31 months service overseas and held the rank of sergeant with the 313th Service Group, Service Department, Ar

Electric Workers Ask: Telephone Operators To Strike In Sympathy Western Electric Co. Strike Beginning In East Expected To Spread Throughout Nation Pickets Halt Non-Striking Office Workers At Detroit General Motors Plant Warn Of Meat Shortage If Packing Industry Strike Materializes. STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 3. (UP) A mass union demonstsration tied up Stamford industry today. Thousands of workers left their jobs to protest non-settlement of Yale and Towne's 57-day-old labor dispute. Most of the industry in the city of .65,000 was halted but buses continued to run : and

stores remained open.

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Western Electric Co. workers in JNew York and iNew . ... ; 1 1 1 it' t

Jersey struck today and Stamlord. Connecticut, city oniciais

demanded settlement of the 57 In all U. S. labor disputes

About 17,400 employes were involved immediately in the

Western Electric walkout, called to enforce demands for a

30 per cent wage increase. The Western Electric Employes Association, affiliated with the National Federation of Telephone Workers has asked telephone operators across the nation to walk out in sympathy. The union predicted that the strike also would spread

to 68,000 Western Electric workers throughout the country.

This County Commended For Victory Loan The Indiana State War. Finance Committee today sent a . message of "well done" to SulliVan County bond buyers Jy way of a final report on all bond sales during the recent Victory Loan Drive. , The report was received here Sullivan County War Finance, rha.irma.ti fln T.nwrv and show- ' Chairman ed a coml complete sales of $822,320.75 in bonds "which exceeds the overall county quota of $382,600.00 by $439,720.75. This Is a most commendable figure showing the spirit with which tte citizens of this county responded to our country's wartime needs in the way of financial support. . .A breakdown of the report showed the following divisional sales .report: E bond sales with a quota,' of $162,000,00 amounted to $225,518.75; Individual sales including E bonds sold reached $489,732,75: and corporations. within the county supported the

recent drive with $332,588.00 in Theodore Dreiser, one of Ameribonds purchased. I fa's foremost writers and a native The job Is done. Few counties Hoosier, will be buried today at can boast of the achievement , Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

this nountv has earned in main- ! taming her place among those j who have met and surpassed 1 their quotas in all bond drives during World War EL This was only done through the all out efforts of Sullivan County paf - riots who resolved with the nation to back "the Yanks" with I the greatest line of food, supplies, ammunition, etc: the world has ever seen. Well done! COUNTY REACCREDITED mrtin-Tti ttct CATTLE TE1 Word has been received from Dr. C. T. Howard of the State Veterinary Department, that Sullivan County has again been reaccredited after having receiv ed the three-year bovine tuberculosis eradication test. With the assistance of the County Agricultural Extension . Off ice, Dr. Howard obtained the names of fifty Herd owners from jail parts of the county and six hundred sixty-eight head of

cattle were tested. There were Washington Street, for observano reactors in the cattle tested. jon Dr.. Howard estimates that about ;

4 percent of the herds of the county were tested and that about 6 percent of the cattle were included.

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432,000 workers were idle. At Detroit, CIO-United Auto Workers pickets barred 500 nonstriking office workers from a General Motors plant. Police said there was no violence but pickets pushed aside office workers trying to cross the lines ' In Washington, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson warned- that severe. -shortages of, mpat fnr rivilinn pnnKiimntinn. European war relief and the Army would follow swiftly any wide spread strike in the meat packing industry, The CIO Packing House Work ers yesterday ordered its members to strike January 16 against the nation's four major packers to support demands for a 25 cent hourly wage increase. If the strike ..went off, more than 200,000 workers in 147 Swift, Armour, Wilson and Cudahy plants would be idled, union leaders said, while employees of smaller plants also would be called out. DREISER RITES TODAY I HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 3. (UP)Dreiser, author of the novel, I "An American Tragedy" died last I Friday night of a heart attack. He : was 74. I Pallbearers included Actor ' Charles Chaplin and Philosopher Will Durant. REACH THE STATES NEW YORK, N. Y. Jan. 3 Thp S S Phanol Hill Viptnrw arrived at Newport News yesterday. Aboard was 2nd. Lt. Ray H Seewei. Shelburn and T4 Jack T. Stokes, Sullivan. J The M.I.T. Victory arrived at ( New York December 31. Aboard , was Pfc. Kenneth E. Power, Shelburn. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Jan. 2: Dunnie 1 Woodsmall of Shelburn for observation; Cathy Christie 6f 323 North Cross Street, for observation; Paul Harbaugh of 20 East Dismissed Jan. 2: Mrs. Steve Rideeway and son of Carlisle rural route two; Mrs. Jessie Stark and daughter of Coalmont.