Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 52, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 13 March 1946 — Page 1

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News Of Our Men And Womei With The Colors

GIVE! Everywhere overseas the cry is for more reading material. You can provide a year's subscription to a set of 25 different magazines for servicemen's recreation centers and hospitals overseas by donating $50 to the 1946 Red Cross fund campaign. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Mar. 13. The Admiral Hughes was due to arrive at San Francisco yesterday. Aboard was James A. Pitcher, Paxton. Pfc. VISITS HOME ' Pvt. Loren O. Kennedy has returned in Srntl PiplH Tllinni after spending the week-end visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kennedy, and other relatives and friends. "Back To Civvies." f A TTERBURY DISCHARGES SCAMP ATTERBURY, .-Indiana, -l-Among Indiana men jdischarg , ed-at the 'Atterbury . Separation I Center March 11th was: Pic. Billy G. Ridgeway, Carlisle. . ' SAILORS DISCHARGED GREAT LAKES, IllsAmong persons discharged 1 from the naval service at' this center recently wore: Howard Shepherd, Jr. MM 2c, TliKffffir ' oor Rnv Harmon sm Mr R. R. 2, Box 83, Farmersburg.

Shelburn ' I mace UD armored tanks and Max E. Kellnms, S 2c, 750 EJfvalry onfthe .(mve .in Beech St Sullivan I Iran- Instead of withdrawing Harry C. Jarrelt' Lt. 1315.N. estimated 30,000 to 60,000 Main St., Sullivan iRed army tr0Ps already ln the Samuel O. Hazelrigg, RM 3c, fuountry- R"ssia reinforcing R 2 Shelburn them, according to the State De- ' ' partment. - " l " " " The Iranian embassy here FORMER HIGHWAY heard reports that some of the CHAIRMAN DIES new Red army forces had penetrated to within 20 , miles of T. A. Dicus ' of Marion and Teheran. One column, the emSwayzee, former" chairman of the bassy said, was reported streakIndiana State Highway Commis- ing toward the frontier between g'"" and onetime superintendent Iraq and Iran. .

of Grant County schools,, died Saturday in Washington, D. C, where he had made his home for several years. Funeral services were at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Swayzee. Mr. Dicus first was named to the State Highway Commission in March, 1937, by the then Governor M. Clifford Townsend. He became chairman a year later, serving on the commission through 1940. Active in Demoprat.'c nolitjos he had supported Governor Townsend's gubernatorial campaign. SULLIVAN BOYS MEET IN GERMANY Mr. and Mrs. . Thomas. C. Decker received a letter" from their son, Pfc. Howard A. Decker, who is stationed in Passau, Germany. He wrote: "I met one of the Gadberry twins, Cpl. Bob Gadberry .at the Red Cross Center here in Passau last night (Feb. 21) and we had a two-hour chat. Sure was good to' see some one from home. I didn't see Bill, as he was in Plattling at the time." - Cpl. Bob Gadberry is with the 15th Armored Field Artillery Bn. The twins are located in Passau and have been overseas three months. Pfc. Decker-has been overseas 12 months.

S PUTTING MILITARY Iranian Premier Has No "Offici a 1" Confirmation Of Troop Movements. W ASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (UP) , Uranian Ambassador Hussein Ala declared today that Russia, in dispatching troop reinforcements to Iran, has gone beyond the "war of nerves" stage and is now bringing direct military pressure against his government. Ala called at the State Departf,ousht n explanation from f,a ' :""VH e,'ls in Iran which have brought U S.cuviei ieiauuns 10 a crnicm stage. The ambassador said he assumed the United Nations Security Council will be asked to investigate this . latest ' development betweerl his country , and the USSRThe U. S. request for an ex planation wa's based on reports, which the state department said were reliable, that, three Red Army combat columns of tanks and cavalry were reinforcing Russian troops already in Iran. American officials feared that Russia might be building up a threat to Iran and Turkey as well as Iran. ,ln Teheran, meanwhile, " Iraniah Premier Ahmed Chabam said he .had no official eonfirmation of "certain rumors" about new Russia troop movements. He said he would Investigate them. Following that naws dispatch fr01" Teheran, the State Depart ment said is was confident that its information was-correct' A j spokesman said it came from re- ' liable sources and had been .checked and double checked. He would not identify the source The U. S. information was that Attacks AAF ARMY AIR FORCE headquarters are drafting a reply to an array of blistering charges by Sen. Elbert Thomas, above, of Utan. against lack of efficiency in the AAF. Thomas launched his attack in a magazine article, entitled "Sitting Duck3 in Our Air :Forces," and recommended civilian control of this nation's air Idefense to avert any further dls-i aatee, w ,. ... (Inteza$tioaaf&

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Program For Band Concert

Is Announced The program for the spring concert by the Sullivan high school band to be given at the high school auditorium tomorrow evening at eight o'clock was an nounced today by Wilfred Perigo, director. It is hoped that the proceeds from the concert will be enough to complete the fund needed to purchase new uniforms for the band. Tickets may be secured until tonight from band members and tickets will also be available at the door Thursday night. The program will be as follows: Star Spangled Banner Key Seeds of Cadmus (Tone Picture Johnson American Legion Forever ...... Gould The Scarlet Mask Overture i Zamecnik Trombone Solo "The Cascades" Smith Charlotte Ingersoll accompanied by Helen Pollock Cornet Trio "Sails On A Silvery Sea" ..: Storm James Hadar, John Alexander, Barbara Brown, accompanied by Gwendolyn Hilgediek March Of Youth Olivadoti The Crusaders Overture . Buchtel Tenor Sax Solo "Solo de 1 Concert" Singlee Phyllis Griggs accompanied by Mary Ada Ryan Brass Sextette "Memories of Stephen Foster" . .. arr. Holmes Dean Monk, John Gaylor, John Alexander, Joseph Scul- . ly, Gwendolyn Hilgediek, Rae Morrical When You Wore A Tulip ', ..... ; arr Yoder My Buddy ....v...;.. Donaldson Lili Marlene A . Park Stars and Stripes Forever Sousa LUMBER EXPERT

IS SPEAKER HERE'or n -1S urged to be present and ticket for nomination for the ' r' it is requested that each member office of Coroner of Sullivan R. E. Russell, who is director : brins at least, nne candidato nrlcnuntv. A lifelons democrat. Mr.

of the Public Relations Department of the Indiana Lumber and Builders Supply Association, addressed the Sullivan Rotary club at their luncheon meeting at the Davis Hotel Monday. Mr. Russell! was introduced by Kotanan uar - old Campbell, who arranged the program. The speaker presented an interesting analysis of the lumber industry today and while offering no alibis for the present shortage of building materials he explain ed the problems that confront the industry and causes for present conditions in the industry. At the same time he predicted that in the near future the flow of lumber supplies will increase rapidly and a period of prosperity for all concerned will result. j Tracing the history of the lum-

ber industry, since the time or nigni on iviarcn io xo assist xaxthe first settlements in this coun- payers in filing their returns, try, Mr. Russell also pointed outi w ..

the never-ending supply of lum ber being made possible by "lumber farming" or scientific cuttings and regulated growth and likewise explained the tre-

mendous and amazing new de- F. Davis, 61 years old, former A Home Economics Club velopments by the industry in the resident of Sullivan, who died Leader training school was held field of plastics and various new Sunday evening at his home at Tuesday, March 12 at the Sullitypes of lumber products which Evansville, will be held at 2 van Presbyterian Church. Miss proved of great importance in o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Lois Oberhelman, Nutrition various phases of the all-out war Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Specialist from Purdue Univereffort. V i in Linton. The Rev. Gradv Soie- sity discussed low sugar des-

Gus Hash was a guest at the meeting Monday.

New Recreation Havens Afforded By Sullivan-Greene Stripper Lakes This section of Indiana soon sidered. may have a , large and well-1 Improvements in the fishing equipped recreation area rival- conditions in the many lakes in ing the charms of Indiana's state 'the area, also are being considerparks, in the Greene-Sullivan : ed. Already some of the large

state forest east of here. Ralph Wilcox, state forester inspected the forest area recently with the idea of considering plans for construction of increased recreation ' facilities. According to a report made, the building of shelter houses, picnic ovens, tables and other recreation facilities is being con-

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PRESIDENT WITHDRAWS PAULEY'S NOMINATION WASHINGTON, Marh 13. (UP) President Truman today withdrew the embatled nomination of Edwin W. Pauley to be undersecretary of the Navy. Pauley requested that President Truman wihdraw his name. Mr. Truman told PauW that he retained "my faith in

your integrity and your abjity." He said that the fight that

Paulev made has strengtheied "The nation will know it

work of your devoted and patriotic services," the president

said in a letter to Pauley. Mr.Truman told Pauly tion "reluctantly." .

. The long expected wihdrawal was settled at a showdown meeting of the Senate Naval Affairs committee and

Mr. Truman made it final in a tary of the Senate. i

REITERATE DENIAL, ARMY DISCHARGES HALTED WASHINGTON, Mich 13 (UP) The War Department today reiterated it statement first issued March 6: "In response to nunerous inquiries from the press and the public asking for timment on widespread rumors that

all discharges from the rmv

had been alerted and thit all leaves of military personnel had been cancelled, the -War' Department stated that all such rumors ar completely uifounded."

GEN. MARSHALL LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON TOKYO, March 13(UP) Gen. George C. Marshall took off for Washington in a private C-34 transport today. He will report to Pnsideivt Truman on his mission as presidential envoy to CKna Marshall spent one day m To kyo and conferred with (en; pouglas MacArthur. Marshall's departure was delayed for several hours by a snowstorm.

APPROVE WAGE KKE FOR RUBBER WORKERS ' WASHINGTON, Ma;ch 13. (UP) The Wage Stabilization Board today unanmpusly approved an 18, Vi -cent an hour wage increase for 10),000 employes in the big four rubber companies. .1 1 ? '

V. F. W. MEETING V ' FRIDAY NIGiTj 11 J The-'-Sullivan Post, etewfri of Foreign Wars, will hold their ! reSuar meeting Friday evening, jviarcn 10, at me aunivan wiy Hall. The meetine will convene in the Council Chamber upstairs. i Fvprv vptrfln nf WnrTrl War Ta veteran interested in membership. This is part of the membership drive that is rapidly jTaining momentum and a large turnout is anticipated. This is to be an important meeting as , pans wjn be discussed for the formal initiation of membership scheduled for Sunday, March 24. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS xiic uiieuidi revenue uiiiucs in Indiana will be open until 12 rnuA t 1 n re: midnight on the 15th of March but due to the Court House in Sullivan closing at 5 p. m., James E. Goodman, Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, will be at the office of Joe Lowdermilk, Prosecuting, Attorney, in the Kroger Building, from 6 p. m. to 12 mid - DAYIS RITES AT LINTON THURSDAY Funeral services for Benjamin gel will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Linton. laKes in tne region abound m bluegills and bass, through a long-range stocking program. The state forest areas consists of about 1,500 acres of land. Most of this area has been planted in evergreen and locust trees and much of its surface is made up of lakes left after strip-mining operations are completed.

NEWS

his faith. more temperate times, the full that he withdrew the nomina ' . letter delivered to the secre had been halted: that reserves Orlia O RrndiV Vtna OtOOl Announces ror '' County Coroner Otha O. Brodie of Sullivan today announced that he will be ranHirlntia nn thA rfprnnrratif Brodie was born and reared in Sullivan county . and has lived here most of his life. For a period of two years he was a railroad fireman at Terre Haute and served as a street car conductor and motorman at Terre Haute for three years. Beginning ' in 1917 he served as deputy sheriff of Sullivan county under Orville Hale for four years and' since that time has been a painter and paper hanger in Sullivan ,r ' . Two widowed daughters and a grandson reside with him here, They are Mrs Lenora Shelton !and son and Mrs Betty Goff jIvan Goff) husband of Betty ' Goff was 'kine( jn acti0n in France wniie serving with the TJ s Army and 0kie Ray ;3he, toni husband of Mrs. shelton was killed a few years ago in ;nj auto accident. HOME EC. CLUB LEADER SCHOOL IS CONDUCTED HERE j serts at the morning session. She I demonstrated the preparation of i scalloped pears and apple raisin I roll as suggested . low sugar I recipes. I The afternoon session included the discussion of preparation of farm foods for freezing including a demonstration of preparing and packaging fresh peas and spinach for frozen lockers. A total of thirty-nine leaders from the eighteen Home Economics Clubs in Sullivan County, attended the meeting. A ii BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bedwell of Coalmont, announce the birth of a son, Alan Bruce, born at the Mary Sherman Hospital March 13th.

HAVE YOU HELPED?

The results of the Red Cross drive so far reported indicate the City quota of $2594 may not be reached. If for any reason business men or those living in the residence areas have been missed by the work ers or are not personally seen by the workers, such persons who are missed and who are not seen are urged to make lib eral donations and to make them direct to the Red Cross office in the Courthouse, the second door at the right at the,' north entrance. I Wabash Valley Flood Plans Will Not Be Penalized WASHINGTON, March 13 After a whirlwind two days here that included a visit with the President, Governor Ralph F. Gates of Indiana left for home last night with action on at least part of his state's flood control program assured. Indiana's chief executive pre sented a proposed state-wide flood control program to Gen. R Army Engineer Corps, and was promised immediate st?ns -,o draw plans for the estimated $5,000,000 Cagle's Mill control j dam, near Greencastle. Gen. Wheeler also was quoted' by members of the Governor's iana should not be penalized In the development of Wabash Valley flood protection by failure of the state of Illinois to pass enabling legislation for 'its part in he program. . . ' . ' JUDGE RALPH SEAL QUALIFIES FOR CASE Judge Ralph Seal of the Knox Co. Circuit Court appeared in the Sullivan Circuit Court Mon-' day, March 11th and qualified to serve as special judge in the case to determine the legal nppointee as commissioner in the First District in Sullivan county. 29 CANDIDATES HAVE FILED HERE A total of 23 democrats and six republicans had officially filed declarations of candidacy for township and county offices in the May 7th primary it was revealed today by County Clerk James H. Ringer. Candidates have until April 8 to file for office. Invents "Eye" THE ABILITY to see objects in the dark up to distances of 10 to 15 miles has been made possible through the Invention of the Cy project laboratory at Johns Hopkins university, ' Baltimore. The discovery, called super-conducting bolometer, was discovered over a period of four years by a chemical group headed by Dr. H. Andrews, above. It is an infra-red eye which permits the observer to see without his own position being detected. The bolometer has a peace-time utility that ranges from a fire alarm to a weapon jgataqtLCannerj GnteznatioBafljj

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See Possible Break Today In Prolonged General Motors Strike

After-Midnight Session Of Negotiators

Gives Rise To Hopes Miners' Negotiations For Shorter Hours, More Pay Continue.

(By United Press) Negotiators for General Motors and the C. I. 0. Auto Workers Union conferred m a prolonged session early today amid indications of a possible break in the strike, longest and most costly of the nation's labor disputes. Representatives of the company and union met with! TiJ 1 T l, lfj,vin T.-,w X? T1-,ii iit o Q-QA loof nio-hf.

and still were closeted at an

was only the second after-midnight session of the 113-day-old strike. The General Motors walkout has accounted directly for 175.000 of the 642,000 U. S. workers idle as a result of strikes. . In other labor disputes:

I Inlinno PIoMf rp rj AfiTeeS 1 O KeWrite U.A.W. Contract SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 13. l(UP)The Bendix Products Di vision of the Bendix Aviation Corp. today offered to rewrite its contract with the C. I. O. United Auto Workers Union, to satisfy war veterans who claimed they were denied reemployment; at their former jobs. a A proposal to rewrite a provision of the contract was made by the company after a day-long conference between the veterans, the union and the management. The conference ended late last night. Bendix agreed to change a provision which says that veterans must work 90 days in a department to accumulate Army seniority time. The veterans charged that they were being transferred from one department to another before 90 days expired. They said they were denied their reemployment rights as provided by the National Selective Service Act. Conferees 'indicated the proposal would be accepted by the veterans and Local No. 9 of the U.A.W.-C.I.O. SERVICES FRIDAY FOR MRS. HOUSTON The body of Mrs. Jessie Houston, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Warrender, at San Francisco, California, last Saturday will arrive hpe th' afternoon at five o'clock and will be taken to tne Billman Funeral Home where it will lie in state. Funeral services will be held at the Billman funeral chape Friday afternoon at two o'clock with the Rev. Jack Anderson officiating. Burial will be at the Hickory Cemetery. MAKE FIRE RUN The local fire department was summoned to the Templeton Shops on North Railroad Street yesterday evening at 6:45 to extinguish a blaze to a small building that started from a grass fire. Little damage resulted. The local fire department was summoned this morning at 11:30 to extinguish a fire in the alley behind the Black Lumber Co. caused by a trash fire. No damage resulted. PLAN SPECIAL CHURCH MEETINGS The Pilgrim Holiness church will hold special week-end meetings beginning Thursday at 7;00 p. m. Special and interesting programs are planned for each service. The meetings will be conducted by Rev Stinnett of the Jasonville church.

early hour today. The meeting

1. The International Association of Machinists signed, contracts ... . i i i : 3 -. . j wun macnme snops unu siuyaiua ' in the San Francisco area, but inaepenaeni macnimsis remaxneu w strike in support of wage demands. I 2. JOnn Li. J,ewis conxinueu nei i gotiations for shorter hours and higher pay for the nation's 400,000 soft coal miners. 3. Settlement of the Louisville, Ky., transit strike bogged down temporarily last night after company and union officials disagreed over which workers were eligible to yote in a "consent" "bargaining election. . 4. Representatives of 22,000' Pa cific Coast dock workers were considering a proposed 18-cent hourly wage increase, hinged on demands for union "financial responsibility" for strikes and increased productivity. WILL SELL REMAINDER. OF CCC BARRACKS AT SHAKAMAK PARK The remainder of the CCC barracks at Shakamak state park will be offered for sale at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, April 3, according to an announcement made today. Buildings which will be sold include a skating rink, implement shed, recreation center and other buildings. Terms of the sale specify that they are to be sold for cash and that the buildings and all debris from the wrecking thereof must be removed and the ground leveled within 60 days from the date of purchase. They will be sold to the highest bidder. A representative of the federal government will conduct the sale. Three of the buildings have been purchased by Washington township, Putnam county, for use as a temporary consolidated school at Pleasant, GardenReelsville. ATTEND RITES AT KIMMSWICK, MO. Misses Kathleen and Cecelia Willis of Carlisle, were called to Kimmswick, Missouri, last week to attend the funeral of Gerard V. Cassiedy, who was killed in an automobile accident Sunday night. Gerard was discharged from the Army Air Forces last November and at the time of his death was enrolled in Washington University in St. Louis. ' He was buried with full military honors on Thursday, with the American Legion, of which he was a member, conducting the Court of Honor on Wednesday evening. Gerard was the fiance of Kathleen Willis and had visited in Carlisle several times where he' made a host of friends. RE-NAME DIRECTORS FOR COUNTY R.E.M.C. Cleva Drake, John T. Curry and Paul Phillips were reelected as directors for the Sullivan, County R. E. M. C.