Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 11, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 15 January 1946 — Page 1

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JQIH THE MARCH OF DIMES COLDER TONIGHT Indiana: Fair in north portion and considerable cloudiness in south portion tonight and Wednesday; colder tonight. Jan. 14-31 VOL. XLVIII No. U UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN, INDIANA TUESDAY, JAN. 15, 1946. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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News Of Our Men And Womei With The Colors

EN ROUTE HOME Cpl. Lester W. Wright has telephoned his parents from New York, that he expects to be home by January 20. He arrived in New York on the Queen- Mary January 4th and took part in the Victory parade there January 12th. He is a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. He entered the service November

18, 1943 and took his training at avert the disaster of December ' . . . , ...it IQdl '

Fort Banning, Georgia and Camp Lunngston, Louisiana from . . , V. 11 Via 11.1 lit HlnHIMl 1 n Con(.

SwilCiC uc went uvuawa in kjcjji.- . imliPi' 1Q44 and ininpd th( fl2nd

f Airborne Division. He graduated

from Sullivan high school with the class of 1943. RETURNS TO .U S. Mr. and Mrs. Wastine Pirtle of 201 North Broad Street, have re ceived a wire from their son, Sgt. Rex Pirtle, saying he Had landed n the states and would be home soon. Sgt. Pirtle has served three and one half years in the Army nnd has been overseas 17 months. PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN Bernard C. Hoilman received word from the U. S. Army last J week that he had been promoted from the rank of First Lieutenant I to Captain. Captain Hoilman pent 20 months in the ETO with an anti-aircraft battalion. He arrived in New York November 13th and has been on terminal Aeave since that time. His promoI tkm was effective December 29th ?'id his terminal leave expires, vtnuary zo, 1946. 1 - , . ; Captam Hoilman lsnow attendg Rose Polytechnic Institute at Terre Haute. His w.ife, the former Eleanor Jane Dixon and son, David e residing in Sullivan. NEW ADDRESS. :Pvt. James R. Adams, 35990137 a, JBtn f. u. int., atu uv ro P. M., San Francisco, Calif. PROMOTED vr Word has been received that fpj. Orval E. (Gene) Exline was Ircmoted to sergeant January 1. is in the 6th Medical Battalion; He left the States August 13, 1945 and is now stationed in Jlhonju, Korea. He will be 19 'ears old February 3rd. His adIress is: Sgt. Orval E. Exline, 15359933 Iq. and Hq. Det. 6th Med. Bn. V P. O. 6 Postmaster, San Tancisco, Calif. II JtJAUH ICS STATES MWorman Buckingham, son, of ilr. and Mrs. Sam Buckingham of vieiDurn, nas returned to the 1 fnited States from South Pad c Navy sea duty, according to message received by the parpts Sunday. Norman has been a jiember of the U. S. Fleet more jten two years most of which I me has been spent in active lity in Pacific waters. He is excted to arrive at. his home lithin the next few days. SGT. MOSS DISCHARGED . Staff Sergeant Eugene Moss, of Mr. Mrs. Charles Moss of East Washington St., retrned home January 10th after ing , discharged at Camp At-H-bury, January 9th. He served 'ith a Quartermaster Truck nany in the South Pacific r 30 months. . McMAHAN-GRAHAM r. and Mrs. Walter McMahan Sullivan are announcing the 9WiB(fa rF 41-1 1 InnrvVtlAH Mv. ia, to Paul Graham of Peru, idiana, who recently was dis'targed from the U. S. Army. The marriage vows were read Rev. Wyman Hull Saturday; nuary 12th at his home. The ide wore a yellow suit and a rsage of red roses and white frysanthemums, The bridesmaid ore a blue suit and a corsage of d roses and chrysanthemums. rThe young couple will reside Peru where Mr. Graham is '"ployed. ,

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Former Pacific Commander, Charges Vital Information Withheld From Him. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP) Adm. Husband E. Kimmell today accused the . Navy Department of depriving his Pacific fleet "of a fighting chance to 7, 1941.1 The Navy, he charged, withheld from him "information which indicated the probability of an attack at Pearl Harbor at the time it came." If he had been given that information, Kimmell said, his ships would' not have been surprised at anchor by the Japanese. Instead, he asserted, he could have ambushed the enemy striking force as it approached Hawaii. The former Pacific fleet commander told his side of the story in public today for the first time to the congressional Pearl Harbor investigating committee. . j Adm. Kimmell broke his four years of silence with a fighting 27,000-word opening , statement to the oemmittee. He declared that history would vindicate him. . "Back To Civvies." ATTERBURY DISCHARGES CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana, Jan. 15 Among Indiana men discharged at the Atterbury Separation Center recently were Pfc. Eugene C. Moore, 722 ,'N. State St.., Sullivan. SSgt. Eugene Moss, 516 East Washington St., Sullivann. Sgt. Gilbert C. Pitt, RFD 3, Sullivan. Cpl. Leon McGlone, RFD 2, Box 212, Farmersburg. Sgt. Robert E. Blakeman, Box 80, Dugger. Pfc. William R. Collins, RFD 5, Sullivan. Cpl. Arthur P. Grimes, 938 E. Beech St., Sullivan. SSgt. James L. Bradbury, Fairbanks. SSgt. Leslie H. Johnson, RFD 2, Shelburn. Pfc. Francis W. Roberts, 211 Broad St., Sullivan T4 jampa a wrieht. RPn a Sullivan. T5 Richard Brown, Jr., RFD 1, Sullivan. T5 Vearl A. Barron, Shelburn. INACTIVE STATUS Among Indiana officers who went through the Atterbury Separation Center, and have reverted to an inactive status was: 2nd Lt. Ray H. EFD 2, Shelburn. Seewer, Ce, SAILORS DISCHARGED GREAT LAKES, 111. Among persons dicharged from the naval service January 11th at this center, whoses homes are in Indiana were: Edgar Petree, GM 3c, 304 E. Gray St., Sullivan. . James Earl Moberly, PhM 2c, 744 E. Davis St., Sullivan. Victor R. Asbury, Lt. (jg), 10 N. Section Stt., Sullivan. Garland W McCammon, QM 3c (T), 709 Duane St., Sullivan. Willis L. Spencer, QM 1c, Pleasantville. Lester E. Rice, BKR. 2c, 1200 N. Court St., Sullivai. John M. Harlow, MM 2c Hymera,

Congress Hears

Gen. Eisenhower Bluntly Defends Program Of Demobilization, Hits Back At Critics. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP) Army . Chief of Staff Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said to day that by July 1 every man will be discharged from the Army who has a right to expect release at that time. Speaking before members of the Senate and House, Eisenhower said he would give members of Congress a "complete explanation of the Army's demobilization program." He noted that at a similar meeting last September former Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall told Congress discharges would average 750,000 men a month for last October, November and December. Actually, he said, they averaged 1,200,000 a month, and "the result was that" 1,650,000 men have gone to their homes who had no right to expect it." If discharges had continued at that rate, the chief of staff said, "the Army would have been out of men by March." For that reason, demobilization was slowed to some extent, t-isenhower said. Eisenhower bluntly told the members of Congress that the Army had three big jobs. "It has the job of reconverting Germany, of reconverting Japan and of reconverting itself," he said. Eisenhower hit back at those who charged that the Army sought to slow up demobilizatiin in order to get congressional action on a peacetime military training program and at those who declared high ranking officers wanted to maintain a big army , to keep their temporary high ratings. , He pointed out that of th 1,500 general officers in the army on V-J Day, 769 have been separated, reduced in rating or scheduled for reduction in sixty days. ; V'....,: ., NEW SUITS Marge Sacra vs. George Sacra. j Complaint for divorce. 1 Logan Warden and Stella 'Wardell vs. Vigo Roofing Company. Complaint for damages for breach of contract. Beulah Elmore Price vs. Junior Thurston Price. Complaint for divorce. , Marjorie Marie Bedwell vs. Lowell E. Bedwell. Complaint for divorce. EXTINGUISH GARAGE BLAZE The local fire department was summoned to the Kraft-Phenix garage on South Court St., this morning to extinguish a blaze that started when some gasoline was ignited. Little damage resulted, firemen reported. Seventy-Ninth iff Pictured above is the opening of the second session of the sev-entjr-ninth Congress in Washing

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BULLETIN ! WELCH, West Va., Jan. 15. (UP) A "very violent" explosion rirroed through the shafts of the Havaco No. 9 mine

nf the Npw River find Pocahontas Coal Comnanv here this

morning, trapping an estimated

heavy damage throughout this southern west V irginia community of 6,000 persons. ' . j Earlv and unofficial renorts indicated that 267 men

were working at various levels ion occurred. An estimated 55 removed irom the first level, The explosion, however, was of the second level. ;

" .1 1 ' LATE NEWS j

CHICAGO, Jan. 15. (UP) Police today hunted: a,'At Vincennesjasper, Suiiiwoman reported to have left a; blood-stained automobile in a vanj vincennes and Washington northside garage the night of January 7th. dale of the kid- winners, naping and slaying of sjx-vear-old Suzanne Degnan. j 11

Police Lieutenant. William, Hanrahan said that a quantity of wrapping paper similar ito that of the crude ransom note left by the kidnaper and a recently washed blanket were found in the car.

CHINESE COMMUNISTS ACCEPT PROGRAM

, CHUNGKING, Jan. 13. ists have 'accepted in principle,

reorganization of the government under the leadership of

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuonuntang, the Central News Agency said today. The Agency said the other minority parties represented at the unity meeting in Chungking also had accepted theNationalist proposals, although technical details of the reorganization still were being worked out. The main features of the program were that the Kuomintang would retain its status as China's leading political party; with Chiang as president occupying a position about midway between that of the United States president and the British king. The Kuomintang would be empowered to appoint an interim government pending a national election but all minority parties would share in the policy-making powers of the new state council.

TROOP TRANSPORT IN DISTRESS BOSTON, Jan. 15. (UP) The Army transport, Henry Baldwin carrying 5S9 troops to New York radioed today that a crack had developed in her afterdeck and that she was) being pounded by heavy seas about 300 miles southeast of Cape Race.

REVEAL DOENITZ'S RUTHLESS ORDERS NUERNBERG, Jan. 15. (UP) The War Crimes court was told today that Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz issued secret orders in the last frantic months of the Nazi regime for the ruthless execution of naval officers who wavered in the face of Germany's approaching defeat. The British prosecution introduced Doenitz's secret orders also providing for promotion of officers who used their initiative in purging "cowardly scoundrels" from the ranks of the German navy.

Congress Opens Second Session

ton. Faced with a mountain of work, the opening found only a sprinkling of legislators at their

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150 to 175 men and causing . of the pit when the explosto 100 men have since been some m.iured and others not. reported to be m a dip section 1 (UP) The Chinese Comnuinthe Nationalist program tor , ' . . aesKs louowmg meir noaaay vauauun. international to.) bounapno-

Sullivan Named Site For State Sectional Tourney INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15 The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced sites last night for the four rounds of the

1946 Hoosier prep basketball tournament. The I. H. S. A. A. announced officially that the final session wuld return to the Butler Uni .versity Fieldhouse after a warUimn AUnA J I 1 1 . . miic ituDcinre, uesignaiea again the huge fieldhouse at Butler, Indiana and Purdue Universities and Muncie for the semifinals and made numerous changes in regional and sectional sites. Nearly 800 teams were expected to compete, although the I. H. S. A. A. said the number was 'nf finite pending the receipt of schools. Entry blanks must be received by Feb. 3. The announcement did not say when the drawing for tourney nlav would be held Normally however, it is held a week before play begins. Three cities, Bedford, Terre Haute and Attica, lost regional tourney sites to Jeffersonville, Martinsville and Greencatle. Sectionals to be played February 21, 22 and 23 jnclude: Sullivan, 11 Sullivan County teams. ' Regionals, to be played March DR. MAPLE IS ROTARY SPEAKER Dr. J. B. Manlo spoke before i. f t no,,,-, Hotel luiiviicuii 1 1 ice tn ig a b liic Aa v o Monday, presenting a scholarly discussion of modern trends in medicine and develop ments made during the war. He also gave an insight into what the 'civilian public may expect In , lhedical , development Jhu i the , future, pointing out that much that was achieved by medical science for the army during the war will be placed , before. -the public. The discussion of the subject was an interesting continuation and elaboration of a similar talk presented before the club some time ago. Cant. William Dickerson of the Army Air Forces, who recently returned to his home here after extensive service in India was a guest at Monday's meeting. BEG YOUR PARDON Everett (Doc) Williams and Jack Cox will carry on their repair business in the new building being erected on North Section Street north of the former Ersinger property. In an item published yesterday Fred MacDonald was inadvertently named as Mr. Williams' partner in the concern.

Basketball Fans Of County Await Fast And Furious Action In Wabash Valley Prelim Tourneys

Basketball fans here and throughout the southern sector of Sullivan county are already "on edge" for the Wabash Valley tournament preliminary which will open at the community gymnasium Thursday night. ' New Lebanon, Merom, Dugger, Carlisle, Pleasantville, Grays- J ville and Sullivan, will vie for a free triD to the Valley finals at Terre Haute and several, favorites have been nominated. New Lebanon and Merom clash in a "natural" in the first same Thursday night at 7:00 o'clock with Sullivan and Carlisle scheduled to renew an ancient rivalry in the , 8:15 game. The Thursday evening finals at 9:30 will bring together Dugger and Pleasantville and the winners of the first two games meet in the Friday night opener at 7:00 o'clock. Graysville drew the I first round bye and will meet i the winner of the Dugger and Pleasantville scrap in the game Friday. Sullivan and Dugger, perennial rivals cannot possibly meet until i the final game this year. The Arrows have turned back some formidable teams but face tough 'sledding in the prelim as Carlisle

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Administration Attention Centers On Chicago As Corps Of Government Officials Work To Avert NationWide Strike Of Meat Packers,

(By United Press) The nation's strike-idle totalled 616,000 today as 200,000 CJd slnf viiq! lirftvlrnvo Inff 4lmiv inlic in 1fi etotne! trt rrcea

" 1 v demands for a $2 a day wage increase This walkout had an immediate effect on production of

such war-scarce items as radios, washing machines, toasters

and light bulbs, but principal on Chicago, where a corps of head off a nation-wide meat Plan Burial At Carlisle For Richard Unger Richard Unger, son of Mrs. George Unger, died Monday at .. . s-1 1, T - J nis nome near ureencasue, in- i iana, following an extended illness. Surviving are the mother, Mrs. George Unger; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Trimble of Carlisle and Katherine Kalvert of Greencastle; three brothers, Frank, George Jr. and Harry Gene, all at home. The father of the deceased youth died on December ' " . . . r uiieitti sci vices wui uc cuiiducted .at ten o'clock Wednesday morning at the home. The body 'will then'" be ' brought .. to the Risinger and Kresge Funeral Home at Carlisle with short services at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at' Carlisle at 1:30 where burial will be made. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Jan. 14: Steve Hiatt of Shelburn R. 1; Riley Pirtle of Merom R. 1, Jennings Brodie of South Bell Street. " Dismissed Jan. 14: Robert Saucerman of 815 East Harris Street; Mrs. Paul Black of Shelburn: Jack Edmondson of Sullivan R. 1; Mrs. Herschel Woodruff and daughter of Shelburn R. 1. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Patterson are announcing the birth of a son, William Eugene, at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis January 4th. Mrs. Patter- , son is the former Mary Margaret iPuckett. and New Lebanon, who they would probably meet in getting to the final game, both boast strong outfits. New Lebanon has one of their finest teams in years and the Carlisle team has been a high scoring machine in many games, led by Jim Barker who has hit the nets at a merry clip. Dugger appears to have into the fairly smooth sailing final round although all competitors will be geared for an upset. The Bulldogs, cheered by a recent victory over Sullivan, have come rapidly to the fore after a none too impressive start this season. Fast and furious action will also be on tap at Shelburn where Jasonville, Midland, Shelburn, Fairbanks, Farmersburg, Pimento J and Hymera will battle for the right to play in the finals at Terre Haute. Jasonville, Shelburn, Farmersburg and Hymera all have been playing classy bas-

8:15,ketball and each team is regarded of championship caliber by'

many followers. Jasonville meets i Midland, Shelburn meets Fair- , banks and Farmersburg meets Pimento in the Thursday night, round at Shelburn with Hymera ' drawing the first round bye.

ectneal administration attention focused government officials worked to strike. In the over-all labor front, where an additional 1,000,000 workers were scheduled to strike momentarily: 1. C. I. O. Electrical Workers struck at 5:00 a. m. (local time) Jn 1 78 plants of General Electric, I Westinghouse and General MoItors. I ! 2. Representatives of governunions conferred in an attempt to avert a nation-wide meat tieup, set for one minute after midnight. 3. Benjamin Fairless, president of the U. S. Steel Corporation, meets tomorrow at the ' White House with CIO President Philip , Murray, whose 200,000 Steel Workers have agreed to a rockbottom 19-cent hourly wage. , 4. Congress reconvened amid a clamor for legislation to cope with the mounting wave of industrial disputes. . WILL SPEED LABOR HEARINGS WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. (UP) The Senate Labor committee agreed today to speed hearings on labor legislation with a view of presenting it to the Senate shortly after February 1st. The agreement came as the second session of the 79th Congress awaited Mr. Truman's annual message on the state of the union and possible clarification of the national labor situation. The tentative day for completion of the Senate committee's work was set after Senator Robert A. Taft, R., Ohio, protested against what he called the leisurely way in which the hearings were being conducted. ' COMEDTAN'S FATHER DIES; BORN AT RILEY HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 15. (UP) Joseph Keaton, 79 years old, old-time vaudeville performer And father of Movie Actor Buster Keaton, died at his home last night after a long illness. . Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday. Keaton. born near Terre Haute, Ind., at Riley, was the leader of the "Three Keatons" vaudeville act, which also included his wife Myra and Buster. He also once performed in a magician's act with Harry Houdini. BARGE EXPLODES MANILA, Jan. 15. Explosion of liquid oxygen and pyrotechnic equipment aboard a huge Army barge threw the crowded Manila Harbor and waterfront area into brightly-lit confusion last night, but apparently caused no loss of life or damage to other vessels. The cause was not determined, . The crew of four merchant sea-, men and Filipinos leaped overboard and escaped with minor burns. COPS WORK FAST MOBILE, Ala. (UP) A man working alone .held up the Superior Finance Co. here recently and in 11 minutes was docketed at police headquarters. Police identified, the man as Frank Fowler, 31, of this city. He was charged with robbery..: Officials said he used a dummy gun in the holdup. ,

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