Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 14, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 18 January 1946 — Page 1
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News Of Our Men And Womei With The Colors
ON FURLOUGH Sgt. Thomas A. Batey, who had been stationed at Ft. Ord, Calif., is spending a 30-day fur. lough with his mother, Sarah Batey. Mrs. ON LUZON Pfc. Aime C. "Pete" Mathews of nymera nas receivea a rauug of T5. Ha is stationed at Baton- , gas, Luzon, in tne rniuppmes. His address is: T5 Aime C. Mathews, 35966693, Hq. Co. Base R. A.P.O. No. 73, Qm. Section, P. M. San Francisco, Calif. HOME FROM HOSPIAL Pfc. James E. Utterback is VlSltmg niS wne, aiw uueiud 1 A 11. TTli at &neiourn. c. uueroac u on a three-day pass from the Camp h v,oa hppt, . m,. .t i Atterbury hospital. He has been overseas 16 months and expects to be discharged soon. PACIFIC VETERAN RETURNS Mr., and Mrs. William Ashby of North State Street have received a telegram from their son, Cpl. William R. Ashby stating that he has reached the States. He has served overseas with the Red Arrow 32nd Division in Northern Luzon, his division fighting through the Villa Veide trail, through the Carraballo and into the entrance of the Cagayan
A Valley. They had 128 days of
I , hand-to-hand fighting in piercing li the enemy's almost impregnable j defenses. Cpl. Ashby wears the
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(JOmuai ' inianuy DdQge Good Conduct Medal. and "Back To C ' 99 lwies. SAILORS DISCHARGED GREAT LAKES, Ills. Persons m 4hdischarged from the naval service January 15, 1946 at this center included: . Estle N. Haycroft, BM 2c (T), R. R. 1, Carlisle.
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R. R. 1, Farmersburg. John VI. Borders, S 1c, Shel burn. JACK L. BURTON ASSUMES POSITION AS SALES MANAGER Jack
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(fiiuain Jjui lull aiiu vunieucl Burton, who now lives at Greencastle, a former expediter with the U. S. Engineers at Rock Island, 111., has joined the Spencer Tir.'n: m o i 1 ft i;
( Trailer Company of Augusta, Kansas, as sales manager. He assumed . his duties on November 15th last,
He attended school here and Depauw University at Greencastle. During . 1935-36 he was with the U. S. Gypsum Company ln Chicago in the sales and enf, gineering department and from 1936 to 1942 he was architectural engineer consultant for the Wood Conversion Company of Chicago. He had been with the U. S. Engineers at Rockford sinro. . ..
rA BRIDGES ON HIGHWAY 1
The State Highway Commis-
p sion nas aavertised a letting on
. . . ........ February 5th for the building of k Jwo concrete bridges on HighI way 154 running from' Sullivan I to the bridge across the Wabash . .. v.. . ...... w..w M.VfeW V .li . be located over the west fork of ; I Buck Creek, two miles west of t Sullivan and the other over Buck Creek, three miles west of the dty- -- -- " BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Ira Neal Jr. of 425 West Johnson Street, announce the birth of a daughter, Jo Ann, born at the Mary SherUman Hospital January 17th.
REJECT MOTION TO CALL CHURCHILL IN P. H. PROBE i
TWO Republicans less .frequently? Is tenancy in4 " " .vwp- creasing or decreasing? Vote Yes On Mo- These are nly a few f the ' important questions being asked tion Before Pearl if"1?nd,rership" .f 7ey ln which local farmers will have a Haibor Commit" cnancc to co-operate and provide essential information of. value in f-pp ; determining long-time agricul- , tural policies for the nation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UP) A,c iCan .w. today rejected six to two a motion to invite former British Prime Minister Winston Church,m as a witness. Tne motion was made by Senator Homer Ferguson, D., Michigan, who wanted to " ask Churchill about his Atlantic conference with the late President i Roosevelt in August 1941. Ferguson and Repr. Bertrand tTT y-N 1 A V f w. seaman, n., t-aiii., were vue only two members of the 10-man joint congressional committee vntW in favor Of the mOtiOn. The twQ other republicans on the committee voted "present" committee votea present. j , NATIVE OF CARLISLE T)TF5 TN CAT TFORNTA m&ts llNLALlfUKINlA (Carlisle News) Harry J. Alsop, a native of Carlisle, died last Saturday at his home, 800 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, California, according to word received here by his sister and brother, Mrs Scott Gobin and W. T. Alsop. Mr. Alsop was the son of William and Mary C. Alsop, and was born in Carlisle. He had resided in Long Beach for about twenty-seven years. Funeral rites were held at Long Beach and burial made there Monday. He is survived by' the-wtaow, Agnes urawtora Aisop; Dy xne sister, Mrs. Scott Gobin, of Route 3, Carlisle; and by two brothers, I wm. Thos. ; Alsop" of Carlisle and Frank Alsop, of San . Diego, California. - REAL ESTATE CHANGES , ' fc . ' " Sulhvan have purchased the pro-
perty known as the J.. W. Lind- ' She is survived by her husband, ley home on West Washington Edward Winslow of 1636 Pearl street and are making extensive St., Jacksonville; by a son, Wilimprovements. Mr. Shrum, a few bur M. Claggett, and a daughter.
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Local Farmers Will Aid Land Ownership Study
What is happening to land ownership in the United States? Are farms becoming smaller or larger, changing hands more freauentlv than in former years, or "About one in ten local farmers will receive shortly, a questionnaire about land operation and ownership This wag annouc. ed today by J. Howard Telfer County Agricultural Agent. The survey will be conducted throughout Indiana the week of January 21. "Everyone who receives one of the questionnaires will aid agriculture in general by filling it out and returning it promptly as it will provide basic information which bill becompiled for this county the state and then me nation No use wiU be mads of indivi. Jllnl ronlio,, ft iha mmeflxnnoi,. exceDt to comDile tal . i " " t 5 comPue. total figures based on all replies Xhe Gov. uucii i litis lu Hie ouesunnna rp crnment pledges that the indiid.u5s Ie& 'will be held Slncuy connaentiai. Land owner.s need haye nQ hesitancy in answering the ques tion and this office will be glad to help anyone who desires it in filling out the questionnaire," states Mr. Telfer. "We hope that there will be a 100 percent response from this county." ine questions will provide data not covered in the census since 1900 and will be similar to a survey made following World war Death Summons . : Former Resident Mrs. Edward Winslow, better kn0Wn in Sullivan as Mrs. John riaaautt- ..,.,.. 1 i in Jacksonville, Fla., , Jan. 13, 1946, after several weeks' illness. " 7 t v .,, rae " " o ' era! years ago. VLffr, --vww V. . U01JTi.OUllVIilC. Also surviving her are one brother, E. Murry Sandusky, New Lebanon, Ind., who. was at her bedside when she passed on; and three sisters, Mrs. M. H. Berry, Mrs. G. H. Davis and Mrs. W, H. Harper of Kansas City, Mo. ( Funeral services were held in' I the chapel of the Hardagro Sons Funeral Home at 2 p. m. Tuesday, January 15, with burial at Restlawn Memorial Park, Jacksonville. The services were conducted by Rev. Frew of the Methodist church. .' i SULLIVAN DECORATING COMPANY IS SOLD: ' HOTEL CHANGES HANDS Mr. and Mrs. Earl Newsome today announced the sale of their business, the Sullivan Decorating Company, located on the west -side of the square, to Mr. and Mrs. Max Russell of Sullivan. The Russells assumed ownership Thursday and will carry on the business at the present site, in the Stratton building 25 S. Court St. The Newsomes had ODeratpd the business 24 years, 16 years in ' its present location. They launch-1 ed the firm in the Riggs building on Washington street here. Ray Barnes has announced sale of the Hotel Barnes on Section street and the dining room i facilities to George Thomasson !of Terre Haute. Mr. Thomasson and his wife assumed manage ment of the hotel this week. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. William Springer of Champaign, Illinois, are the parents of a daughter born January 17th at Champaign. Mr Springer is theSon . of Mr. -and Mrs. O. L. Springer of South Main St.
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ASK CONGRESS TO EXTEND, AMEND DRAFT WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (UP) Selective Service Di
rector Lewis B. Hershey today asked Congress to extend the draft immediately and amend it to provide that every inductee serve a specific term, preferably 18 months.
Hershev flatly reiected.
present draft age, 18 through 25, be raised to speed the flowj of replacements to occupation theaters. Instead, he recommended that the Army and Navy lower the?r physical qualif ications to make more men in the present age group eligible for induction. I ' ' . .
Hershey was called before
committee on demobilization in answer to War Department, complaints that Selective Service is supplying only about
25,000 of the 50,000 men a month requested by the Army.
The War Department lvas
zation slow-down to lack of replacements. Hershey told the subcommittee that 60,000 to 80,000 temporarily deferred high
school students would become available for drafting in June and July "if there still is a Selectice Service law," then. The law is scheduled to expire May 15 unless Congress extends it. . In asking extension and amendment of the Selective , Service law, Hershey recommended that men who have been 1
discharged after serving less than six months be remducted to serve out an IS-nionth hitch.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 18. (UP) Police today questioned and cupants were burned to death. : January 1. t .u released Sidney Sherman, a music school operator, in their Constable r. e. Warner said the Ifc appeared most likely that the union s 700,000 men search for the owner of a handkerchief found in the neighbor- plane "blew up in the air." , would go on strike next Monday in the light of the corporahood where 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan was kidnaped and 15 occupants wre "burned tion's rejection.
slain. Pnliip Canfain Tnlin T.!
with Sherman he was convinced that he was , not the owner
of the handkerchief. The handkerchief bore a laundry mark
with the name "S. Sherman."
Detectives found it in an alley near where they earlier had uncovered a wire noose which may have been used to
strangle the child. -
NOMINATE UNDERSECRETARY OP NAVY WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (UP) Edwin W. Pauley of California was nominated by President Truman today to be undersecretary of the Navyi ; Pauley's appointment ', as Undersecretary was widelv
legarded asi a forerunner to
vvnen james rorresiai, tne present secretary, leaves his post, ing had the child at Johns HopForrestal's desire to leave the secretaryship has been known kins University Hospital, Baltifor some time and he is expected to leave the cabinet within more, Md. for special treatment, the next few months. i ' v The child, suffering from a rare As undersecretary, Pauley succeeds Artemus L. Gales, hart ailment, has been the subwho resigned several weeks sum. ject of nationwide attention and
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Early Tournament Play;
TONIGHT'S GAMES 7:00 P. M. New Lebanon vs. Sullivan. 8:15 P. M. Graysville vs. Dugger. Basketball fans were awaiting two more red-hot basketball scraps at the community gym tonight as the Wabash Valley preliminary tourney swings into its second round. New Lebanon, Sullivan and Dugger came through last night before a throng that packed the gymnasium to the rafters for the first time in many years. Graysville's Greyhounds, who drew the first round bye will see their first tourney action tonight and with the teams well paired another capacity crowd is expected. Merom threw a scare into the' New Lebanon cagers for about three quarters of their game last night.with Coach C. B. Lisman's team, coming to the front rapidly in the final minutes to win 29-21. Merom, battling their Gill township rivals over every inch of the floor took an early lead of 4-0 and finished ahead at the end of the first quarter 4 to 2. Neither team got a field goal in the second quarter and fouling was frequent, Merom managing to hold a slight lead. The count was 10 to 8 at the intermission and it continued nip and tuck in the third quarter New Lebanon finally going ahead after tieing the count at 12-12. The Tigers held an 18-16 advantage at the third turn, gradually pulling away after Merom tied it again at 18-18 early in the last quarter.
Phegley and Sims finally found j mates pushed steadily forward the range from the field to lead i despite the Plowboy defenders the winning rally while Merom and eeked out a 33-31 decision, scored 15 free throws in 21 at-1 The battle was close throughtempts to stay in the ball game out with the score tied several
over much of the route. Coach Gordon Keek's Golden Arrows found Carlisle a stubborn foe to turn back although
they enjoyed the lead all the way Plowboys (26-26). Wagner, Plowafter the first few minutes. The , boy forward; never ceased his final count was 32-28. With Sims . bid for victory adding a field jarring the nets with regularity goal and foul shot in the last
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however, a proposal that the a Senate Military Affairs sub attributed the recent demobili rr-XT a vr tiirpnuvn ujniiAr .1 r.1.1 Sullivan caiA tViot a ftif talL-inn-his becoming Secretary of Navy o ' . .
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w i Tonight's schedule: 7:00 Shelbum vs. Jasonville. 8:15 Hymera vs. Pimento. The opening round last night of the Wabash Valley preliminaries at the Shelburn center was a battle front from begin ning to end for Jasonville, Shelburn and Pimento as they slip - pea past Midland, Fairbanks and Farmersburg to enter the semi-final rounds tonight. In last night's opening game, the lanky Jasonville squad con - tinually snatched the ball on iineii.f-oocfni TvrirMm gHomnti score and banged out a 38 to 29 victory. j The second battle of the eve-! ning paired the Shelburn Pan- 1 thers with the Fairbanks Trojans, the Panthers' claiming a ; 42-32 victory. The first half saw the Panthers using a slow break while the Trojans from beginning to end used a fast running attack against their adversary. Rilenge sank four buckets and one foul shot in the half to pace his squad's lead of 11-7 at the quarter and 17-15 at the half. Coach F. E. Ward sent his men back into the second half with a fast breaking, rolling block offensive that completely shaded 'the hard-fighting Trojans. Fairbanks trailed 31-21 at the end of the third quarter. The final clash was the "game1 of the evening" with Farmers- , burg's Plowboy five swarming , all over the Pimento Peppers' . star center. Colslazer in an effort to stop his victory determination, however, the latter and his times. The final tie came with the fourth quarter with six minutes of play remaining when Pimento moved along side the .minute of play. Moore, Pepper guard, played
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CHARIES I. RUDERMAN, right, industrialist of Gouverneur, N. Y., himself a disabled veteran of World War I, is shown displaying plans as he discusses with reporters his purchase of the upstate New York town of Piercefield, which he plans to hand over to disabled veterans of World War II. The 80-acre town contains 80 homes and an abandoned paper mill. The only items in the town he did not buy were two churches. He explains, "Without any strings attached, I want to give it to disabled veterans under some agency such as a foundation or the government." He is seeking to persuade business establishments to install manufacturing branches in the iown's 800-foot mill. 'International Soundphoto)
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Proposal Is Turned Down After Union Accepted And Strike Of 700,090 Looms Monday Industrial Crisis More Serious Today With New Threats And Violence.
BULLETIN! WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (UP) U. S. Steel. Corporation todav reiected President Truman's compromise pro-
posal for settlement of the steel wage dispute although the
union accented it. yrr Truman, the White generai wage increase of 18
wmte iiouse secretary unanes .u. icoss was asnea wnein-
er Mr. Truman had any further plans for action to avert a
strike. "No," Ross replied
BULLETIN! WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (UP) The fact-finding panel in the meat packing strike will begin formal hearings in Chicago next Tuesday, it was disclosed today. . Edwin E. Witte, chairman of the panel, held exploratory conferences with the parties to the dispute last jiight and this morning.
(By United Press) The nation's industrial crisis grew more serious with new strike threats and violence for the second day in the Packinghouse Workers strike. Michael Quill, president of the Transport Workers Union of greater New York (C.I.O.) , said his union was prepared to call a strike of 32,000 jubway, bus, trolley and elevated railway workers throughout the city to halt. sale of three cityowned power plants to the Consolidated Edison Co. At Kansas City, Kansas, members of the Independent Packinghouse Workers Union were escorted for the second straight day through the C. I. O. picket line into the Swift and Co. plant there. Police succeeded in opening the picket line after three unsuccessful attempts. . Meanwhile, resumption of wage "AG" SCHOOL 'talks between the Ford Motor I Company and C I. O. Auto Work
ing The third meeting of Graysville Agriculture Evening i School will he held Tuesday eve- I ning, January 22, 1946 in the Farm Shop at 7:30 o'clock. Livestock Marketing is the topic for discussion. Sound motion pictures are also on the pragram. The iadies are invited WILLIS-CARRICO Mr. and Mrs. Scott Willis announce the marriage ot tneir daughter, Elizabeth Ann, to Lester Carrico, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Carrico, of Paxton. The couple were married in Boonville. Ind.. January 12, by the i Rev. Edwin Kitt. Carlisle News. DISABLED VETS mm AllWmff"ftmirlfiJftJA"viAia
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rve ecis House Announced, proposed a cents per hour, retroactive to ' ers was postponed until 1:30 p. m. Monciay at tne request or tne union. . ' -isewnere m me current laoor crisis idling nearly a million workers there were these developments: 1. Striking C. I. O. electrical workers offered to submit to arbitration a wage dispute which has shut down 78 plants of General Electric, Westinghouse and General Motors. 2. Membership of four unions of Western Electric employes was polled on whether to walk out in sympathy with 17,000 other telephone workers. 3. The House labor committee agreed to vote by next Tuesday on President Truman s bill to legalize fact-finding boards . in labor disputes. Senator James O. Eastman, D., Mississippi, introduced a resolution whereby the Senate would begin immediate consideration of a companion measure. VICTIMS OF GAS FUMES IMPROVED The conditions of Mrs. Flossie Dennis, Mrs. Beatrice Majors Bedwell and Mrs. Ed Newsomo were reported much improved today after their narrow escape from death by asphyxiation early yesterday afternoon at the Majorette Beauty Mart here. Mrs. Dennis, proprietor of the shop was removed from the Mary Sherman Hospital to the home of a niece west of Sullivan. Mrs. Bedwell was resting from the ordeal at the home of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Zoe Cummins, on North Main Street. Mrs. Newsome, a customer at the shop, was still confined to her bed but, likewise was improving steadily at her home, 492 South Star Avenue, it was learned today. The three were discovered in an unconscious condition at the Majorette due to escaping ga9.