Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 75, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 15 April 1946 — Page 1

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ADDRESS Jack Alumbaugh, S 2c, 9821742. USS Tabora,' AKA 45, 1st PDivision. Fleet P. O., Seattle, i i Washington. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alumbaugh, Sr., 716 East Beech St. Find Weapon Believed Used rp fj Ql ir in i , i a. kJiivsvsLiug L f TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 15 .o-u , is believed to have been the gun used in the fatal shooting of Grover C. Lambert, Friday night was found by police yesterday r afternoon. Police said the gun was hidden in a hollow-tile ash t pit across the alley from the rear I kof the residence occupied by Fred Rice, 53 years old, who was charged with the murder of Lambert Saturday. The gun was empty when . found, police reported, and no T .-Viollu fniit-irl in IliA vii'initv I ' 4, t, Lambert was killed shortly after 9 o'clock Friday night when he answered the door at the khome of Mrs. Violet Beatrice . Rice, 1421 Poplar Street. The fatal bullet was from a .32-cali-ber weapon, Coroner D. M. Fer- j guson said. Mrs.:" Rice's former nusoana was xanen mxo cusioay partly after, the shooting.. " HAMILTON FARM riiEE V bureau meets The Hamilton Township Farm Bureau met April 8 at the Public k Library clubroom. The meeting was in charge of C. B. Downen, chairman, and the following prot gram was enjoyed by those pres-j ent: ; Pinnn Tiuct Billie Ed Catlin and Beckv Kellams. DUDils of LilMan Dale Scott. Two Piano Solos Becky Kellams. Duet Walter Stockdale and

livirs. springer. : consider iresiaent rruman s Poem Mrs. D. W. Shuck. 'charge to the United States DeDevotions Walter Everhart. partment of Agriculture to conf Report on S and E Convention scrve foods. The chairman cf the Mrs. Richard Armstrong. . i meeting will be Clair E. Merrill, Quiz Mrs. Walter Everhart. I iocai Production and Marketing Insurance Discussion Herbert Administration (AAA) chairman

J. Kelly. The meeting was adjourned and . o J refreshments were enjoyed. The hostess was Mrs. C. B. Downen. NAVY RECRUITER HERE WEDNESDAY A representative of the U. S Navv Recruiting service at Terre 5 Haute will be in Sullivan from 10:00 until 4:00 on Wednesday and each Wednesday hereafter, it was announced today. The Navy recruiter will interview persons . interested in the service at the city hall, upstairs. ,

Former Sullivan Boy Describes Escape In Crash Of P-47, Other Experiences As Army Pilot In Overseas Theaters

; (By James Woodard, Franklin, Indiana.) "The plane was on fire when I " pulled -myself out and I was t burned badly enough to be sent f to the hospital for ten weeks." Thus Wendall Keller, Franklin College senior from Sullivan, t Indiana, ended the story of the 'P-47 crash that nearly wrote finis to his flying years. It was I almost a year ago, May 15, 1945, that Keller met with the accident t that left his flaming plane near the brink of a deep anti-tank ditch. He is the son of Mr. and t Mrs. Gerald Keller of Sullivan. i "We were taking off at three ' o'clock ln the morning on a short, dusty strip. We had to stagger our take-offs in order ( to let the dust settle after each plane left the ground. The runway was less than a thousand I feet long, too short for a normal

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Woman's Body Found In Flam

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Unsolved. WASHINGTON, Ind., April 15. (UP) Police sought a motive i today for the murder of Mrs. Milarea Morgan, io, wnose Doay, soaxea witn Kerosene ana nacKea with an axe, was found in her flaming home. Her husband, Arthur, 70, was found outside house wUh axe wounds on his heacL Police said th WQuld question him when hj condition. reDOrted as serious. imnrnvH ' Dr. Bradon Smoot, who attended Morgan, doubted that the wounds were the result of a suicide attempt. He said it would have been "almost impossible" for Morgan to have inflicted wounds on the back of the head, i Firemen found Mrs. Morgan's body in the flame-swept debris of aer mxra naa oun d MP unconscious in the " w" i'r TX Z MorSan la an,d ho"s?' U was ln a Po1 of blood' - , sheriff Alvin Armes said Morean. iVin2 semi-conscious in ; a hospital, said he could not remember what had happened. pood Conservation Meeting Here Of Qrt amiI Tnfofact upvuai AAkv,i ofc J , . ' 1 A special meeting for Sullivan Pnnntv fnnd nrnHiinprs riist.rihutors, and consumers, is to be I held in the Court House Auditorium, Wednesday night, April !l7 at 8:00 P. M. The purpose 0f j the meetins is to discuss and and Sullivan County Emergency Food Program Manager. Ministers, school authorities, civic groups, grocers, restaurant operators, and feed dealers are especially invited to attend. I The Immediate food conservation problems of , will not ma - terially affect consumers if everyone follows the policy of not wasting food stuffs. The approaches to conserving more foods and feed stuffs, will be discussed , and illustrated 1 by pictures at this meeting. The public is invited. take-off under ordinary conditions. We were loaded with all the gas we could carry, including our drop tanks. There was a P-40 warming up at the end of the runway with its tail to the strip. Taking off, I ran into the cloud of dust the P-40 was throwing across the runway. I lost all track of what few landing lights they had along the runway and had no idea where I was in relation to the field. Trying to get into the air, I got my landing gear up but the plane just wouldn't leave the ground. I was traveling about 110 miles per hour, fast enough to take-off with a normal load, but crashed at the edge of the runway." He was sent back to his outfit two weeks before the end of (Continued on Page 4, CoL 2).

Honor Memory Of Pfc. Truelock

Memorial services were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the First Methodist Church of Sullivan honoring the memory of Private First Class Ralph A. Truelock, who was killed December 25th, 1944 being listed until recently as missing in action. I Pfc. Truelock's death was conTheater of Operations. The services were conducted by Rev. R. M. Criswell, Sullivan Methodist minister, assisted by Rev. George Angerer. A beautiful service of sacred hymns was sung by a male quartet composed of H. P. McCreery, John Harbaugh, D. H. Brown and John Taylor accompanied by Mrs. Isabelle Adams at the piano. The Hud Crowder . Women's Relief Corps and the Sullivan American Legion Auxiliary units were present and at the conclusion of the message the Relief Corps made a formal presentation of an American flag to the family. Around a monument erected in Center Ridge for Pfc. Truelock, the members .of the family gathered for a brief prayer service and laid floral offerings to tJrnir hflnvfH nrnnnrt his marker. Pfc. Truelock is survived by the wid ow Mrs Bonnie Mc Combs Truelock; one daughter, Vickie; the parents, Mr, Mrs. Rex Truelock; and one brother, Leslie Truelock, all of Sullivan. ANOTHER WAR i BRIDE ARRIVES . rr ' .' Announcement lias been made of the marriage of Allen Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomson of Sullivan, R. R. 4, to Miss Elizabeth Wilson in London, England, on V-JDay, last August 15th. Mr. Thompson was discharg ed from the service in November, 1945 after serving two and onehalf years overseas. His bride arrived in New York Saturday, I April 6th and was met by the groom and his parents. She revealed that she was amazed at the generosity of the people and by ,uie Iaci iaai lce cream, miiK and bananas can be purchased here. Children in her native land under six or seven do not know how to peel a banana, the war bride stated. CROP AND SEED LOANS AVAILABLE Carter H. Holland of Terre Haute, field supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Division of the Farm Credit Adimnisirauon win De ar tne omce of Charles Davis, County Assessor in Sullivan Friday, April aatn at i:au p. m. urop, feed and poultry loans are available for eligible farmers who are unable to secure credit from other sources and Mr, Holland will interview prospective applicants. SPECIAL V. P. W. MEETING HERE THIS EVENING The Sullivan Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a special meeting at the City Hall on Monday evening, April 15 at 7:30 P. M. , All members are urgently requested to be present, as plans for the coming Spring Frolic and other important matters will be discussed. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Orville Rogers of Jasonville, R. 1, are the parents of a son, Lonnie Mason, born at the Mary Sherman Hospital April 12. Mr. and Mrs. Denver Crist of Shelburn, R. 1, are the parents of a daughter born at the Mary Sherman Hospital April 12., She has been named Grace Donett. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson of Carlisle, announce the birth of a son born at the Mary Sherman Hospital April 12. He has been named Stephen Don,

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DEFEAT ATTEMPT TO KILL DRAFT HOLIDAY, WASHINGTON, April 15.t-(UP) The House today defeated an attempt to kill legislation to provide a five-month draft holiday and prohibit future induction of teen-agers. Representative Dewey Short, R., Missouri, moved to send the bill back to the House Military Affairs Committee. His motion was rejected by 133 to 74 without a roll call vote.

S CH WE LLENB A CK REVIEWS COAL DISPUTE WASHINGTON, April 15-(UP) Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach reviewed the coal wage dispute with his aides today, in search of a Workable plan to bring the United Mine Workers (AFL) back into negotiations with the mine operators. . As the strike of 400,000 bituminous miners entered its third week, Schweilenbach conferred with Director Edgar L. Warren of the U. S. Conciliation Service, and Conciliator Paul W. Fuller. There was no indication whether any conclusions were reached. ' ' Fuller met later with Assistant Secretary John Gibson, who was said to have met privately over the week-end with U. M. W. President John L. Lewis. Fuller planned to meet later with representatives of one or both parties to the dispute. One government official vofced confidence the negotiating committees would consent to resume discussions whenever asked. But he said there was no point in making the request until some assurance was given that there would not be a repetition of the fruitless bargaining which broke down last Wednesday when Lewis walked out.

ACT TO END MEAT

wAaniuiuw, April io. ur; inree government. agencies acted today to end the nation's black market in meat. The Agriculture Department and the Office of Price Administration made public an awaited order, channeling livestock to established, legitimate slaughterers, who recent-

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The Justice Department opened an investigation of reports that many packers have been making false subsidy claims. The Agriculture-OPAprogram will provide a channeling evetom docio-nnH in iriva oaz-Vi lon-iti'matn claiirharoi. on nn.

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or came, caives ana nogs as ne Will Hold Rites Tuesday Morning For Thos. Lippeatt Deceased Was Prominently Identified With Mining Industry; Owned And Operated Dugger Domestic Coal Co. Requiem , mass for Thomas Lippeatt, Sr., 74 years old, owner and operator of the Dugger Do-' mestic Coal Company will be conducted by the Rev. Father Henry Bilz at St. Mary's Church here at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Burial will be made in the Dugger cemetery. The body was taken from the Billman Funeral Home to the residence, 419 West Washington Street this morning and will be state there until tomorrow morning. The Rosary will be recited at the residence tonight at eight o'clock. The death of . Mr. Lippeatt, who had been prominently identified with the mining industry in Sullivan County for many years, occurred Saturday morning at 1:45 o'clock at the Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He had been in failing health for some time. - The deceased was born in Newcastle, England, April 24th, 1871 and came to the United States in 1884. Coming to Dugger as a young man, he had resided in that community until about seven years ago when he purchased the present residence in Sullivan. He had been a superintendent for the Vandalia Coal Company for a long period of time and developed a slope mine near-Dugger -a number of years ago, also developing a deep shaft mine a short distance east of Sullivan about 1936. The present mine of the Dugger Domestic Coal Company is still in operation. Mr. Lippeatt was a member of St. Mary's Church here and the Knights of Columbus at Linton. He is survived by the widow, Katherine; one daughter, Mrs. George Alig of Sullivan; three sons, Duncan of Sullivan and Thomas Jr., and David of Dugger; 11 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ann Home and Mrs. Hannah Mooney of Dugger and Mrs. Madeline Howard of Terre Hauts; and three brothers, James L., . of Blocton, Ala,, Joe of Ft. Smith, Arkansas and Martin of Sullivan,

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BLACK MARKET to buy animals for slaughter. siaugnierea in 1344. Commencement J At SHelburn H;Sr On Next Friday The Baccalaureate exercises of the Shelburn high school were held Sunday, April .14th and Prin, F. E. Ward has announced that the Commencement exercises will be held Friday, April 19th. The graduating class this year consists of twenty seniors, twelve girls and eight boys. They are John Alumbaugh, George Banfield, Norman Bolinger, Thomas Brock, Floyd Forbes, Henrietta Grubbs, Alice Jo Guy, Mary Martin, Robert Mayfield, Juliana Murray, Margaret Naegels, Norma J. Nash, Rosalie Noel, Virginia Pierce, Theodore Rilenge, Norma Robinson, Gayle Taylor, Eileen Thompson, William Wallace, and Jean White. The Baccalaureate program was as follows: Processional Hall's Orchestra. Invocation Reverend Clarence Killion. "Liebestraume" by Liszt Mary Martin. Address Reverend Clarence Killion. "Dedication" by Liszt Florette LaFollette. Benediction Reverend Clarence Killion. Recessional Hall's Orchestra. The Commencement program begins at 8:00 p. m. and is ' as follows: Processional Hall's Orchestra. Invocation Reverend Clarence Killion. "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" by Seitz Mrs. Daphne Ward. Address, "Living For The Land We Love" Dr. Ray Montgomery. "The Lord's Prayer" by Malotte Girls' Chorus. Introduction of Classes, 1947-1948-1949-1950 Principal F. E. Ward. Presentation of Diplomas Mr. Jesse Boston. Benediction Reverend Clarence Killion. Recessional Hall's Orchestra. The audience is asked to remain-seated until after the 'recessional. ' HELL-SPARKS Mrs. James Raley has announced the marriage of her son, Kenneth Elmo Sparks, formerly of Sullivan, to Freda Louise Hill. The marriage took place at Los Angeles, Cal., April 12, 1946. The; groom has just been discharged from the U. S. Navjr.

Mrs. Bradbury, ,91,, Former Resident Here Succumbs

ROBINSON, Ills. April 15 Mrs. Jennie Kelly Bradbury, a former resident of , Sullivan County, Indiana died shortly before 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the age of 91 years, as the result of complications from breaking her hip about ten weaks ago. Mrs. Bradbury, widow of . the late P. G. Bradbury, one of the prominent attorneys of this part of Illinois, had made her home on South Cross Street in this city after the old Bradbury home just east of Robinson burned, about 13 years ago. Still active despite her considerable age, she tripped and fell in her home while getting out of her chair while her housekepper and companion was out of the room, sus taining the broken , hip which led to her death in the Allen Baptist Sanitarium here. Her mind remained clear and she took a great interest in current happenings up to' the time of her death. Surviving are two sons, J. Stanley Bradbury and William E. Bradbury, both attorneys in active practice, and one daughand two grandchiidren, William I Goff, in military service and Mrs. Fannie Lou Goff Tuttle who j resides with her husband in Findley, Ohio. Mrs. Bradbury was born in Sullivan County. Ind., on December 5. 1854. daughter of Jamer: KpIIv. who was a native of Iraki nd, and Melinda Johnson, Kelly of Sullivan County. She . vvas married N r7Q I 10 f i. December 31, Funeral services will be held 2:30 Tuesday b"cldck. afternoon at Mrs. Edna Land Of Carlisle Is Called By Death Mrs. Edna V. Land, age 39, of Carlisle passed away at an Evansville hospital yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. Surviving are the parents, Dan and Sally Rodie Boone; four sons, James, Dale, Robert and Donnie; . two daughters, Shirley and Shelby, all at home: two brothers, Everett of Carlisle, and Elmer of Sullivan, R. 5; one sister, Mrs. Effie Alumbaugh of East Peoria, Illinois. The body was taken to the Newkirk Funeral home at Pleasantville and prepared for burial and was returned -to the residence this afternoon where it will lie in state until tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock when funeral services will be held at the Carlisle Methodist Church. Burial will be at Bethany Cemetery. House Near Final Vote On Draft Extension WASHINGTON, April 15. (UP) The House moved toward a final vote on a nine-month draft extension bill today after sugarcoating it with a five-month "hol iday" on all inductions and a permanent ban on drafting of 'teen-agers. Only two formal steps stood between the bill and a final House o.k.: 1. Reading of the en grossed copy and, 2. A motion to send it back to the committee, a move that was given little chance of success. ' House leaders predicted the membership, acutely aware of the coming elections, would try to dodge a recorded roll-call vote on the extension bill. - BASEBALL TEAM MEETING TONIGHT promise to field a strong team. The Sullivan Merchants baseball team will hold their first meeting of the year at the city hall tonight at 7:30. All persons interested in playing and all interested spectaters are asked to be present as important business will be transacted. The team is a member of the Western Ind iana League with their first game scheduled for the 5th . of May. This year the Merchants

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Announce Iran's Ambassador Instructed To Withdraw Complaint Against Russia Indicate Russ Demand To Drop Case Will Be Turned Down. NEW YORK, April 15. (UP) Announcement in Teheran that Iran's ambassador here has been instructed to withdraw that nation's complaint against Russia today promised another angry Big Three row in the United Nations Security Council. Iranian Ambassador Hussein Ala's aides declined to say whether the new instructions had been received. The council members will meet at two p. m., C.S.T., and indicated that they would reject Russia's demand for immediate dropping of the Iranian case even if Iran asks that it be dropped.

Sullivan High Band Wins Top Honors In Contest Group Directed By Wilfred Perigo Awarded First Division Rating In State Contest Saturday. The Sullivan High School Band won signal honors Saturday when they were given a First Division rating the highest in the state band contest. The event was held at Indiana State Teachers College in , Terre Haute ani the judges were highly complimentary of the work of the Sullivan band. The S. H. S. organization is directed by Wilfred Perigo, who is completing his first year with the music department of the Sullivan schools and the splendid showing of the band is a fine Jtribute not only to the individual members but to their director s untiring efforts in developing them from a comparatively inexperienced unit a few months ago. The Sullivan high band corntpeted'in class BB, their class be ing based on the school enrollment f251 to 500). It is composed oi to members and Sullivan was the ( only band entered that held their personnel to high school graaes. The others used students from the sixth grade through high school. The rating (Division I) achieved by the Sullivan group "represents the best conceivable performance for the event and the class of the participants being judged; worthy of the distinction nf hpine reeoenized as a 'First place winner.' This rating might I be compared to a percentage grade of 95 to 100." j Twenty-seven organizations, including all bands, orchestras, and choruses, took part in the state contest Saturday. The Hymera High School band, under the direction of Violet M. Talbot, participated in their re spective group and won second division honors. INJURED IN FALL Gus Kielblock, 58-year-old resident of Dugger, was admitted to the Mary Sherman Memorial Hospital here Friday afternoon and treated for painful injuries suffered in a fall. Mr. Kielblock suffered a right heel fracture and strained liga ments about the ribs when he fell from a ladder at a considera ble height while repairing a building below the K. of P. Lodee Hall in Dugger. The acci dent occurred about two o'clock. Although Mr. Kielblock's injuries are of a painful nature, his condition was- not regarded as serious today. He is a retired coal miner and is a member of the Town Board of Dugger. DIRECTORS MEETING OF FARM BUREAU The Sullivan County Farm Bureau Board of Directors will meet Tuesday night, April 16 at 7:00 o'clock at the "Gable Inn" for a dinner meeting. All members are urged to attend.

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Row n CouncilEarlier, Hussein Ala had received instruction to tell the council . - . . ... It tnat Iran Deueves nussia wui keep its promise to get out ' of Iran by May 6th. j. But the new showdown with Russia already is overshadowed by preliminary diplomatic man- . euvering over Franco Spain. During the council's "cooling off" recess since last Tuesday there has been an intensive buildup for a crucial test later this.week over Poland's charges against Franco Spain. "i PauICWilkey Dies Suddenly ' In Mississippi Paul Carlton Wilkey, 52 years old, of 27 South State Street, died suddenly at Leland, Mississippi at eight o'clock Sunday, night as the result of a heart attack. Mr. Wilkey had been employed at Leland by the Schulman Electric Company for ihe last three weeks and his sudden parsing came as a severe shock to relatives and friends here. . He is survived by the widow, Ida; five SOns, Dennis, Gene and Harris of Sullivan and Paul , Jr., and James, at home; one , dau ghter, Mrs. Charlotte Skinner of Sullivan; the parents, Mr. and . Mrs. W. L. Wilkey of Sullivan; two brothers, Herbert and Edgir Wilkey of Sullivan and two sisters, Mrs. Edgar Boone and Mrs. Clara Howard. Three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. A daughter preceded him in death :'ifteen years ago. The deceased was a veteran of World War I. and was a member of the American Legion and the Shelburn Masonic Lodge 369. The body will arrive in Sullivan at eight o'clock Tuesday morning andwill be taken to ihe Railsback Funeral Home where it will be in state until 2:00 p. m. Thursday when services will be held there. Burial will be made in Mt. Zion Cemetery near New Lebanon. SORORITY SPONSORS DANCE WEDNESDAY Psi Iota Xi sorority will sponsor an informal dance at the Old Gymnasium building Wednesday, April 17. Fred Cizek's orchestra of Terre Haute will play, with music be ginning at nine o clock and con- : : i : , : j 1 t A good attendance is anticipat ed. Tickets may be obtained from any sorority member. COMPLETE PLANS FOR GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE HERE The Sullivan Church Council met last night at the Baptist Church and concluded plans for the Union Good Friday Service which will be held at the Methodist Church from 12 noon to 3 p. m. Friday of this week. A complete program will be given later in the week.