Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 136, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 9 July 1946 — Page 1

HOT AND HUMID HOME DAILY Only dalljj newspaper published In Sullivan County, The Timea offers excellent coverage for ita advertisers. Indiana: Partly cloudy, hot and humid this afternoon and Wednesday; occasional thundershowers beginning in northwest portion Wednesday night, turn ing cooler Thursday. VOL. XLVIII No. 136 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1946. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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RETURNS TO CAMP Pvt. PJful C. Buckley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Buckley of Indiana Avenue, has returned to camp in New Jersey after spending the last few days here. This was the first time that Paul and Iris brother, Jack had seen each other in two years, except for three hours at Camp Atterbury when Jack was being discharged and Paul was being inducted. WITNESS TO A-BOMBS Long and varied have been the sea experiences of Radioman Second Class Richard "Bud" Thrasher, son of Mrs. Lucy Thrasher of Sullivan, rural route three. Beginning his military service with; the United States Navy more than five years ago, he spent the greater part of that time in active battle engagements all over the Pacific theater during World War II. His most recent service with the Fleet, however, has taken him into the outermost field of Naval experimental service . . . the atom bomb tests at Bikini atoll. At the present time he is a member of the crew of the ' U.S.S. Aircraft Carrier ShangriLa. While stationed off the coast of Japan . in Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet, this Sullivan County sailor witnessed the atomic mushrooming explosions in bombings of Nagaspka and Hiroshima. ; n NEW, ADDRESS ! Pvt.vPaul R. Sims, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Paul Sims of 649 South Main Street, is -stationeiTat Fort McClellan, Alabama. He would be glad to hear from all of his friends. His address is: Pvt. Paul R. Sims, 15242900 Co. C, 24 Bt. I.R.T.C. Ft. McClellan, Alabama. AT FORT McCLELLAN Pvt. Norman Bolinger is stationed at Ft. McClellan, Ala. His friends may secure his address by calling Mrs. Roy Bloinger. PERMANENT RATINGS FOR LOCAL OFFICERS Among the 9,800 veterans of World War II announced . by President Truman recently for permanent officer's ratings in the regular United States Army were the . following Sullivan County men: Lt. (formerly Lt. Col.) Gerald J. Dix, Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Dix of Sullivan; Lt. (formerly Major) George H. Duckworth, Infantry, son of Mrs. Eva Duckworth of Shelburn; Lt. (formerly Lt. Col.) Howard W. Moore, Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Moore of Farmersburg; and Lt. (formerly Lt. Col.) Joe P Walters, Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glessie Walters of Sullivan. CO. RURAL YOUTH PICNIC WEDNESDAY The Sullivan County Rural Youth will have a picnic, Wednesday night, July 10, 1946 at Shakamac State Park. They are asked to meet Wayne Huff on the west side of the Court House Square in Sullivan at 6:00, P. M. He will also pick up those members who wish to meet him at the Jasonville road in Shelburn fit 6:30 CST. ' Bring covered dish and table service (this includes fork, spoon, plate and glass). They would like to extend a welcome to those who would like to join the Rural Youth. Plan to come to this meeting and get acquainted. Delegates to the state convention will be chosen at this meeting. SELL PROPERTY Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ford have sold their property on North State Street and moved to Mrs. Ethel Cunningham's, farm four miles north and one mile east of State Road 41.

FMK .SENDS OUT INVITATIONS IB PEACE MEET

(Vlolotov Makes Big Concession T o Assure Unshackled Conference PARIS, July 9 (UP) France lent out invitations today to a European peace conference of 21 nations July 29th which will have full freedom to fix its own rules of precedure without Big Four dictation. W. M. Molotov, making one of Russia's biggest concessions in the history of the foreign min isters' council, broke the Big Four's worst deadlock and clear ed the way for the unshackled peace conference for which James F. Byrnes had fought tooth and nail. The compromise agreement on the full dress peace conference in Paris three weeks hence put the foreign, ministers over the hump. The deadline which threatened the peace conference fell anart last night when Molotov withdrew from his stubborn stand that the Big Four must nail down in advance the rules under which the nations would operate. . .Under the compromise solu tion made possible by Molotov's concession, the ministers drafted fTecommendations" for confer-, ence procedure. The conference itself can throw out or amend the recommendations by a simple majority vote. METHODIST CHURCH TO HOLD RECEPTION FOR PASTOR, FAMILY The Centennial Reception will be given by the First Methodist Church for Rev. R. M. Criswell and family on Wednesday even ing, July 10th. A covered dish supper will be served at 6:30 p. m. An interesting program has .been arranged and will be given at the close of the supper hour, jit is hoped that every member in ' i I L . 1- ...ill 1 J . me uiiuiuii wiu oe xepreseniea at this evening of good fellowshipand the facing of the next, century. 1 The program will be as follows: ' Master of Ceremonies Jack Brown. Piano duet Mrs. Hugh Willis Giles and daughter, Virginia Lou. ! Men's quartet T. L. McRoberts, Loren Harris, George i Collins and Louis B. Johnson. Piano solo Harry Lowery. j Address of Welcome James jA. Campbell. I Response Rev. R. M. Criswell. Ladies quartet Mrs. Ivo Myers, Louise Leach, Reba Johnson and Catherine Johnson. 4 HUSKY BROTHERS HID FOUR YEARS TO EVADE DRAFT , CHICAGO, July 9 (UP) Four husky brothers were in federal custody today after confessing that they had hidden in a tiny attic room on their parents farm for four years to evade the draft. The brothers, ranging in age from 23 to 40 years, surrendered to Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents after learning that a nation-wide search was being organized for them. George R. McSwain, Chicago F.B.I. director, identified the men as the Gabriel brothers, Al bert, 40; Frank, 28; Henry, 26; and Ernest, 23. He termed it one of the "most aggravated cases of draft evasion of the war." F.B.I. Agent Edward W. Halloran, who had been engaged in a game of hide and seek with the four brothers for the past 24 months, said they had escaped detention by barricading themselves in a tiny corner room of their parents home at Ontarior ville, about 15 miles northwest of here.

57 Youngsters Enjoy Jamboree At the Library On Saturday afternoon at two o'clock fifty-seven youngsters en

joyed the jamboree held in the library basement to honor those boys and girls who had read and reported on ten books in the six weeks between May 27 and July 6. Phyllis Griggs presided at the piano to furnish music for the various numbers on the program. First came the Parade of the Pep py Perusers in which the readers were lined up in the order in which they had completed the re-1 quirement. The parade was led by Janice Miller who will enter the third grade this September. After the group had taken seats, each one received his report upon which the librarian, Mrs. Ken nedy, had written a personal comment on the merit of the work done. i One of the principal reasons for holding the summer reading course was to encourage the participants to read good literature and to cultivate a taste for the best which has been said and thought in the world. In order to hold up before the children an example of such writing, Mrs. Kennedy read to them one of the best short stories ever written, "The Heart of Little Shikara", from the pen of Edison Marshall, born in Renesalaer, Indiana in 1894. Mrs. Malcolm Campbell, president of the board of trustees, was introduced and she presented each reader with a souvenir bookmark. Two singing games were enjoyed after which the younger group and then the older group played musical chairs. In the younger group Diane Valentine and Francis Tennis fought it out for the final chair, with Frances as winner. In , the older group Jack Mayfield and Bevera nBoyle were, the final survivors with Be vera as winner. Frances receiv-, ed as a prize a beautiful new book, "Nobody's Doll" Adele de Leeuw, and Bevera received "Wild Dog of Edmonton" David Grew. Refreshments of popcicles I were passed by Miss Wilma Snavely, assistant and John Mc- J Cammon, custodian. Mrs. Bryant Allen acted as substitute while ! the party was in session. One hundred forty-three signed for the course; one hundred nineteen began the reading; sixty-seven qualified. The fiftyseven who attended the celebration are: Janice Kay Miller, Norma Fisher, Ann Boyle, Allan Medsker, Margo Adams, Richard Wible, Suzanne Stratton, Eva Metcalf, Sue Robison, Barbara L. Stultz, Carol Valentine, David, Pierson, Diane Valentine, Edgar Douglas Hux, George Alig, Myrna Bedwell, Virginia Miesenhelder, Barbara Bedwell, Joline Mcvicker, Frances Tarwater,, Frances Tennis, Charles H. Milam, Doris Lucille Birch, Karen Campbell, Carolyn Mahan, "Ra Nell Wible, Betsy Branstetter, Christ ina, Alig, Nancy Drake, Jo Ann Decker, Jane B. Powell, Bevera Boyle, Mary Ellen Alig, Zoe Coulson, Patty Ann Pirtle, Bobby L. Simmers, Yvonne Wallace, Janice Rusk, Gary Akers, Frances Raley, Diane Rusk, Donald Pirtle, Jim McCammon, Betty Golish, Carol Rose Laughrey, Shirley Ann Laughrey, Leslie Reed, Donetta Elembaugh, Betty Bledsoe, Larry K. Miller, Kaylid Jordan, Jr., Bob Cornoyer, Judith Bell, Tom Coulson, John Coulson, Jack Mayfield, and Jerry Holly. CARLISLE BOY ENTERTAINS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS Don Gaylord East, eleven-year-old pianist and marimbist will give an hour-song musical program at the Indian Prairie Baptist Church Sunday evening, July 14th at 7:30 o. m. All church collections will; be used for work of Foreign Missions. He offers his services to any church who wishes to hear his program, ' which consists of. religious, classical and popular music. This is his second ap pearance at Indian Prairie. NEW SUITS Jeptha L. Boothe vs. Rush Rickard. Complaint for damages.

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v APPROVE WAR BOND TERMINAL LEAVE PAY WASHINGTON. July 9 (UP) -Th Senate Military af

fairs committee today approved

viding approximately $3,000,000,000 in government, bonds

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The plan, personally endorsed by President Truman, was approved in place of a house approved measure authorizing

all terminal leave payments in cash. The committee, however, amended the original cash bond

plan to permit officers and enlisted men to accumulate up to

yo days of leave in the future. (-The measure originally would have required future leave to be taken as it accrued instead of piling up over a period of years. WHITNEY PREDICTS TRUMAN DEFEAT WASHINGTON, July 9 (UP)-rPresident A. F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said today he is so confident that president Truman will be defeated in 1948 that "we will not need to spend anv of the $2,500,000" he has pledged as an anti-Trumah fund. Testifying before a House labor sub committee, Whitney reiterated that his union had ?2,00,000 which would be devoted to fighting Mr. Truman in event he is a candidate for reelection in 1948.

RUSS SUSPEND GERMAN EVACUATIONS VIENNA, July 9 (UP) The Russians late today unexpectedly suspended evacuation of Germans from Vienna. ' i i"T FOUND GUILTY OF CAMP BRUTALITY 7 BAD NAUHEIM, Germany, July 9 (UP) Lt. Leonard W. Ennis, Peekskill, New York, was found guilty today of permitting Lichfield detention camp guards to strike prisoners and was sentenced to be reprimanded and fined $250.

Urge Tax Levy At Richmond For School Building RTrmjfwn TnH Tnlv QF.f.

forts to raise $400,000 by a $1 tax 'Franklin street and formerly belevy in 1947, to start a five-year I longing to Mrs. W V. Moffett, $3,000,000 program for replace-1 weTe Presented to the church to ment of the city's antiquated e used at the Baptist parsonage, grade schools, is to be backed by I At the close of the introductory local P. T. A. groups, a spokes- services before the sermon,,, the roan indicated today ...... - Lm?tim wa turned over to Le-

land s. rsarKiey, acting as iuuuPatrons of Garfield School, , erator, and Celestus GoodVin

built in 1886, told school board members the structure, used by 300 pupils, is a "fire-trap" and ; demanded replacement. Recently the school hoard shel

ved a year-old plan to build a cept the gift and the members modern $400,000 grade school on of the chUrch voted .their acthe site after a west-side build- ceptance. Warren R. Rowe repre-

mg ooom maae replacement ui equally old Easthaven Scnool im-i perative. Bonding limits prevents financing both schools, by bond issue. Superintendent O. M. Swihart told the Garfield patrons that if the Garfield unit is a fire hazard, there are seven other schools in

the city 'equally hazardous and'Moffett and her husband, Webthousands in the state. !ster V- Moffett. wh0 Passed away a few years ago. The Garfield group indicated " it wnnlH ' enincnr a npHtinn fni

city-wide circulation asking the $1 tax levy. To New Post THE TOP military post in Great Britain, that of chief of the Imperial general staff, is taken over by Field Marshal Lord Bernard Montgomery. The famous World War II commander is shown hera In uniform with an array of medals and ribbons ("fruit salad" according to GI lingo) over his left bloua pocket, ( International

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a terminal leave pay bill pro enlisted men. BLOOMFIELD WOMAN DONATES PROPERTY , TO BAPTIST CHURCH . At an impressive ceremony in the. Bloomfield Baptist Church Sunday, June 30th, deeds to the 1-1 t 11 1 1 A 1 ft il neias property, lucaiea on oouui presented the property in behalf of Mrs. MoffeV., who was unher able to attend because of health. After the presentation a motion was entertained by the moderator. Mr. Barkley. to acgented the board of trustees and received the endowment. Mrs. Moffett, having been a member of the Bloomfield Baptist Church for over 50 years, is. one of the oldest members., of the present church membership. In the past, the church has received many other gifts from Mrs. SENT TO "FARM FOR INTOXICATION Two penal farm sentences were imposed incity court this week for public intoxication. Both were repeat offenses. Those sentenced were Kenneth Cleveland and Guy Montgomery, each for thirty days. Others fined during the last week were as follows: Disorderly conduct:, John Reanu, Tressie Reanu; Public Intoxication, Paul Owings, Thomas McInnis, Ancil Ashcraft, George Williams, Lee Hinton, Dwight Kohlman. Robert H Steel was fined ten dollars and costs and his license was suspended for ninety days for drunken driving. n mmm INFANT SISK James Lindis Sisk, Jr. ten weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. James and Arlene Frances Sisk of Niles, Michigan passed awey at the Mary Sherman Hospital about noon today. Surviving are the parents, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Vonley Sisk of Graysville and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kizer of Niles, Michigan. The body was taken to the Railsback Funeral Home . pending completion of funeral arrangements. ; ' . ' ' T" 'i BAKER MINE LOCAL Baker mine local will enter a baseball team in the tournament at the Miner's Picnic, it was announced today by Jack Price, wh6 will be in charge. It is panned to award a victory bond in the campaign to raise funds to finance the team.

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A.L VICTORY 12-0 BULLETIN! FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, July 9 (Special) The Ameri can League crushed the National League in the annual all-star baseball game here this afternoon 12 to 0. A home run by Keller of the Yankees put the American League stars out in front in the first inning and the game became a rout as Ted Williams of Boston hit two more home runs later, added a pair of singles and was given one walk, scoring four runs. The American Leaguers hit 14 safeties while Feller, Ncwhouser and Chandler, pitching for the winners limited their National League foes to only three bingles. County 4-H'ers Off For Round-up Eleven 4-H Club members of Sullivan County, left Monday to attend the 28th Annual RoundUp at Purdue University. The Round-Up is being held July 8, 9, and 10, the program theme of which will be "4-H's in. the j Changing World." Besides the eleven delegates to the Round-Up, all of who won their , trip by having accomplished 4-H Club work, Sullivan County will be represented by 4-H Club dairy and crops judging teams, under the leadership of E. J. Wagner, Vocational Agriculture Instructor of Turman Township. , Each county In the state is limited to 3 of their completed memb6rship for the year preceding the current year, to attend this three-day event. This number does not include agricultural judging contestants. Radio broadcasts will be heard over station WBAA of the happenings, agricultural judging contest winners, informal interviews, etc. throughout the Round-Up. A parV and a banquet for the delegates will be held during their stay in Lafayette, at which time 4-H Club members from over the state will participate. The group which left this morning and who will be staying at the Hotel Fowler were: Joyce Murdock, Gene Easter, and Bob Heidenreich, Turman Township; Thos, A. Taylor, Curry Township; Eugene Johanningsmeier, Jefferson Township; Naomi Runyan, Jackson Township; Virginia Bates, Gill Township; and Eleanor Meurer, Cass Township and Miss Jeannette Gentry, Home Demonstration Agent and Ralph E. Watkins, Assistant County Agricultural Agent. FINAL IN SERIES OF "HOUR OF POWER" SERVICES WEDNESDAY Rev. Jack Anderson of the First Christian Church today announced the program, for Wednesday evening Prayer meeting and further stated that this week's assembly will end for the summer months the "Hour of Power" services which have been conducted here. .Beginning with an attendance of less than fifty, the Hour of Power" services have become one of the city's most talked of religious services with an attendance of more than two hundred spiritual seekers attending the recent mid-week meetings. Rev. Anderson stated that services Wednesday evening will be reminescent of the old-fashioned lamp-light services of rural communities where only oil lamps illuminated the sanctu ary. Oil lamps and lanterns which have been submitted by persons from all over this city and surrounding areas will light the auditorium of the First Christ ian Church in the final service Wednesday evening and hymns people will remember from childhood will comprise the music. The public is cordially invited to attend and join in the service which begins at 7:30 pi m.

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Despite OPA Fate Wherry Claims Coalition Support To Exempt Meat And Poultry From

Price Control As ised. Miss Schroeder, A. W. Modert, Jr. Married Sunday I A beautiful candlelight wedding ceremony performed Sunday afternoon at four o'clock in the Sullivan First Methodist Churcn by Rev. R. M. Criswell united in marriage Miss Bette Jo Schroeder, daughter of Mr. 1 and Mrs. J. C. Schroeder of this city and Alson W. Modert, Jr. of Mt. Vernon, Indiana. I ring1 The vows of the double ceremony were read Deiore an alter adorned with towering white and varied colored gladoli and fernrv. A larse number of relatives and friends witnessed the exchange of vows. Immediately preceding the wedding ceremony Mrs. Elizabeth Springer played a series of bridal airs at the organ and Miss Beverly McCammon sang ii i ttr -r un, .rromise me ana i Jove You Truly." ' ' At the sound of his fraternity song, the groom, son of Mr. and

Mrs, A. W. Modert, Sr. of Mt. ben W. Barkley, Ky., warned the Vernon, entered the auditorium Senate to prepare for night sesaccompanied by his best man, sions starting today to , speed

Howard Schroeder, brother of debate. He wants to pass the bill the bride, and proceeded to the and send it to conference with alter. The day was also the oc- the House this week. casion of the latter's first wedding anniversary. . Barkley, who is fighting Wher-. As the swelling tones of Lohe- ry's meat and poultry - plan, grin's Wedding March filled the characterized the amendment as

sanctuary, the bride entered on the arm of her father. She was lovely in a street length gown of ice blue jersey with go d triming. She wore a blue pillbox hat studded with golden sequins, white elbow gloves and a white orchid. She carried a white lace handkerchief which . her mother had also carried at her wedding ceremony thirty-1 four years ago. Her maid of honor, Miss Wilma Snavely, wore a dress of . grey crepe trimmed in lace with I elbow gloves and a corsage of pink rosebuds. Bill Dodd and John Knox Purcell of this city were ushers. The bride is a graduate of (Continued on Page 4. Col. 3) ARRANGE FOR ITINERANT CONTACT SERyiCE FOR VETS The announcement of the establishment of an itinerant contact service by the Veterans Administration was made by W. W. Jones, Chief of Contact Service for the Indiana region. The establishment of this service is in accordance with the VA policy of giving the best service obtainable to the veterans. "Realizing that the time taken , away from the business or imployment sn that he could con suit his VA contact represents. tive was working a hardship on the veteran", Mr. Jones said; "we are . establishing an itinerant contact service that will bring the VA contact representative i into areas where formerly it was necessary for the ex-service man of woman to travel some distance to the nearest VA office." In Sullivan, this itinerant contact service will be available every other Thursday starting July 11. On these days, Mr. Richard J. Adams of the Veterans Administration Contact Office in Terre Haute, will be available to ! the veterans of this area between the hours of 9:00 a. m. and 12:00 noon at the Sullivan Red Cross Office,

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Be Kept Battle Brews Over WASHINGTON, July 9 (UP; Senator Robert A. Taft, R., ir frxldir urooH thfit font Tm IWUHJ Ut-U 111" V A l- 1 1 V VilSU trols be continued whatever the outcome of the present fight for extension of the 'OPA. As the Senate resumed debate on the compromise bill to restore the life of the OPA for another year, Taft told his colleagues he would "do everything in my power" in behalf of legislation to continue rent controls if OPA ia not revived. He told the Senata lie -d J amf1 i f tiro o Vio . 'al rvwct , linanimnna spntimPnt- n hnth houses to approve separate rent ' control legislation in event OPA ltself is not ressurrected. A major battle over the OPA bill itself was brewing over an amendment by Senator Kenneth j Wherry, R., Nebraska, to exempt meat and PoultlT from futurs Pnce controls. He claimed enough coalition support to push the measure through. However, he conceded the vote 'would be rlosA on his ampniimpnt . ia - - I exernpt the two foods from any fu-tui? pnce co?s ,', Senate democratic 'leader AIthe key to the whole de-control, Question" th g t tung dQwn the Wherry amendment, 'Barkley predicted that other de-COntrol mQves also would be rejected. quickly He declined to predict , tu r cQQ0 major test on the new bill. Linton Miner Is Electrocuted LINTON, Ind., July 9 Percy Goodson, 38 years old, Linton miner, was electrocuted at 3:45 o'clock Monday afternoon when he accidentally came in contact with a live wire while working at the South Linton Coal Company Mine near here. Witnesses said Goodson was pushing an empty coal car on a switch when he slipped and felL ! His head came in contact with a 350-volt wire and he was killed instantly. Coroner King L. Hull conducted an investigation and returned a verdict of accidental death. Goodson was a former amateur boxer and helped promote the amateur boxing matches held in Linton recently. He is survived Iby the widow, Edna; a son Richard; a daughter, Brenda; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 2ack Goodson, and a sister, Mrs. Eva Wright of Princeton, Ind. The body was removed to the M. J. Aikin & Son Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. "Back To Civvies." SAILORS DISCHARGED GREAT LAKES, 111. Among persons discharged from the naval service July 2, 1946 at this center whose homes are in Ind-

iana was: Wm. F. Patton, SKD 3c, R. R. 3, Sullivan.