Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 173, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 29 August 1946 — Page 1

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VOL. XLVIII No. 173 PARIS, Aug t-.. . t-. f i a Big four roreign ministers here this morning for a vigorous attempt to fend off the threatened failure of the Paris Peace Conference. Secretary of State James F. o t3-j ' i if LBltfl SfiJJM searcn tor sig Four amity as a requisite to the peace conference proper. This was the first meeting of the Big Four's ministers council since the Paris session which laid the groundwork for the present iieace conference. Rtsults and attitudes emerging from the Big Four meeting will be instrumental for making or breaking the 21-nation con - ff- Anno ft h-.e ri.aoaoH i hm0h .. ...b b.. nearly five weeks of arguing and hn;til itif "uith crnntioct recnltc Everyone agreed that drastic action was necessary if the conference was to succeed in completing the trsaties with Italy, Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary and Finland. Guilt vl Verdict Asked By U. SJ Against Nazis NEURNBURG, Germany, Aug. 29 (UP) , The United States asked the War Crimes Tribunal today to convict the Gestapo, the S S. Elack Shirts, and four other Nazi organizations of the same frightful ' crimes against humanity as laid against 22 Nazi leaders in the prisoners' dock. U. S. Trial Counsel, J. Dodd, in the final, summation of the American case, said guilty verdicts against the organizations would lay a legal foundation for trial of small fry Nazis who were rank and file members, REVIVAL AT BETHANY The public is invited to attend the gospel meetings now in progress at the Bethany Church of Christ south and east of Sullivan. Services begin each evening at .7:45. Our aim: To be the Church of Christ in the Bible, not in name only but in "Deed and Truth." "We will speak as the oracles of God." G. H.. Watts is in charge of the preaching. Come and hear the gospel in its ancient beauty and simplicity. Come! Bring a friend!

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TODAY AT PARIS!

ATTENTION VOTERS! HERE ARE YOUR VITAL STATISTICS ON REGISTRATION AND VOTING

Vitally important dates for every voter to know are concisely presented in a Voting Calendar prepared by the League of Women Voters of Indiana. Owing to confusion in the minds of voters over the registration requirements, the absent voter's ballot and the war ballot especially, the League has drawn upon the facilities of the Election Laws of Indiana and the 1945 Political Calendar as published by the state election board, to clarify the essential dates of concern to all voters. Further dates which concern the voter are those involving certain procedures by the County Commissioners and the Election Board. Citizens must be" registered to be able to vote in the general election in November. Although persons, not registered, were permitted to vote by affidavit in the May Primary this will not be true in November, when the

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Heirens Reveals Efforts To Kill Self In Letter BULLETIN CHICAGO, Aug. 29 (UP) Wm. Heirens, 17, confessed triple killer, told his parents in a letter made public today that while held on suspicion of mur tnpr hp mane man v mans aim - two actual attempts to commit suicide. The letter, written by the' ivouth in his countv iail cell 'uhiTp authorities wer trvinp in j obtajn a confeEsic.n from him, was seized by jailers and never was mailed. In it, Heirens, confessed slayer of 6-vear-old Suzanne Deenan .., ' .. . " ."'.7 to tear open scalp wounds suf fered when he was seized and of trying to gouge his eyes out. , Duncan Lippeatt j SerVICeS Held i ; . 1 Funeral services were held i yesterday morning at 10:30 at me JDiiiman runerai tuapci iui Duncan ' Lippeatt, well-known mine operator who was killed instantly Monday morning at the Dugger Domestic Mine. The Rev. Falher Henry Bilz was in charge, Pallbearers were Frank Heath, Cleve Lewellyn, Joe Ormandy, O. E. Myers, Everett Davidson and Ed Scully. iBurial was in the Dugger cemetery. ' ' ' " LOCAL TRUCK DRIVER HAS CARGO STOLEN James Grider, (route four) Sulliva'n, truckdriver, -notified Chicago police but not in time to prevent the theft of a truck loaded with whiskey and shoes. Grider found the garage doors of the Adkins Transfer Co. in Chicago closed and went to a restaurant for breakfast. When he returned he found the garage open but no one inside, so he called police. Manager Edward Kelly of the company valued the truck and its load of four cases of whiskey and 89 crates of shoes at $6,675. FINAL RITES FOR MRS. CORA BENNETT t. i r,o nr. ruuciai ravira iui Bennett, who died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T.lnvH T?irh in Tnriinnflnrtlis. will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the College chapel with burial in Merom cemetery. MARRIAGE LICENSES Joe Ridgeway, Carlisle, Indiana, farmer and Kathleen Willis, j Carlisle, at home. provisions of the registration law are in full force. For further information, apply at the County Clerk's Office, urges the League, but "Wherever You Are, Vote." Following are the essential dates to remember: Any Civilian Voter October 7 Last day to register or to transfer registration before General Election. October 22 Last day for voter to challenge registration of another voter by filing affidavit with Clerk of Circuit Court or Board of Registration. November 5 General Election Go to the polls and vote. . December 2 First day of registration period after 1946 General Election. Civilian Absent Voter October 7 First day voter may apply at County Clerk's office for regular absent voter's (Continued on Pafie 4, CoL 1) '

REPAIRS MADE Off I AILCIIY SCHOOLS I

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Extensive repairs altera i rinnq nave ueeu uiauc schools - . . nat fpw weeks, it was announced by; Allen Campbell, Supt. of City Schools today. ! A npw walk has been laid 'from the new high school build,ing to the trade school and signal wirpc for the public address

svstem have been compietea oe-i.,

. tween the two schools, in tne v :,A; .av !"lg" Ull k " .on. ..lj a ctnv-iibrarv eauinoed with tables and chairs' in place of desns. aiso tne floors in the building have been ,i refinished and sealed, class rooms painted in pastel shades according to "color dynamics corridors have been repainted and three new class rooms have been made. Old Gymnasium Some of the spectator seats have been pulled out in the Old Gymnasium building to make room for two showers, one for girls and one for boys, and the girls- physical education classes will be held there this year. New Gymnasium In the New Gymnasium, the basketball floor has been completely refinished and rsealed. At each end of the' court, an automatic, electrically operated score board has been erected so that spectators may see scores

no matter what part of the gym ivans cjty schools for the first Killian, Chicago, was found they may be sitting. The boards time gince last Iayi Supt; AUen i gujity today of permitting have automatic clocks which campttell announced today that , "harsh, cruel and unusual pungive all time data as the game all grades wqi report to their ' ishment" to be inflicted on sold-

progresses. Ihe entire appardius rpntrallvis tumiuiicu mj located scorekeeper. Junior Higu School Building An additional 1st and 2na erade room has been added to j the first floor of the Junior High (building. This floor will contain , from the first to the fourth I grades this year and the 5th and 6th grade rooms will all be loj Lo LCU Ull Hit - , rooms in this building have been repainted. Elm Park Three rooms and the lower corridor in the Elm 'Park building have been repainted. All of the city's schools have ! ..... t a t Mnii-o received piasin anu xwi v-i tit. rarnnhpl1 stated heatine lnafwm Bjrsiciuo v " obe revamped before cold weather beginsJOSEPH GOODMAN DIES AT HOME ON LINTON, ROUTE 3 I Joseph (Lem) Goodman, age , 62, of Linton rural route tnree, 'passed away at his home this morning at 2:40 o'clock. Death was caused by heart trouble. I i . Surviving are the widow. Ruth; and the following children, Mrs.

Nina Killion of Sullivan, R. 3, : Virginia looie. one movea to Most of tne r00ms were repaintMrs. Esther Mowerv of New- Sullivan years ago when she ed with the color of paint neces-

berry, l, Mrs. irene oampson of Sullivan, R. 3, Mrs.1 Vesta - - v iWools of Hammond, Mrs. veima Phegley of Sullivan, ti. 6, mrs. Doris Wymer of Linton, Miss Lavern Goodman of Jbinton, ana Robert Goodman of Hammond; ' and twenty grandchildren. The bodv was taken to the Newkirk Funeral Home at Pleasantville where it was prepared for burial and will be removed to the home of Mrs. Wymer Friday morning at ten o'clock. , Funeral services will be con-. ducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Burris Chapel with Rev. Sam Tuttle and Bro. Sites officiating. Burial will be Burris Cemetery. in BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keene. of Sullivan, R. 5, are the parents of a son born at the Mary Sherman Hospital this morning. He has not been named.

SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES- THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 1946.

LATE

U. S. AGENTS ARREST 15 GERMAN SPIES TT, A XTT' T7T TTTFl 4 OA TTIJ TT C A , V A

quarters announced today that., counter-intelligence agents arrested 13 Germans in Stuttgart in what was alleged to be

a Soviet spy ring. Intelligence officers said

'in espionage activity and their leader was one Walter

TrKazmareK. sneswuuuweu nine agents usea various devices

mg machines ana undercover uerman inrormanis. i BRITISH COMMUTE JEWS' DEATH SENTENCES . LONDON. Arnr. 2Q flTPC-ThP Colonial Office to-

night announced the commutation to life imprisonment of ii , ... ,n ,. ii i.j . n .i

jfu :,. i o Liir urniii nrnirnirn kmcii in , . . 7., TT esune 01 saooiaRe ai me naua I The Jews, members of the

estine, were convicted and sentenced by a British Military

Court. The sentences were commuted by Lt. Gen. Sir Ever-

i ... T-i ti ; WORLD UNION CHARGES

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PARIS, Aug. 29. (UP) The World Federation of Trade Unions charged the Greek?government today with terrorizing workers by repressive measures which "keep alive the constant danger of civil war.' In a memorandum to all Peace Conference' delegations, the Federation asked them to send a commission to inter. vene against alleged Greek government activities designed

to promote the vote for the referendum Sunday. CITY SCHOOLS 10 Vf) Scnooi bells will ring out tomorrow m0rnine at 8:30 for Sulari buildings at 8:30 for . ... j .l. . ' ciass organization ana ine issu-, . ance of book lists. i I High School and Junior High students win assemble in the tti uh Srhnnl nnriitoHnm for an ! introductory prograrrTand general instrucllons. Dr. Harve! Crowder and Supt. Campbell ' wU1 k on the program Harry c Gnmore High School princi-l

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dents and issue general instruc-!!

classes. Pupils in grades one, through six will report to their assigned 1 buildings where they will be or-J eamzed into classes bv their : r - teachers. .

ah x. i . , . . . ,'iorms usea in scnooi aammiauaAU schools will be dismissed lon throughout Indiana Mr.

at noon so mat students may purchase necessary books and other incidentals. Supt. Campbell i announced there will be no class-, ies on Monday, Labor Day, and i that regular classwork will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 3. ,-MRS. ELLA KNOTTS n - i wimi - - Mrs. Ella Knotts of Sullivan died yesterday morning at 11:30 at the Mary Sherman Hospital, She was born in Macon, Mo., .fie daughter of Rev. Walter and v t Art WT 1 1 1 ii m lii l-i I oif If nnfto I ''" x.i., deceased. ''"b "c wrc . iuiumapuui, Minn., and several nieces and hcicwo. Doay.was iaKen xo xne ,BiHmnn Funeral Home where it now lies in state. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 at the Methodist church with the Rev. Thomas Jennings officiating, (Burial will be in Center Ridge cemetery HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Aug. 28: James Moyer of 112'. North Main Street; Mrs. Marjorie Wilson of Sandborn, Indiana. Admitted Aug. 29: Ned Wood ward of West Beech Street; Jess Canary of Sullivan, Jt. 2. j Dismissed Aug. '29: Mrs. Minnie Bartley of Switz City, Indtiana.

NEWS all of the Germans ranked high muiimsui vvuin. in wiuvh mc or aeieciion including recora - T.,.,.'oi, rfko nr,x?itnA ; Pal. iicninu iiiuliilI .wii t i,iu hi . i i :, ran tnups. so-called Stern Gang in Pal- ? ? c ni-.j.r-GREEKS WITH TERRORISM return of K?ng George in . the Army Officer Is Found Guilty Of Lichfield Charge fSt;- . ... .. . 1 BULLEll.N f i BAD NEUHEIM, Germany, Aug. 29 (UP) Col. James A, ier prisoners at the Lichfield ueieuuun vajuu Killian was found guilty by a 7-man military court that fined, him 500 dollars and ordered him renrimanded. . " ... ... Allen CamDDell I flk KntrianS ScnOOl Cnanfie Allen Campbell, Superintend ent nf "Str firhrlc vuas thf r fte ar Monday h of the Sullivan Rotary . . .... , uiud. Alter oassine out various - , . ... , -j-..-.:.-n . j tv,. .nj; Pbe ld.se -d the cond - yan and tod of extensive repairs ,, MPfH . nn them during this summer. He also explained that the reason for moving the 7th and 8th grades into the high school here was to permit use of the high school's facilities in teaching needed subjects to junior high students. The high school building, 6aid Mr. Campbell, has undergone the most extensive repairs and arrangement of any city school . . . a 1 .. i 11 i I sary t0 Dnng in lr,e most ngni. for that particular room. Steps were repainted, tioors sanaea ana varnisnea ana siuaems desks were sanded and finished, ine aaaed ai0ng witn tne tion of three new class rooms. ' Frank Marks of Hollywood, Florida, was a guest at the iuncheon FINDS TRIPLET EGG ALCONA, Mich. (UPJ Ruth Anne Clark,' 13, found a triplet egg while doing her chores. Two eggs were joined by a shell.. In one egg there was a single and in the other a double yoke. 36 Nationalities in Vienna VIENNA (UP) There are more than 100,000 foreigners in I Vienna representing 36 different

nations, according to a census by, explain the purposes of the the public safety branch. The national brganization. A . date figure does not include Allied, will be fixed for election and. introops. (stallation of officers.

INTERNATIONAL PICTURE TO BE By ELKS XuTwm bV b The Elks Chanters, nationally onored nt a HinnPr at th local Elks Home Monday evening, septemDer 2. The Chanters, almost a household word in entertainment circles over the country, are scheduled for a performance in Sullivan's Labor Day festivities Monday afternoon, 1 SDecial emphasis Special emphasis was placed , on the announcement 01 tne iree mool in tv, hacpi1,pr,t nf thP "7av "I Z Z ., o'clock as an added tribute to the visiting celebrity group. All Elks are urged to participate and the lounge will be open for that evening i snty male voices comprise the Chanters group and their JT ious civic events tnroilghout Ind. ( iana and dun'ng the war they were awarded a special citation by the War Department for programs presented bafore . disabled I soldiers in hospitals. In July, jthey presented a program at the ciks national convention in New York. Carl Jones is director of the singers. EY TO BE BK HAW A Navy medical mine survey team will be in Terre Haute, Tuesday, . September 3, to begin a survey of mining conditions in District No. 11, according to an announcement by. Lt. Comdr. C. E. Poe, in charge of the Terre Haute office of the Coal Mines Administration. This team, which is one of five engaged in inspecting coal mining areas of the country for the Navy-operated Coal Mines' Administration, is made up of three officers and one enlisted man. It is under the direction of Comdr. K. J. Palmberg (MC) U. S. Navy. The survey is being made to determine how the miners' welfare and retirement fund, which is now being built up, can best be used. ' Mines Are Named Commander Palmberg said the seven mines to be included were: Cheiftain No. 20 Mine at Keller; Sullivan Mine No. 27, and Old Glory No. 17 Mine of the Maumee Collieries; the Knox Consolidated Coal ' Corporation's Mine No. 2 at Bicknell; Linton Summitt Coal Corporatio'n's Templeton Mine at Sullivan; the Bicknell Coal Company's Pan handle No. 2 Mine, and the Little ' Betty Mine near Dugger which belongs to the Hickory Grove coal Mining Company Commander Palmberg said that the team will spend some

FAMOUS

CHORUS

HONORED

MONDAY

DISTRICT MINES

MADE

aaai-.,tjme in Indianapolis studying

state health and wplfaro law pertaining to coal mine employes, before corning to Terre Haute. AVC MEETING All veterans of World War II in Sullivan county are invited to attend the organization meeting to be held at the Sullivan city hall tomorrow night, Friday, August 30th at 7:30 to form a post of the American Veterans Committee. Two speakers from state headquarters of AVC will

SERVICE

LL Sv Britain Hit Russia In New Big Power Fight Russia Accused Of Trying To Set Up Own Rules For Admission Of Countries To United Nations. UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS. LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Aug. 29. (UP) The United Nations Security Council today went into the second round of its battle oyer admission of new members, with a strong plea for admission of Albania favored by Russia and opposed by the U. S. from Pavle Lukim, Yugoslav representative to the United

Nations. BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UP) Senator Warren Magnu- ( son, D., Washington, saioV today '. the United States -will ask the United Nations in September to give this country the "sole trusteeship" of the Japanese Mandate Islands and other Pacific bases. The United States' request,Magnuson said, will cover the Japanese Mandate Island group of the Gilberts, Marshals and Carolines; the Guam group, Truk and Manus on which the United States built a' two hundred million dollar base with the i consent of Australia. He said the j United States also will seek I trusteeship of the Kwajalein j group. t ' One Man Won't I Work; Nash Lays Off 12,000 Others y BULLETIN DETROIT, Aug. 29 (UP) Nashj-Kelvinator Corporation announced today it had been forced to close its Wiscousin plant, idling 12,000 ; workers, because of the "un- 1 precedented refusal by one employee to work on cars for export."

UNITED STATES TO

SEEK TRUSTEESHIP! OF PACK BASES

FAMED RADIO COMMENTATOR SPEAKS TOMORROW AT MEROM BLUFF CHAUTAUQUA, 2:30 P. M.

Captain Michael Fielding, not-' ed radio commentator will be the featured speaker at the Merom Bluff Chautauqua tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. Capt. Fielding has just returned from a 30,000-mile flying trip to India, Burma and Southeast Asia as an honored guest of the Government of India. His travels brought him into intimate contact with all the leading personalities, both military and political, in that remote war theater Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India, General Sir Claude Auchenleck, Commander in Chief of the Indian Army, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, SupremeCommander of the Southeast Asia Command, as well as such leaders in the Indian political world as Mahatma Gandhi, diminutive "God" to millions of Indians, Jawarhalal Nehru, longimprisoned Congress leader, Maulara Azad, Moslem president

CLOUDY, COOLER Indiana: Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight, not quite so cool northern portion tomorrow.

PRICE THREE CENTS I Five nations face disappoint-' ment in their bids for member ship in the UN today as the Security Council began debate on their applications. The United States and Britain appeared ready to use the Big Power veto popularized by.Russia. Again it was a Russian stand against Britain and the United States with seats in "the United Nations for Albania, the Mongol Peoples Republic, Portugal, Ireland and Trans Jordan ia at stake. UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, LAKE "SUCCESS, N. Y., Aug. 29 (UP) The United States, Britain, France and Australia today joined in charging Rusfia with attempting. ito set up its own special juIps for admission to the United Nations by apposing the application of Trans Jordan on grounds' that Russia has no normal diplomatic relations with that country. ' Thp Trans Jordan row arose after Russia had supported the 'application of Albania" and Mongolia and United States and j Britain opposed ttiem. STATE POLICEMAN SUFFERS CUT HAND IN MISHAP HERE Ned Woodward, Indiana Stata Police Officer residing here at 363 West Beech Street, was admitted to the Mary Sherman Hospital here this morning shortly after eight o'clock where he received treatment of a severe laceration of the right hand. Mr. Woodward, whose condition was reported satisfactory at noon today, was mowing weeds with a sickle at his residence here and in a mishap with the sharp instrument severed the tendns on the back of his hand. of the All-India Hindu Congress party, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, president of the militant Moslem League held mainly responsible for the failure of the recent Simla Conference, and many others. Highlight of Capt. Fielding's trip was a perilous mission to the mysterious Black Spider Guerrillas in the Karanni Mountains along the Thailand border, whose dangerous but successful efforts to impede the enemy, escape into Siam resulted in the virtual destruction of an entire Japanese army in Eastern Burma. Capt. Fielding was the only outside observer, either military or civilian, ever permitted to witness and participate in these highly secret . activities among the unsung heroes of. the war whose lives miles behind the enemy positions were in constant jeopardy, with no hope of salvation if peril threatened.