Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 7, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 9 January 1946 — Page 1

COLDER Indiana: Mostly cloudy and colder tonight and Thursday, 1 VOL. XLVIII No. 7 UNITED PEESS SERVICE SULLIVAN, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 1946. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

News Of Our Men And Womei With The Colors

NEW ADDRESS Pvt. Loren L. Dillingham, 3597C776, Hq. Bn., 203'AA.A. A.W. Bn., APO 758, e-o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. ADDRESS Pvt. James E. Farris, 15206776, AAF, B.T.U. 3706, Sqd. T, Sheppard Field, Texas. "Jim" reports that he likes the Army fine and would enjoy hearing from his friends. ADDRESS Jack Alumbaugh S 13, U.S.S. Cleveland, 2c, Box F. P. , Office, New York, N. Y. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Alumbaugh, North Court Street. .

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"Back To ,iwies. : HOME FROM INDIA recently reached 'the states after mnn, ro-cooc in " Faiiarra snd Trdia. Fe served tHfh thu fiflRth MP's, havina entered the service -in October of viivio nrn-ir it HicaroDi at , i.iiii. wmn i" Mi..u.6vv. r.amn Atterburv last Sunday, He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. NCharles Plummer of Paxton. FIRST GI IN TOKYO (JETS $1,000. GIFT! .' ',;,: . i v ." 1 '

7 T i v.. 1 . . mu I Brodie regaining his compos-1 gene "Pete- Dailey, recently rei Jpday debating, what to do with,ure then ront;nnpr) tVp . innillc ilirn1y frnm - th Uarc

. $1,000 presented to him upon his return from ,, the . JJacmc , ; war jeater .because he was the first Yankee to enter Tokyo. , The gift of $i ,000 was' . presented by the Ottawa county,

Qkla., chapter of the Veterans of M.eanwmle Plice began ques- ' member of the council and reICpreign Wars to .the first Ameri- tioning every person : ' known ' to signed when he entered military can soldier to enter Tokyo, and havea ke to the "murder base- service at the outbreak of the, Davis was that soldier. jment' where a sex fiend dis-jwar. His election last night was it ' jmembsred the child's body."' unanimous. : , ' Tlie whole town (population Number One suspect in the 1 po- Mayor 'McGuire introduced 786), with Gov. Robert S. Kerr lice examination was the 65-year- two matters before the council, aid his old school teacher, Nellie old janitor of the northside each of which was given genRycoft, present, heralded the re- . apartment building where au- eral discussion. One was a re-

turn of the Fairland hero. Kerr snid the state was proud of nnvis and his teacher Dinned a Vnedal on him. He served 283 rys of combat with the 1st Cavalry Division. IMA military band from Camp lrowder, Mo., furnished music rr the homecoming occasion, d besides his mother, Mrs. Stella Davis, his . grandmother, ,' Mrs. Emma Srotzer, attended the sremonies. CHINESE PRICES IONTGOMERY, Ala. (UP) fttate Revenue Commissioner Hv G. Dowling has received a firsthand report of what inflation is . doing to China. His son, Lt. H. G. Bowling, Jr, a Marine at Tientffi, wrote him, saying that he 'paid: ti$12,000 a week in Chinese dollars for his room. ' t.$2,000 for an order of ham and eggs. $20 for a coup of coffee. One American dollar is worth! Wiit 4,800 Chinese dollars, Lt. fJowling explained. 'DAY'S TRAMPING WASTED iLATROBE, Pa., (UP) Bill lesse believes that happiness is n his own back yard. After a IjSng, unsuccessful day of trudgng through fields and woods for me, Hes?e cams borne d'sgustrS, started to clean and oil his !;un in his back yard. A rabbit lorted by and he shot it. A icond . followed and met the lame fate.

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OF UM GIRL I E7of ho Of 1 a i Tl rawer vji ijiaiii PMr a on inilH ViUttl& r ri AoDearS BrieilV At Coroner S Inquest. CHICAGO,, Jan. 9. (UP) tven uie -lu.1IC' tne tatner n sjx-year-uiu ouianuc Degnan appeared at an inquest into the sadistic murder of the1 child. , . ... I xears tricKiea aown we tus , f. . T ... of Coroner A. ,L. Brodie while the father, - James Degnan, 38, j .. . ' , , .. . ', U!' described the last . time he aw his golden-haired littlegirl alive ! After Degnan left the packed and stuffy hearing room, Brodie ... y.r . wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, and murmured: "This is tough to take." The father, an OPA executive, was at the inquest for only a ew moments. "When was the last time ' you saw Suzanne alive?" Brodie asked ir, almost a whisper. "Tl- rca nhmit mirlnialit Run clay," Degnan said firmly. "I got up to take her to the bathroom." A few hours later, the kidnaper broke into the child's bedroom,

strangled her, carried'-her-fronrf-str ' V?'a Chur.ch at 9:00 ih hn,,00 ot.mntoH tn ntQMr o clock Friday morning and in-

. her, then viciously cut up her tiny body. "Dirl vmi anenpot nnvnno mnniH 4 i : t-. . waiiv lo jiann any memDer 01 vonr famiiv?" RrnH.v acvri No," said Degnan, whose red eyes and face bespoke his grief. A tear rolled down the . coroner's nose as he called th nPvt wjtness, Degnan's brother, Thorn-, as J- Degnan,; Leibestter,. ; Mass.,1 w10 -sai he .had.scen' the portions ! i.Ulll I untjj jan 3 :

Veteran attaches of the 'cciron-'. theater, was elected as counciler's office said that today was the man' to succeed Cleve Lewellyn, first time they had seen him shed who ' resigned to take his office a tear at an inquest. ias treasurer of Sullivan county. Maintains Innocence. ' Dailev Dreviouslv had been a

tnorities said the body of the kidnaped girl was dissected. He is Hector Verburgh, a graying grandfather who stolidly main-, tained his innocence. . , Next, detectives concentrated on 1 Vesere Smpt 35 tho initn. 4the third apartment buildine near! the murder scene. . Both men were questioned at central police headquarters bv the city's top crime busters. Both 1 will be given lie detector tests. ' At attorney for the flats' ianitors appeared before Chief Jus1 tice Harold D. Bower in Crim-: inal Court today to ask for the release of Verburgh, his wife, iviary, ana bmet on habeas corpus writs , Youthful Mayor I DAYTON S youngest mayor In Z2 .years of the Ohio city's commls-.sion-manager. government la Ed-' ,wara G. Breen, 37-year-old lnsurance man and World War H vet eran, who is shown above in a photo taken as be was sworn into office, t (Inter national

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Death Summons Francis E. Kerlin; Services Friday

Francis Edward (Frank) Kerlin, 42 years of age, died Tuesi day afternoon at the Mary Sher- . man Hospital following an extended illness. He had been in failing health for the last year and had failed t0 rally following an operation last Saturday. Mr. Kerlin had resided in this city al:)0Ut twenty-five years and was widely known, having been connected with the Sullivan County I waier company since iy.su, Ke was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of the late Edward M. and Clara Delnney Kerlin, the father having directed the water COmpany and other business !nw-e,. interests here for many years. He attended St. Louis UniI versity prep school and Notre Dame University. In 1928 the . , , . . deceased was married to Dorothy . . . , . ' Boyle of Sullivan, who survives J ' , along with two children, Edward and Qne 'charlotte ' of Sullivan; also a number of . . aunts and uncles and nieces and I nephews. I He was a member of St. Mary's Church of Sullivan and had I been affiliated with the Knights 'of Columbus and the Elks Lodge. The body was taken to the Billman Funeral Home and was removed to the residence, 231 South Main Street, at two 0;clock this afternoon where it will oe in state until Friday morning. Requiem high mass will be held iarmont will Vex wioHo in Ca-nrai Ridga Cemetery.,' The members of Tne members of St. Marys will meet at the home Thursday "JS" at 7:30 o clock to recite the rosary. ' IVnmfi 'Pf i' DiIav 1'1C A CLC. lailCV On City Council '' ' . ' ' "(service' in' the 1 Pacific war quest by certain residents for gas service east of the C. & E. ' I. railroad and south of the Illinois Central. The council requested the city attorney and mayor to rnnfr with thf Flnmp fine Pnm. ju: ll The other wns the rnnrtiti of housing shortage, which is prevalent not only in Sullivan but in everv ritv in th nation On this subject, the Mayor and other representatives of the eitv nrnhahlv will nttonH o ctato conference on housing to be held bv the Indiana Economics Crim cil at Indianapolis January 18, at which the entire problem as -it affects Indiana communities, will be discussed. Illinois Central Seeks Rehearing On Service Order INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9 (UP) The Illinois Central Railroad sought a rehearing of its case today after charging that the Indiana Public Service Commission was "arbitrary and unreasonable" in ordering restoration of passenger service on its Ind-ianapolis-Effingham, 111., line. ine F&c; ordered the raurond on December 20 to restore one round-trio daily from Indiananolis to the Indiana-Illinois state line. The company said' that it would be impossible to restore such service. Officials said the railroad ha3 been ordered to provide 20 passenger coaches for j military use and that the coaches supplied were those to be used i on the Indianapolis-Ef fingham i run

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Hector Verberg, 65, (above) ialhood of her Chicago home, has janitor in an apartment buildirijg ' been seized by police for quesnear the home of kidnaped SuZr ticning in the gruesome case. Veranne Degnan whose dismembere . berg has denied complicity 'in the

body was found scattered in siaying. (international iNewspnosewers throughout the neighbor- to.) L ATEfNE WS i

. GI DEMONSTRATIONS .SPREAD,; y, j ' ' ' ' (I)y Tniicd Pres) ' : ' ' , ; GI demonstrations against 'demobilization delays spread around the world today with new outbreaks in both Europe and the Pacific. 1 , , n : In Yokohama, Col. Chas. A. Mahonay, Provost Marshal, charged that a demonstration in the 'presence of Secretary of War Robert Patterson was fomented by "Communists." In Ilonckilu, a rally of 2,500 demanded a cut of ten points per month in the discharge point system. In Frankfurt, GPs distributed hand bills for a mass protest march and meeting tonight, declaring .'if it takes a demonstration to

help us we will give them one to remember. One hand bill was stuck in the fourstar license plate of Gen. Joseph C. McNarney's sedan.

FAIL TO AGREE ON CEASE-FIRE ORDER CHUNGKING, Jan. 9. (UP) Chinese Nationalist and Communist representatives meeting with Gen. George C. Marshall adjourned today without agreeing on an expected cease-fire order in China's civil war.

Jewel Thief tLMER MADDOX, 24-year-old soda jerk, is being returned to Npw York City from Cheyenne, Wyo., where he was seized aboard a west-bound train, after which he confessed the theft of $50,000 In jewels from Mrs. Ruth Young bccaused he needed money for ballet lessons. All but a few small pieces of the New York widow's gems, stolen during a Christmas party In her home, have been recovered, an insurance adjustor reports. International)

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ATTENTION, VETERANS County Clerk James H. Ringer today pointed out that many war veterans are receiving free hunting and fishing licenses at I this time. He said that veterans I of all wars are entitled to the free licenses, however those who 1 do not hold 1945 licenses permits , should bring their discharge papers giving date of their ser1 vice and their serial number to j the clerk's office to secure their ' permits. He stated that their service number must be record- , cd before the licenses are issued. Mr. Ringer said they have be?n issuing from 25 to 100 free licenses a day at his office. VETERAN'S REGISTRATION The registration law requires persons who registered to vote while in service to reregister to vote in the primary and general election this year it was an- j nounced by County Clerk Ringer. If they registered to vote before ! going into service they will not , be required to reregister, however. . j HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Jan. 8: Dan Prose of Carlisle; Earl Newsome of 217 West Jackson St.; Charles Hammond of Linton R. 3. j Dismissed Jan. 8: Mrs. Lloyd Hamilton and son of Shelburn; Mrs Frederick Kite and daughter of Carlisle. )

Appointment Of Commissioner Poses Question

Appointment Of Dr. G. D. Scott In District One Is Disputed ; County Attorneys Hold No Vacancy Ex-! isted. The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners met at the Court House here January 7th at which time Dr. Garland Scott of this city was oppointed Commissioner in the First District. George D. Gettingef, also of Sullivan, has been serving as Commissioner in the First District since his appointment last February to fill the unexpired term of the lute Clarence (Lib) McClure and the action of the board Monday is said to pose a legal question as to whether Mr. Gettinger's ap pointment is valid for . the next

three years or whether Dr. Scott long-distance telephones by Friday appeared likely today aid this S Sr. Surl tefKone Fftion workers throughout the country walked would have started a second off their jobs in support .of a strike by 17,000 production three-year term in the office on workers of the Western Electric Co. January first. Upon his death An hour before the deadline of 11:00 a. m., the installathe Sullivan County Council ap- tion workers, members of the Association of Communications pointed Mr. Gettinger to fill his Equipment Workers (independent), started leaving their jobs unexpired term. In March of last and the union's local headquarters said that the strike was

year the state legislature enacted a law vesting in the County Commissioners the authority to appoint members to Commissioners' boards and it is as the result of this action that Mon day's appointment was made, In Monday's session, John Howard, chairman of the board declared no vacancy existed in the First Commissioner's District and called on Commissioner Huff for nominations. Mr. Huff refused to nominate declaring that in his opinion 170 vacancy existed in i!io otfice, Mr. Gettinger having been duly appointed to fill the unexpired term of Clarence (Lib) McClure last Febru ary. Mr. Huff having refused to acknowledge the vacancy", Mr. Howard nominated Dr. Garland, Scott of Sullivan. Mr. McGarvey, couiltv auditor, refused to cast a i vots unless a tie existed and asked for time for consultation. The board was '" advised by.', the legal firm of , Pigg &, Tennis, county attorneys, that in . their opinion, and without investiga tion, however, that no vacancy existed.. They asked for time to investigate further and Mr, McGarvey returned to ' the room and cast his vote for Dr. Scott. . Upon reconvening at. one o'clock Monday afternoon the county attorneys advised' the board that there was no vacancy and the appointment of Mr. Gettinger by the County Council was valid, the council having the right to fill the unexpired term of the late Mr. McClure and anyone claiming the office of Commissioner of the First District other than Mr. Gettinger would have to do so by bringing legal ouster proceedings. Under the statute enacted last March, the county attorneys pointed out, Commissioners then serving would continue to serve until successors are duly elected and qualified, and that there has since been no general election that would affect this case. Dr. Scott, who had appeared in Commissioner's Court and accepted the appointment was consequently advised of the opinion of the attorneys. Mr. Gettinger said it was his opinion that at the time he accepted the appointment last February that it was for a period of 11, months on the first term and three years on the second term. Before Monday's meeting was concluded a motion was made by Mr. Gettinger and seconded by Mr. Huff to postpone letting of all contracts until ten a. m. Thursday, January 10th. The motion was carried and ' Mr. Gettinger then moved that all contracts for road ' oils be thrown out and bids for same readvertised. This motion was also seconded by Mr. Huff and carried. Dr. Scott, when contacted by the Times today said he had no comment to make at this time on the matter of his appointment, f NEW SUITS Clara Cleveland vs. Lloyd Cleveland. Complaint for divorce.

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Telephone Installation Workers Walk Off Jobs Today "Two-Day Work Stoppage In Ohio And Indiana" Threaten City-Wide Strike At New York.

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Ernest Weaver, ACEW president, said 14 of the union's 15 locals were out and the New York City local would strike at 2:00 p. m. First of the installation workers to strike walked off -their jobs in Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio

anu vvasmngion, u. u., uy n :uu a. m. All tmt tne JNew YOl'K City local were reported out. Telephone installation workers in Ohio and Indiana left their jobs today in what II. D. Andre, president of Cleveland Local 23 of the ACEW, said was a "two-day work stoppage." Andre said the striVe wnnM siffer SKfl wnrlmro in fhin and

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200 in Indiana. He said "there isn't a town in Ohio and Indiana with telephone installations that won't 'be affected by our walkout." Andre said the union plans to . set up picket lines Friday at 7:00 a. m. at "every telephone building in the two states." ,

STATE'S CORN YIELD ..., , . l. iVYUU.N LAFAYETTE, Ind., : Jar!. .' 9 The, Indiana , 1945 average' corn yield of 53 bushels per acre was the highest ia the nation by three bushels and was the second highest recorded , . for Indiana. agricultural . statisticians . said 'today. Hoosier farmers harvested near i record yields in most crops last year and planted one of the lareest total acreases of all crons in Indiana history, according to a joint report by Purdue University and the United States Department of Agriculture. Indiana set the nation's corn yield record in 1942 with an average' of 54 bushels to the acre. " Winsome Winner 1 ! fjf I OF LILLIPUTIAN dimensions, Palsy Anne Miljspaugh, 3, 5ies the photographer a naughty Wink as she poses after being selected the 1946 national "Swim for Health Week Child" by a committee of bathing officials. (International)

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f r ai 1,1 - -r Vr 1 In other pyramiding labor disputes: 1. President Truman reportedly had asked for an immediate preliminary review of prices in the meht and steel industries. -where . a-fotal "pf'I,a!0,CSOOt'w6rkers "are""4 scheduled to strike early "next week. over .demands for more pay. --, 2. Collective bargaining was resumed between General Electric (and the CIO Electrical Workers Union, with 200,000 G. E., Westinghouse and General Motors employes slated to quit work Tuesday. 3. Leaders of the United Auto1 mobile Workers (CIO) left for Washington, where President Tru man's fact-finding panel will is sue a report on the General Motors wage dispute which has idled 175,000 workers. , 4. Michael Quill, left-wing CIO official and New York councilman, threatened a city-wide strike of 600,000 CIO members within two weeks to support wage claims of striking unions. A New York CIO . walkout, coupled with work stop pages in the steel, meat, electrical and communications' industries, would add approximately 2,000,000 workers to the 383,000 already idle in strike shutdowns. : MISSIONARIES WILL ; V RELATE EXPERIENCES The district superintendent of Pilgrim Holiness Churches has arranged for Rev. and Mrs. Solters to make appearances in this district in the interest of foreign missions and they are scheduled to be at tho Jason-" ville Pilgrim Holiness Church Sunday evening, January 13th,1 according to an announcement made today by Rev. Alvin Stinnett, pastor of the church. The Solters have served as missionaries of the Pilgrim Holiness Church in India for a number of years as well as in the West Indies on the Island of Trinidad. They have had many interesting ex- ' periences in these forign lands and will have a message of interest to all. REVIVAL CONTINUES The revival that begun last week at the Bethel Methodist Church at Gambill, will continue until and including Sunday, January 13th. The services not only have been well attended, but splendid results have been evidenced. Special songs and musical numbers are given each night.