Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 72, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 10 April 1946 — Page 1

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SEES ARMY SHOW x Capt. Thos. Lewellyn flevhfrom Boswell, New Mexico, to Chicago, 111., Saturday for the Army shofr. Mrs. Lewellyn and daughters are living at Gulfport, Miss. Capt. .Lewellyn will fly to Gulfport Thursday for a visit with his wife and daughters before returning overseas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lewellyn of east of Sullivan. ADDRESS Pvt. Richard D, Snyder, ASN RA 15209945, Btry D-ll, 4th Regt, R. T. C, Fort Knox, Ky.f He is the son of Volney Snyder fit T.nPnrtis Tnr? ' , VISITS HERE . Cpl. Gerald D. Badger visited his mother here last week. He would like to hear from all o his friends. His address is: Cpl. Gerald D. Badger, Co. A, 2nd Bn., 1st Regt., AGF Rd No. 1, Camp Pickett, Va. 'A . ; TO RECEIVE DISCHARGE MANILA Technician Fifth Grade Lnren W. Ridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jes Huff of 425 8. Main St., Sullivan, is now en route to the States from the 5th R?placement Depot Disposition Center near Manila 4o receive his' discharge? from the rmy unAor the current ' , reodjupAnent i regulations., ( ...::vtHl Entering the Army in March 1945, T5 Ridge arrived overseas at Manila last September to serve with the 1604th Engineer unit. For his Army service he i authorized to wear the the Good Conduct Medal ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal ribbon. T5 Ridpe. whose wife, Viri pinia ard their two sons, Roland and William, reside on Court Ft.. plans to return to his contracting business after receiving his discharge In the States. Spring Concert At Dagger Tonight ,The music department of Union High School will present the high school choruses and band in a Spring Concert tonight at eight nVlopk. The choruses are under

i 'the direction of Dorothy Dugger. - The band is directed by Esther Myers. The concert will be held in the high school gym. The following program will be given: Part I K In The Boat Grieg-Coulter-Loftin 'f Torrents in Summer . i Elgar-Cain Girls' Chorus Old-Fashioned Gdrden , .

. . Cole Porter Triole frrio April Showers ..(: Silvers Serenade Romberg Girls' Chorus

O Lord, W.e Worship Thee ... Bach-Morgan Gently Flows the River , Marryott - 150th Psalm . . Lewandowski Valencia Padilla Deep In My Heart Romberg ' Mixed Chorus . t - Part n 1 Forward . ..... . . ..... Chenetta Organ Melody Chenetta Band i When Day Is Done , , . . Katscher Trumpet Solo, Jerry Lisher Warming Up Ribbla Band Star Dust Carmichael ' Clarinet Duet . . Shirley Raines, Betty Fuzesi Village Chapel Ribbla Band Alice Blue Gown ...... Tierney . Boogie Woogie March . . . Moffitt r Till the End of Time j ... . Mossman-Kayl Honor Ban .' 7 Weber & Band

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Hold Secret Session Today As T.a..U1a HttAM ii vju kj i c wvci Site IS Added TO ,. , . PreSSinfy P r O D- . lemS. BULLETIN! wot vriRK- Anrii m. am) The United Nations Security Council agreed at a secret meetintr todav to nostnone considera- . . .

-""O " r jl- t v ifliiv-L' ti ai viiai -ihk,j to r - - - r-t - tion of Russia's demand for elim- placed on the proper enrollment posed by Repr. Forrest A. Harness, R., Indiana. It would give ination of the Iranian case from f0rm and deposited in the office members of the armed forces the same pay boost as that proits agenda until next Monday af- 0f the Superintendent of Schools posed for civilian government employes in legislation ap-

ternoon. NEW YORK, April 10. (UP) -The United Nations Security Council met secretly today faced site troubles, a new Soviet Iranian crisis, and a prospective controversy over Spain. The Council members including Soviet Ambassador Andrei A. Gro-myko-met in United Nations 'Secretary General Trygve Lie's i Fifth Avenue office. . j I United Nations officials doubted that the council members would solve their site problems today. Their lease on Hunter Col--ttfa PYnirM TVTnv "Rllt. thev are expected to set next Monday as the date for their next public 'meeting the day to come to cvlvi again with the Iranian problem. District Rebekahs Will Hold Spring Ei Vent At OhelbUrn ' " Rebekah Lodges , of District No. 38 will hold their ppring meeting at Shelburn April 15th with Sarah Ellen Lodge as hostess. The afternoorf meeting will start promptly at 1:30 with the District officers in charge. Mrs. Gertrude Ruddell of Sullivan 5s president and will reside. Sullivan Lodge will have '.he memorial services for the deceased members of the various lodges of the district. The school of instructions will be conducted by the assembly president. Mrs. Hazel Brnst. There will be a children's dedication service conducted by the assembly president, also a fancy drill by the Hymera. Rcbekah Lodge. ' ' Supper will be served by' the hostess lodge, after which the evening meeting will open. Me rom Lodge's degree staff will exemplify the Rebekah degree. ATTENDS LAWYERS' REFRESHER COURSE INDIANAPOLIS, April 10 John T. Hays, of Sullivan, - was among the 156 Indiana attorneys who attended the refresher course designed particularly for lawyers returning from military service which was conducted April 1-6 by the Indianapolis division of the Indiana University School of Law. The course consisting of review courses in various aspects of law and legal practice was conducted under the direction of Dean Henry B. Witham and with a staff consisting of members of the I. U. law faculty,, Indianapolis attorneys, and Indiana court judges. Cooperating organizations included ' the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Indianapolis lawyer associations, ' ' HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted April 9: Mrs. ford Prichard of Oaktown, Dismissed April 9: Mrs. hie C. Bell of Sullivan route. ClifR. 1. Min-rural

Arrange For

Pre-School Enrollment Parents Asked To Enroll New Pupils April 15-18 For Sen-

tember Term Children $3,750,000,000 loan to Great; Bntain. J Who Reach 6 By December It sent the loan agreement to the Senate floor after re31 Eligible. jecting a proposal by Senator Robert A. Taft. R., Ohio, for

. 7. . . ciuiureu who win oe six a i .3,,!, .van c.ty jn September Children who are seven years of age and who have never entered school will be required to enroll ,La the first grade in September. ln order that your school eystern may more adequately ' prepaie wt me coming scnooi year, each parent or guardian is re- , quested to be sure that the name t Ma V- i,- v,fi 1 for September enrollment and - ' whom said parent or guardian cha, tn a tit i0 by April 19. For the convenience of everyone, the following methods are fitted. P" or j iaii may tan me oiiice ui s viie Superintendent, Phone 190, and ive enrollment information. The u "lay a"' pupil of the city schools for an "'em l'c"u ul se me information to any pupil for the PrPse oi iming an enrollment card- 0n., Tuesday April 16, every pupil m the Sullivan City Schools will be given an opportunity to enroll any beginner of wbom he or she is aware, It is essential that ' all beginndrs Kf. irtrrinrl Aivintr tho of April 15 to 18 in order ,that a definite place and ' teacher may be assigned for each new pupil in the fall. Since the number of -.bpeinnorsr is.exnertpd to Wlatively Kit duetto the iugh lJlfHi' rate of the pa?t few vears. com -

plete cooperation is essential at came by train to Terre Haute .this time in order that all be-" where she was met by her hus1 pinners may be 'cared for in band and taken to her new home CaamKA.. rn;i...A n on Mprom rural rontp. ' - .

couId result . m a poor program for your child's opening school days. , Lyle Turner Is Candidate For Representative Leslie Lyle Turner of Sullivan todav announced that he is a candidate for the nomination for State Representative of Sullivan countv on the Republican ticket in the primary election May 7th. At present he operates, with his wife, the Turner News Nook in the Davis HoteL Mrs- Tuer is the foer Geneva Gambill. A resident nere at various penoas for thirty years, Mr. Turner enJoys a Wlae acquainrancesnip, ne came nere in iaii, ana was a barber at the Davis Hotel Shop for about four years. Later he war connected with the Studebaker Corporation at Indianapolis and as factory representative for the company covered the. southeastern section of the United States for some time. He returned to Sullivan in 1930 and for several yearr was a salesman for ' the Lloyd Motor Sales. He is one of the organizers of the Sullivan County Golf Club, a member of the Elks Lodge No. 911 here and is a Mason and Shriner. Active in party work for a number of years, he has never been a candidate for public office. EASTER VACATION FOR LOCAL PUPILS In accordance with the i:chool calendar, the Superintendent of Schools has announced that all Sullivan City Schools will close at the conclusion of school on Thursday, April 18 for Easter vacation. Classes will re-convene on Tuesday morning, April 23. DIES AT TELL CITY Mrs. Ona Evelyn Mitchell of Tell City, Indiana, passed away April 2nd at her home there. Funeral services were held in Troy, Indiana, Thursday, April 4th. Mrs. Mitchell was the mother of Mrs. Perle Fisher of North Broad street here, Mrs. Fisher was at her mother's bedside a week before She passed away,,

LATE

COMMITTEE APPROVES LOAN FOR BRITAIN WASHINGTON, April ' 10.-(UP) The Senate banking

committee by a vote of 14 td

an outright gift of $1,250,000,000 to Britain instead of the

Jofi ' ; '."' i Senate Democratic LeafeAlben W. Barkley of Ken

tucky said he would seek Senate consideration of the loan

agreement early next week. He predicted approval by a "sub stantial margin." v ; , ' . - 1 " '" RECOMMEND $400 PAY RAISE FOR SERVICEMEN

1 WASHINGTON, April 10. (UP) A House military af fairs subcommittee todav recommended legislation to pro

vj,je a straight $400 pay increase for all officers and enlist-

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t . . - :r . J , ... tension of the draft for another nine months beyond its pre

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' "'citrase. on ine gruunqs uuu u couia ne nanaiea separately, The $400 across-the-board ' increase was nrisinaHv nro-

proved by the House and now : v' Several War Brides

County Homes In Recent Weeks

The Sullivan Red Cross office today revealed that five war .i brides of Sullivan County i sei.vicemen have arrived exhere, within the last two weeks. Mrs. Thomas Grsgson, Red Cross executive secretary here, stated today that four of the five' are English war brides while the fifth was a French war bride. - , i First to arrive of the five was Mrs. Eileen Bogard, wife of Ray Bogard of Merom Station. She andher nine-months-old baby docked at the New York harbor MAft'?Sfr.ii?-Hn-'sw : or the s. S. Queen Mary, uney i The S. S. Volcania was scheduled t0 arrive-at New . York .March 19th, however was dejlayed a few days by adverse 'weather conditions at sea. Aboard ! was Mrs. Samone Shake of j France to joyi her husband, j Keith Shake, in Paxton. She has now arrived at Paxton where e an her nusban are res'd" i Willard J. Hawkins, son of the late Herschel Hawkins of Sullivan rural route three met "1S bride, Mrs. his bride, Mrs. Kathleen S. Hawkins, whom he met and

marnea in ungiana during tneiin Basingstoke, England with

war. at the New York harbor .j1' was brug wic uuucu o let ics uii uitr o. o. Gloria Tells Why 4 Ar 5 v? HEIRESS to millions, Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski, 22, wife of

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5 today approved the proposed vtxi&rAnv ttii lci-ninnmnHiiH pv but had turned down the pay ' i, 1 1 I. II I i before the Senate. .. Reach Sullivan President Tyler. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins are now living on his late father's farm northeast of Sullivan. , Tha following wire from the New York Chapter of American Red-Cross to the local chapter which was received here April istr :; . ' "The following brides scheduled to arrive on S. S. Queen Mary (4th sailing) about April 4th; Mrs.. Ruth Bennett; Mrs. Winifred Mounts." 'Mrs. -Bennett is the wife I of tlfihn Bennett of Carlisle. ; rutal -'Motintsds thevwife of Arthur Mounts, Pax ton route one. Both are English brides. , . The Red Cross executive secretary stated today that' Mr. Bennett upon receiving word of his wife's sailing, went to New York to meet her. Mrs. Mounts was to be met t by her husband in Indianapolis. War brides who came to Sullivan County earlier and through channels other than the American Red Cross are Mrs. Mary Griffith,, wife of Wayne Griffith of Sullivan rural route, and Mrs. Joan Young Howard, wife of Tom Howard who recently moved from Sullivan to Terre Haute. Both are natives of England, the latter, coming from her home her fourteen-months-old Phillip, about a month ago. son, Mrs. McKinney Succumbs At Hospital Here Mrs. Golda Nash McKiimey, 54-year-old resident of Sullivan rural route one, died last :iight at 7:55 o'clock at the Mary Sherman Memorial Hospital the r-e-I suit of a cerebral hemorrhage j suffered about 1 1 :30 a. m. yesjterday morning. Mrs. McKinney, it was learned I today, was feeding her chickens when she was stricken. She had apparently been in excellent health, it was learned. The deceased was born November 21, 1891 near Paxton the daughter of Thomas S. and Jenny McCammon Nash, both deceased. In 1915 she was married o Thomas C. McKinney who survives and her entire life was spent in Sullivan county.' She was a member of the Paxton Church of Christ. Surviving are the husband, Thomas; and two pons, Fred E. and Floyd E. McKinney, both at home. The body was taken to the ! KT 1 TT. T11 - . iycwk.uk. runeidi nume in neas-

Sullivan B.P.W. Members Are

State Candidates The state Nominating Committee of the Indiana State Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs have submitted their list of names for officers subject to the 1946 election to be held May 17, 18 and 19 in Terre Haute with headquarters in ' the Terre Haute House. The Sullivan Business and Professional Women's Club is well represented on the rtate committee's list of nominees with three persons being earned on the' state federation ballot. Miss Telia Haines, current president of the local clubs, has been nominated for president of the Indiana BPW Federation and she is opposed by Maryalice Busell of South Bend, To work with Miss Haines in the event of her election to the state office, Miss Betty Sinclair has been nominated for corresponding secretary. Her opponent is Bessie Thornton of South Bend. The third Sullivan candidate named on the state federation ballot is Mrs. Lvdia Hrown, nominee for the 1947 state Nom'nating Committee from District 2. Delegates named to attend the State Convention at Terre Haute in May ?f T?r F-lf, Ye 11a Hainr T y'ia P.rown, Marie Yaw, rp-y B. Scoft, Eetty Sinclair, Pearl Harbaugh, Mable Nowlin, Dotty Elmore and Faye Ringer. The alternates named in the event of their inability to attend are ,Tosenhin Dudlev, . Pauline Medskerl Edna Rosenberger, Victoria f'; Jamack, ": Doris ,: Scott, Kuby HjcRneii, Fayette McK-in-ley, Euleta Slover. Mildred Williams and Louise Hoskins. Major Hartfelter Speaker For Holy Week Youth Meet Major Stewart Hartfelter, Army Chaplain in World War II, is to be the speaker for the Holy Week Youth meeting at the First Presbyterian church, Tuesday evening, April 16th at 7:30 o'clock. The youth of the Presbyterian church are inviting all High School boys and girls of Sullivan to join them in the Holy Week service. Chaplain Hartfelter spent many months in the South Pacific with the U. S. Army. He has had many wonderful adventures and seen strange sights. He was last stationed in Japan and saw with his own eyes the destruction caused by the atomic bomb. This is to be a young people's meeting and he will have a real message for them. Bill Krash, the popular tenor singer from Terre Haute, will sing. Keep this date in mind, Tues day night, April 16th, at 7:30. Sam Moon Is Candidate For County Recorder Sam Moon, of Sullivan is an nouncing his candidacy for the office of County Recorder on the Democratic ticket subject to the primary election M,ay 7th, 1946. Mr. Moon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Moon of 960 North Main Street, is a veteran of World War II, having served four and one half years with the Infantry and Transportation Corps, three years of which time in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He is a veteran of the Anzio Beachhead landing and was returned to the States from there and received his discharge seven months ago. . He comes from a family of life-long democrats and his father is well known in the United Mine Workers local here, At present he is employed at the North : Side, Oakley :;tore. and will be grateful to any of his friends for any support shown him in his first race for any, public office,

Agree On Settlement In Farm Equipment Workers' Stoppage

Government Will Give Coal Strike Disputants "A Few More Days" To Reach Agreement Seizure Of Mines

Not Contemplated. BULLETIN! LEWIS WALKS OUT OF COAL CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, April

the ten-day coal strike collapsed abruptly today when Joh)J

L; Lewis dramatically walked

conferences were futile. The walkout of the United Mine Workers (A. F. fmm tho mpfvt-mo- un'th nnpvntrirs nrmoavpd CPl'tain -, to 4

the government's hand if the miners is to be settled before sion. It already has curtailed The next move appeared Tipwis 1; Sehwpllpnhfiph. who ment would give the miners

to reach an agreement on their own. He did not immeil

indicate what the provemment could or would do.-Declaring-that the operators refused to diseu

demands for improving health, welfare, and tions in the mines, Lewis put on his hat and the neogtiating room. First he delivered a veil

included what sounded like a until operators' losses moved

"To cavil further is futile," he said.. "We as it shrinks your purse, may modify your

anti-social propensities.

The operators have accused Lewis oil

tiations. of being vague in his

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A settlement was agreed

vester strike today, and Secretary of Lab

bach indicated that the government was j'

tic steps to settle the coal mine walkout,

Representatives for International Hai and 30,000 C.I.O. United Farm Equipment

agreement last night on a new contract pr

hourly wage increase. The agreement is to

tne union s Harvester council ers are expected to return to ; Local Man Has Narrow Escape In Crossing Crash Orval O. Pigg, of 201 South Section Street, narrowly escaped serious injury and- possibly death yesterday evening about 7:20 o'clock on the East Washington Street railroad crossing. The rear of the 1942 Chevrolet club coupe which he was driving was struck by the southbound C. & E. I. passenger train No. 93 resulting in' what is believed to be only minor but painful injuries to Mr. Pigg. . He was thrown clear of the wreck, the reports said, by the force of the collision and suffered back, shoulder and neck injuries for which he was taken to the Mary Sherman Memorial Hospital for treatment and later taken to his home here. The car was damaged to a considerable extent. The train stopped some time following dent. here for the acciGET YOUR WASTE PAPER READY NOW The public is reminded of the waste paper drive which will be conducted on a citywide basis here Saturday, April 13th. This drive is be-' ing' sponsored by the Tri Kappa sorority and the city will cooperate by rurnishing trucks to haul the paper salvaged. Waste paper is still vitally needed and with much spring cleaning under way at this time a large collection is expected. Please have the paper properly bundled or boxed and ready for collectors earl Saturday.. .

10. (UP) Negotiations to enrj

out with a declaration that tr ; strike of the 400,000 soft it cripples industrial recci steel production. . to be up to Secretary of vest.errifiv sain trie pvi and operators a few mon threat to keep ti them to come tn demands,, ail j upon in th( tonight, it accA their jobs this w Schwellenback saic .. ment would give dispi I coal strike "a few more reach agreement. He said th j lernment then would decide! ; action to take. Seizure ofl mines was not contemplatetj i said. j ; K. B. SMITH STORE 4 MARKS lSTH.YEAR IIS BUSINESS HE Thursday, April 11th, is

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niversary day for the K. Smith Jewelers at which time they will celebrate their fifteenth ' year of continued business in the city of Sullivan. Mr. Smith began a small business here in 1930 where the Globe Cleaner? are now located on the east side of the public square. Three years later he moved his fast growing store to the Davis Hotel Block where ihe business was housed for six years prior to moving to the present location at 28 South Court Street on the west side of the public pquare. SHOTGUN KILLS VETERAN COVINGTON, La. (UP) Elmo Edward Glockner went through plenty of action in the European and Pacific theaters as an Army Air Force member. Once, even, he was shot down in Europe. Recently, the ex-soldier was cleaning his shotgun at his home here. Somehow it went off, accidentally. The blast caught him in the chest, and he died immediately. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith of Dallas, Texas, former residents of Sullivan, are the parents of a daughter born April 8th at a hospital in Dallas. Mrs. Smith is the former Esther Hallbeck, daughter

of Mrs. Lorella HaUbeck,