Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 80, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 22 April 1946 — Page 1

HOME DAILY Only daily; newspaper published I in Sullivan County, The Times offers excellent coverage for its advertisers. WARMER, SHOWERS v Indiana: Partly cloudy with occasional showers north and west portions Tuesday; and extreme northwest portioni late tonight. Warmer tonight. Cooler extreme north portion Tuesday.

VOL. XLVin No. 80

With The Colors NEW ADDRESS 1 Pfc. Otis E. Adams, ASN 35812102, 1560th S.' C,. U. Hdq. Section, . Camp Atterbury, Indiana. "Back To Civvies." SAILORS DISCHARGED CREAT LAKES, 111. Among. persons discharged from the naval service recently at this center was: William J. Phipps, Y 2c, Hymera. ATTERBURY DISCHARGES I . CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana, Among Indiana men discharged at the Atterbury Separation Center recently was: Pfc. Charles E. Lyday, 209 S. State St., Sullivan. 1 SAILORS DISCHARGED

GREAT LAKES, Ills. Among k persons discharged from the naval service at this center rej cently whose homes are in Ind- . iana were: ' ; Julian E. Charles, Y 1c, Hymera. ; Carol L. McCarvey, MMS 2c, ! R. R. 2, Shelburn.

ATTERBURY DISCHARGES CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana, ; Among Indiana men who went through the Atterbury Separa- . tion Center, Thursday, . April ' 13th were: j Pfc. John E. Pirtle, Sullivan; W. .T5 Floyd E. Hall, Farmersburg.

INACTIVE STATUS Among Indiana officers going i through the Atterbury Separa- j tion Center and have reverted to , an inactive status was: i Capt. William H. Dix, FA, RFD 1, Sullivan. , Death Summons C.L. Engle, 86 ' ' i CARLISLE, Ind., April 22. : C. L. Engle, 86 years old, died at the residence, R. R. 1, Sullivan, Friday. He is survived by the ' widow, Louisa; four daughters, Mrs. Nelle Mickle, Sullivan, R. R. 1; Mrs. Mary Rube and Mrs. Kent Lewis of Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Orville Melbourne of Brazil, Ind.; one son, Rufus, of Vincennes; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. j The deceased was a highly respected and widely Tcnown farmer. ' He was a lifelong resident of Gill township and was born in this county November 16, 1859, the son of Joseph and Letitia Rusher Engle. The body was removed to the Schulze Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at the funeral home at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon with Rev. L. H. Graham of Sandborn officiating. Burial was in the Odd Fellows cemetery.

Hundreds Flock To Local Churches For Inspiring Easter Worship Services

Sullivan residents, in their first peace-time Easter celebration in years, flocked to the churches yesterday to attend divine worship services. Ideal weather conditions, almost summer weather, prevailed throughout the day here. Record attendance at virtually all churches here and over the county have been reported, with holy communion and baptismal services adding to the reverent solemnity of the. Resurrection Dv. The First Christian Church here was overflowing with about seven hundred persons attending the ; morning worship services. An attendance seldom eoualled in the historv of the church was recorded, with sunrise services also larpelv attended. Rsv. JAck Andpf?nn .a,v mnra than 500 attended Sunday School. Rev. Homer Weisbecker gave the attendance at the First Pres

U. S. GOES ON SHORT BREAD RAINS TODAY

Americans Will Have At Least 25 Per Cent Less Bread, Wheat Products. WASHINGTON, April 22. (U) The United States went on short bread rations today. The cut was ordered by the government as part of a worldwide effort to beat off the worst famine threat in nearly 400 years. Its goal was to save another 25,000,000 bushels of wheat for export. It means that during the next seventy critical days, Americans will have at least 25 per cent less bread and other wheat products than they had during the corresponding period of 1945. The bread cut will be felt immediately because bread is made on a day to day basis. The reduction in such packed and stored items as cereals and spaghetti will be felt more gradually. As a result of the cutback, the baking industry planned to meet with the O.P.A. to discuss price increases. Death Summons Alice Ferguson, 61, Dugger Resident 4 .; . - - - - . Mrs. Alice Ferguson, 61 years ol$, of Dugger, died at. the home there Saturday morning at one o'clock. The wife of W. H. Ferguson, she and her husband for many years had resided on a farm on Dugger rural route, however, in recent years they had moved to Dugger to make their home. She was a member of the Scotland, Indiana Methodist Church. She is survived by the husband; one son, W. R. Ferguson of Linton; one granddaughter; two sisters, Miss Sarah Hall of Dugger and Mrs. Grace Inman; and one brother, (t)ti? Hall. The The addresses of the latter two could not be immediately determined. The body was removed to the Newkirk FuneVal Home in Pleasantville and later was returned to the home in Dugger where it now lies in state. The funeral cortege will move to Scotland, Indiana tomorrow morning at nine o'clock where funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a iri. in the Scotland Methodist Church. Interment will be made in the Scotland Cemetery; REACHES IL S. NEW YORK, April 22. The S.S. Kokomo Victory docked at New York April 20. Aboard was T5 Billie J. Alsman, Sullivan, Indiana. byterian Church here as "overflowing" throughout the morning services. All available seating space was utilized to accommodate the crowd. ' The First Baptist Church also enjoyed capacity crowds, , Rev. Wyman Hull reported. Figures at the sunrise services that combined the Sunday School classes and morning worship mounted to nearly five hundred. Rev. R. M. Criswell of the Sullivan First Methodist Church also gave a good report on Easter attendance there with one of the largest numbers in attendance in many years. Methodist sunrise services were attended by the largest audience in the history of the church's dawning service. Special music in the various churches in keeping with Easter added to -the inspiration of the audiences and many additions to church memberships were recorded.

UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN.

Local Girl Scout Council Will Be Organized Tues. A meeting for the organization of a Girl Scout Council will be I held in the library basement Tuesday evening, April 23rd at 7:30. Miss Jean Ingle, Field Advisor, of the National Field Staff , for Region VII will be present to i assist in the organization of the ! council. I Miss Ingle was in Sullivan on ! March 25th at which time a committee was appointed to plan a meeting for the organization. jThis committee contacted, .schools, churches, men's service I clubs, and women's service clubs, that they might send interested representatives to the meeting. ,On this committee were: Rev. j Homer Weisbecker, Miss Helen Willis, Mrs. H. W. Branstetter and Mrs. Robert Billman. I These representatives are ex pected to be present. A cordial invitation is extended to young women who ware former Girl Scouts and to any other persons who are interested in furthering Girl Scouting in SullivanA - The .Girl Scout Council Js to .be the administrative group that will help the leaders and girls plan a more complete program for more girls. Sullivan now has three lone troops. ' There should be several more including Brownie troops for ages 7 to 10, Senior troops over 14 as well as more intermediate troops. More and better trained leaders are badjy needed. A well rounded camp program must be planned. In these things a council can give invaluable aid. In the past year the Girl Scouts have carried on an extensive program. They participated Jn a successful camp at Shakamak. . Parties were planned at the various holiday seasons. At a recent Court of Awards, Tenderfoot pins, Second Class and Proficiency badges were awarded. - In community projects the scouts raised $85.00 for the Tuberculosis fund, $205.00 for the Polio March of Dimes and took part in the Cancer drive. They also generously filled two Christmas baskets. For their international project they made and filed thirteen Friendship bags to be sent to Girl Scouts in the Philippines. Girl Scouts are busy folk and deserve the backing of a real live council. This is your opportunity to render a worthy community service. MARRIAGE LICENSES Malcolm McClure, Sullivan, R. 4, truck driver and Irene Trogdori, Shelburn, R. 2, at home. Norman Floyd Horton, Carlisle, farmer and Alice Marie Gore, Carlisle rural route, at home. Charles Edwin Julian, Hymera( discharged veteran i and Betty Rose Annis, Indianapolis, Indiana, stenographer. Louis Arthur Meeks, Terre Haute, Indiana, foundry worker and Ruth Marie Crowley, Terre Haute, Indiana, pattern folder. .William Keith Rogers, Paxton, discharged veteran and'Rosanna Stanley, Terre . Haute, meat cutter. William M. Foster, St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana, railroader and Sophia R. Hennegan, St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana, employee of St. Marys College. Richard Wayne Fifer, Sullivan, laundry worker and Melba Jean Vaught, Sullivan, R. 5, clerk.

INDIANA

MONDAY LATE;

TO SHELVE UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING PLANS WASHINGTON, April 22. (UP) The Army, fearful that an election year vote would mean defeat, has asked Congress to forget about universal military training until next year, it was learned today.

RULE OUT OVERTIME PAY FOR WORKING FOREMEN . BOSTON, April 22. ((UP) In a test case affecting overtime clauns totaling six billion dollars throughout the nation, Federal Judge Francis J. W, Ford ruled today that working foremen are not entitled to overtime pay as provided bv the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act provides time and a half overtime for all work done in excess of forty hours a week. Ford's decision was in the joint trial of two suits brought bv war workers ao-ainst their two manufacturing corporations in, Philadelphia, Pa., and Fall River, Mass.

G.O.P. SENATE LEADER BACKS BRITISH LOAN WASHINGTON. April 22.? (UP) Senator Arthur II. Vandenberg, R., Mich., threw his sunport behind the Brit;sh loan today with the "reluctant but firm conviction" that the loan is necessary for the continued well-being of the American people. Vandenberg is recognized as the Republican party's leading Senate authority on foreign affairs. His support of the proposed $3,500,000,000 loan was expected to cany significant weight. It has appeared to be a toss-up whether the Senate would pass the loan. His speech came shortly after Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley, D., Ky.;'told reporters he would oppose any attempt to delay a vote on the controversial loan.

POISONING OF GERMAN PRISONERS WAS "PLOT" tNUERNBERG,' April 22.- (UP) Army officials announced today that the arsenic poisoning of more than 2.000 German prisoners of war at a camp near Nuernberg last week was a deliberate plot, with the evidence eliminating the lpSfflPlI Bottles of ars'enifc were found under the flo6jsS tlpke1y"that supplied bread ;to the prison camp, military investigators revealed.' , . , , v Altogether, 2,283 German prisoners, most of them for;' mer memebrs of Adolf Hitler's elite guard, were poisoned? Nearly. 2,000 of them .were in a serious condition for severaf days last week. . ' '

MARSHALL CONFERS WITH COMMUNIST CHIEF , 1 CHUNGKING... Anril 22(UP) Gen. Geonre C. Mar-

shall held a long conference with Chinese Communist General Chou En-Lai today and arranged to meet Generalissimo, Chiang Kai-shek immediately after the conference. ifi T , Marshall asked Gen. Chou to investigate Communist claims that American airplanes had strafed the Communist army:and that one plane containing the body of an Amer ican flyer had been shot down. Chou said he knew only what hift had read in the Communist daily newspaper but had asked headquarters at Yenan for details. ;

$1,000 ROBBERY SUNDAY AT CLINTON CLINTON, Ind., April 1 22 State and city police late last night were pressing an investigation of the theft of more than 1,000 from the safe in the storeroom of the ' Gillis Pharmacy, Inc., sometime between 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon and 9 o'clock last night. George Walthall, president and manager of the company, reported to police that when he returned to the store, which was closed to the public Sunday, he found the safe forced open and the cash and checks stolen.

British War Bridle Reaches New Home

1 "Vfif One of the British war brides to reach her Sullivan county home recently is Mrs. Arthur Mounts, the former Winifred Deavin, who married Mr. Mounts in London June 1, 1945. Their home is on

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MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR MOUNTS

APRIL 22, 1946.

NE WS CLAY COUNTY STRIKERS RETURN TO JOBS TODAY BRAZIL, Ind., April 22 (UP) More than 230 workers were scheduled to return to two clay plants today, ending an elevenweek strike. The strikers said they would resume their jobs at the American Vitrified Products Corporation and the Clay City Pipe Company. A contract signed Saturday by operators in three states guaranteed 2500 workers substantial pay increases. Paxton, R. R. 1. The couple met in Oxford, England, in May 1944 while Mr. Mounts was serving with the Army. The English bride reached New York April 4, aboard the Queen Mary,

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INTERNATIONAL PICTURE

Legion Easter Egg Hunt Proves Huge Success The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Sullivan American Legion Post 139 was largely attended Saturday morning, an estimated throng of five hundred enthusiastic youngsters in attendance. The hunt began promptly at 11 o'clock upon the arrival of the fire truck from the starting place in the city. Many prizes were awarded the successful egg seekers, and the following grand prizes were made: The silver egg prize was awarded to Dona Stultz, and the gold egg was discovered by Lois Rilenge, each of whom received the large Easter baskets. The prizes of finding the most noncolored eggs of which there were five were as follows: First, DeI lores Pinkston; Second, Jo Ann (Norris; Third, Jean Davis; j Fourth, Mary Carter; Triplicate awards were made for ' fifth prize as Carol Valentine, Otis Sluder and Leo Brashier tied in that place. The Legion is grateful to (Continued on Page f CdI. 4) Services Today Honor Memory Of John E. M. Purcell Widely Known Local Resident Passed Away Saturday Afternoon; Engaged In Timber Bus:ness Many Years. Funeral services were con ducted at the Billman Funeral Home at three o'clock this afteri noon for John E. M. Purcell, 1 widely known and esteemed resident; here for many years. Mr. Purdell passed away at the Mary Sherman hospital Saturday afterr.oor) at 2:15 "o'clockr.-ile was seventy-eight. . ' ' He had been in failing health for the last nine months and became seriously ill only a few days ago, being taken to the hospital Thursday morning. A lifelong resident of Sullivan county, he was born "on a farm two miles east of Paxton, the son of the late William W. and Rachel Creager Purcell. He had engaged in farming and from 1912 until 1920 operated a grain elevator business at Carlisle, moving to Sullivan in 1920. For the last 21 years the family residence has been at 304 South Main street. After disposing of the elevator business the deceased engaged in j the timber cutting and sawmill business, being a partner in the Purcell and O'Haver Lumber Company. The company has been located at Farmersburg for the last ten years. He was a member of the Carlisle Chapter of the Ma- ! sonic Lodge and the Sullivan , Methodist Church. i Surviving are the widow, Bes-' sie; two sons, William of Detroit, Michigan, and John Knox Purcell . of Sullivan; and two grandchild-i ren. 1 The Rev. R. M. Criswell of the Methodist church officiated at the rites this afternoon and interment was made in Center Ridge cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Raines, Former Resident Of County Passes Mrs. Sarah Belle Raines, 85' years old, a former resident of Sullivan County passed away at her home in Terre Haute at 10:30 Sunday evening. Survivors include a son, Bert M. Raines of Terre Haute, one granddaughter and one grandson. Funeral services will be held at" the Locust St. Evangelical Church in Terre Haute at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon with burial in Highland Lawn Cemetery. OPTOMETRIC ASS'N. MEETING TUESDAY The April meeting of the Southwest Indiana Optometric Association will be held Tuesday night, April 23, at the Princeton Country Club. Following a dinner, fr. Robert Hoffman of Loogootee -vf ill present the! scientific program Dr. C. Earl Fisher, Sullivan, is president.

SERVICE

See Loss Of Millions Of Tons Of Steel As Coal Strike Continues

Government Facing Increased Pressure To Find Basis For Settlement Of Walkout New Strikes In Michigan Iron Mines, West Coast Salmon Industry. (By United Press) Production men said today that millions of tons of steel rnight be lost this month because of the coal mine strike now entering its fourth week.

The government, meanwhile, faced increasing pressure to find a basis for settlement of the walkout, which accounts for 400,000 of the 660,000 workers throughout the nation idle in labor disputes. In other labor developments, a conference was scheduled at Pittsburgh in an attempt to settle a strike at upper Michigan iron mines.

Class Of Thirty Will Graduate At Carlisle H. S. CARLISLE, Ind.i April 22. The 1945-46 term of the Carlisle schools ends next Friday, April 26, and from now until the 'inal curtain the school calendar is crowded with events of particular interest to students,, and in particular to members of the Senior class of the high school. This year's Senior class lumbers thirty and includes the following: Thomas 'Abrams, Bob Alsman, Helen Barker, Jim Barker, John De Beouf , C. Lee Booker, Arthur Boroughs, Eloise Brashier, Leah Cox, Floyd Evans, Arville Ferguson, Janet Figg, Alice Gore, La Vaughn Hiatt, Dal Houpt, Marcella Kaiser, Walter Kaiser, Jack Livingston, Mary MacDonald, Norma McKinley, Irene Pirtle, Walter Roesener, Charles Seewer, Shirley Shake, Barbara South, Jim Stultz, Andrew Takash, Erma Whitlock, Jane Wineinger and Betty Wolfe. The annual Senior class play was given Friday night in the high school auditorium. The Baccalaureate was held in the gymnasium on Sunday night, and the Commencement Exercises will be held in the gymnasium next Friday night April 26. MOTHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Nancy Jane Barnard, 81-year-old resident of Linton and mother of Everett Barnard, Sull ivan rural route xnree resiuem, succumbed yesterday at ths home in Linton following an illness of one week brought about by a paralyatic stroke. Mrs. Barnard was a pioneer resident of the Linton area, having been born there July 28th, 1864. She was a member of the Linton Pentecost Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs, James Carlisle and Mrs. Ray Ridinger, both of Linton and Mrs. Perry Bringman of Vancouver, Washington, five sons, Everett of Sullivan, rural route, Joseph Barnard of San Jose, California and Charles, George and Raymond Barnard, all of Linton; one- sister, Mrs. Dan Skelly of Linton rural route two; two brothers, George Greenwood of Terre Haute and Thomas Greenwood of Linton; twentynine grandchildren, thirty-four great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the M. J. Aikin & Son Funeral Home in Linton where it was prepared for burial. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock in the Linton Pentecost Church with Rev. Henry Fisher officiating assisted by Rev. Jack Gambill. Burial will be made in the Fairview Cemetery of Linton.

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At Seattle, tne $d,uuu,uuu canned salmon industry and Alaska shipping were tied up by pickets wno surrounaea me Stpamship Company's docks. ' The magazine Steel said that the coal strike would force large producers who have not yet maICHCUIJ Ituutw f ... - so soon. Producers which already, have been affected may have to make still further reductions within a week or two, the magazine said. Meanwhile, thousands of workers in the automobile industry faced the threat of unemployment if steel stocks are depleted with a continuation of the coal strike. -: 3 1, , . . -, 1 it llcujiUfiu tuai jiuy. ....... dozen major roads were reported, becoming critical. Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach, who conferred with Presiueni iruman aim ricaiucni, uuim L. Lewis 1 of the United Mine XHrr.!7-r-P CotnrQV nlonTlAH trt meet with mine' operators this week. ' Claim Shooting: Climax Previous Kidnap-Robbery INDIANAPOLIS, Apr. 22 (UP) The Indianapolis Times said today in a copywrited story that the fatal shooting of a bandit and a business man Saturday was the climax of a kidnap-rob-bery a month ago. Rex E. 1 Moonshower. 45. an official of the Hoosier Mint Co., aiea in a nospuai yesieruay 01 wound? sustained in a gun battle with John R. Miles, 34, Wilmington, California. Miles was killed in the holdup attempt. The Times said Miles got a $2,000 diamond ring and $1,000 cash from Moonshower and his business associate Wm. Armitflge, 77, on March 23rd. BASEBALL CLUB ELECTION TONIGHT, , The public is reminded of the baseball meeting tonight at 7:30 at the City Hall. This meeting will hf hplH fnr thp niirnnA r, electing officers for the coming year. A good 'attendance is desired. INDIANA CONGRESSMAN. WIFE CRASH VICTIMS UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 22. (UP) Representative NC-ble J. Johnson, R., Indiana, was discharged from a city hospital yesterday. He and his wife, Mercy, were injured when their automobile and a truck collided. Mrs, I Johnson will remain in the hos pital another week. REYNOLDS-BUTLER Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Reynolds of Sullivan rural route five - are announcing the wedding of their daughter, Melba, to Oliver Butler, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Butler of Dugger. The wedding occurred April 12 at Terre Haute. Mr. and Mrs. Butler are making their home in Anderson at ,thq present time,