Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 199, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 4 October 1946 — Page 1

HOME DAILY Only daily newspaper published In Sullivan County, The Times offers, excellent coverage for its advertisers. VOL. XLVIII No. 199 FAIR AND MILD Indiana: Fair- and contiayrd mild toxfelit and Saturday. UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES FRIDAY, OCT. 4, 1946. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

THE SNOOPER

DONNY LAUGHREY of North Broad Street was heard practicing the well-known wolf whistle yesterday on the square. At present DONNY attends an elementary grade in Sullivan school but with a few years practice . . . well, watch him gals! . . . He's a wolf in the making! WALTER KUBBLE and CarROL WRIGHT just finished one of those hardy kinds of vacations. They left last week via motorcycle for Jaurez, Mexico . . . and they made it. They're back in town now. . The Halloweeners are out! SARAH HAYES, Shelburn beautician, found the tires on her car pancaked the other morning with the air that normally is housed within the tubes "gone with the wind". Anyone looking for blue blazes? Seriously, though, we think she was entitled to the comments. "Pranks is pranks" but when they approach the stage of vandalism something should be done about it. Window soaping, horn blowing and such aren't too bad but with shortages as are now so evident maybe the kids' parents should do a little more toward impressing them of the seriousness of. doing anything that might prove destructive. BILL KELLAMS talked himself right into a lawn-mowing job yesterday when he bet his brother, "STUBBY" the Dodgers would win over the Cards. BILL had plenty of "sidewalk superintendents" to check his work yesterday afternoon while he slaved over brother "STUBBY'S" lawn after , the sad news of the game was heard. He isn't ( saying rrhich in favor of "them bums" this , mornjrig, either. . British Cabinet Is Shuffled For Govt. Streamlining BULLETIN! LONDON, Oct. 4 (UP) Informed sources said today that a British cabinet shuffle designed to strengthen and streamline the government without (materially affecting its top leadership was scheduled to be announced within 24 hours. The scheduled reorganization, revising the functions of certain ministries and injecting new blood into the cabinet, was not expected to touch in any basic sense Prime Minister Clement Attlee, Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, and Herbert Morrison, Lord President of the Council. ELKS MOVIE TO BE SHOWN AT T. H. The Elks National Picture, a movie, will be shown at the Terre Haute Elks Fort Harrison Country Club Sat- . urday evening, it was learned today. , The film which Is beingr distributed at Elk homes over the nation includes several Elk personalities from Terre Haute and surrounding areas.

Autumn Field Trials Of Coon Hunters To Be Held Sunday, 6th

The Sullivan County Coonhunters Association will hold their annual fall field trial Sunday, October 6th at the Claire Merrill farm three miles north of Sullivan on State Road 41. Many of the best dogs in the middle west will be running in this trial. Dogs such as Crowder, owned by Bob Little; Bridle Boy and Indiana Red, owned by William Humbert of Indianapolis; Lazy Mut, owned by Harrison and Warner of Columbus; Red Oak, owned by Fred Hughes of Vincennes; Rowdy, owned by Willis and Conner of Evansville; and Yellow Jacket, owned by Albert Killion of Lawrenceville, Illinois. The dogs mentioned above have won consistently in the largest trials in the country and spectators are assured of

Truman To Ask For Jews Entry Into Palestine And U. S.

. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UP) President Truman today called for immediate "substantial immigration" of Jews into Palestine. He said this government is ready to lend its prompt assistance to such a program. The president issued a statement outlining a 3-point program to meet the problem of finding homes for European Jewish refugees. The first point was the call for immediate start of immigration. Mr. Truman said in the second point he was prepared to recommend to Congress liberalization of this country's immigration laws to admit displaced persons. And third, he said that should a workable solution for the Palestine problem be developed he would be willing to recommend to Congress a plan for economic assistance for Palestine's development. ANNOUNCE EXAMS FOR BUSINESS MACHINE OPERATORS Job opportunities with the Indiana State Service as business machine operators in the Employment Security Division of fice in Indianapolis are now " " ". "ri; " 1; open to expenenced applicants, Ellis E. Henry, manager of the. Terre Haute office of the Division, announced today. Job openings to be filled in headquarters include alphabetic mn,!no1 tmnnnk nnara- . . , wi.i.j lurs aim numerical uuuMvccjjiijg .mm ,,.... 0,ri machine operators, he said. Starting salary for these positions is $t40 3 month and provision is made for salary increases up to a maximum! of $170 a month. October 11 is the final date for filing applications. "Application forms may be obtained at the Terre Haute Employment Security office, any county welfare or United States Employment Service office or from the State Personnel Division, 141 S. Meridian Street, Indianapolis," Mr. Henry explained. "These applications must be completely filled out and filed with the Personnel Division in Indianapolis before October ; 11. Further description of the jobs open may be obtained at the local Employment Security office." . TURMAN TOWNSHIP 1 FARM BUREAU TO MEET MONDAY, 7TH The regular meeting of the Turman Township Farm Bureau will be held Monday, October 7th at the school building beginning at 7:30 p. m. Election of officers and other important business will be taken up. The program will consist of a vocal duet by Ruth and Roy Walker, trombone solo by Bobby Phillips and a piano duet by Barbara Osburn and Judy Hall. Refreshments will be served. seeing the keenest competition vhen the dogs are turned loose. The Association invites everyone interested in field trials to attend. Refreshments will be 3erved on the grounds with hambergers, hot dogs and soft drinks assured. All money made from the trial will be used in purchasing coons for restocking purposes in Sullivan County. The Claire- Merrill farm is considered the best running ground in the middle west and the trials will be conducted under Southern Indiana Field Trial Association rules. i Ladies and children are admitted . free to the trial which begins at nine o'clock a. m. Sunday.

OIL FIRE KILLS

8. IN PENH. H MACUS HOOK, Pa., Oct. 4. (UP) The death toll rose to eight today in the fire and ex plosion which swept through a part of the Sun Oil Company's thirteen-million-dollar cracking plant, the world's largest aviation gasoline refinery, last night. Nearly 200 others were injured. Many of the injured were spectators who were showered by flaming gasoline when .they jammed the area near the plant to watch firemen fight the spectacular blaze. Heavy Damage In Wreck South Of Sullivan Thursday A crash, involving three Chevrolet vehicles occurred yesterday ' ' way 41 south of Sullivan near Clyde Alkire's . place, resulted in heavy damage to two of the vehicles and minor injuries to the occupants, ne CraSn E The crash, according to official police reports, happened when - I Lawrence J. Wolfe Jr., 24, of Carlisle and en route south, passed a car with his 1937 Chevrolet lVa ton milk truck. He cut back to the right side of the highway to get behind another truck, which was pulling a house trailer, when a 1946 Chevrolet coach, driven by Julius S. Borsyk of Evansville, who was headed north, applied his brakes and was thrown into the house trailer. Borsyk claimed he thought he was going to hit Wolfe's truck, just as Wolfe was pulling back in line of traffic, and hit the brakes resulting in his car being pulled into the trailer. The left front of Borsyk's car struck the left side of the trailertruck and was spun around which threw the right side of Borsyk's car into the trailer. The trailer and Borsyk's car were both heavily damaged but none of the occupants were hurt other than a minor cut or bruise. The house-trailer truck was driven by Benjamin A. Venzel of Potter, Wisconsin, who with his family was headed for a southern state. Venzel's wife arid six of their eight children were following the house-trailer in another car the original car passed by Wolfe. ' None of the occupants were injured enough for hospitalization. Merchants Meet Little Betty Here Sunday, 2:30 P. M. The Little Betty Miners, winners of the first half of the Western Indiana League race and loser to Great Lakes Steelers in the championship playoff will invade Pavilion Park Sunday for a game with the local Merchants. This tilt will be the first of a two out of three series and promises to bring out all the old rivalry between the two clubs. The Miners hold two victories over the Merchants and will be out Sunday to see if it can be done three times in a row. Smiling Charlie Fields, curve ball artist who formerly hurled for the Miners, has donned a Merchant uniform and will be on the mound against his old team mates. The Miners will probably use Bryant or Laayer on the mound with Deakins doing the receiving. Freddie Van Horn, another ex-miner, will be behind the bat for the locals. , ' . Starting time for the game will be 2:30.

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MARINE WOUNDED IN CHINA FIGHT PEIPING, China, Oct. 4. (UP) U. S. Marine Headquarters reported today that one Marine was wounded and at least one Chinese killed last night when more than 200 Chinese attacked a Marine ammunition supply depot.

SAYS GENERALS IN HESSE JEWEL THEFT FRANKFURT, Oct. 4. (UP) Col. John Aman, lawyer for a defendant in the Hesse crown jewel robbery, said he was prepared today to prove that several generals and other officers were involved in the case.

SUPERFORT TRIES 10,000 MILE FLIGHT HICKAM FIELD, Hawaii, Oct 4. (UP) The Army Superfortress "Pacusan Dream Boat" took off today on a proposed 10,000-mile non-stop flight over the North Pole to Cairo Egypt. ' !

FRENCH, BRITISH REFUSE NAZIS HOME NUERNBERG, Oct.. 4. (UP) Both the French and British Commands announced today that they would not permit the three acquitted Nazis to enter their zones of occupation. This left the Russian ind American zones as possible places of residence for the, trio.

HANGS SELF IN "JAIL TODAY COLUMBUS, Ind., Oct. 4.-j(UP) The body of George W. Ackenback, 55-year-old carpenter held on a first degree murder indictment in the shooting death of his wife, was found hanging from a cell bar in the Bartholomew County jail today. . . ;

Funerals . MRS. ELLA R. ENOCHS Funeral services will-be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the residence on Linton route two for Mrs. Ella R. Enochs who passed away at her home yesterday morning. Brother Jack Gambill will officiate. Burial will be at the Burris Chapel Cemetery. PVT. VERNON E. COX The body of Pvt. Vernon Eugene Cox was taken to the home of J his parents, Mr. and: Mrs. Floyd J. Cox at Linton,' this i morning. Pvt. Cox was killed in a fall from the 7th floor of the Continental Hotel in Washington, D. C. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at two o'clock at the United Brethren church with Rev. Stoops officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery at Linton. NEW suns Roy C. Chubb and Elaine Chubb vs. Charles Hunter. Complaint for possession of real estate.

John K. Purcell Has Fine Record In Study, Service

JOHN KNOX Democratic candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, is 29 years old and is single. He has lived in Sullivan since 1911 where he attended the Sullivan Public Schools. In the fall of 1935 Mr. Purcell entered Indiana University and graduated from that university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the spring of 1939. The following fall he entered Harvard where he attended one year, returning to I. U. Law School from which he graduated in 1942. Mr. Purcell entered the Army in August, 1942 and spent thirty.

JAMES - ELDRIDGE TO SPEAK HERE SATURDAY P. M.

; James Eldridge, Executive Secretary of the Young Democrats Club of the state of Ind iana,, will speak at seven-thirty o'clock tomorrow night at I the Sullivan county Democratic headquarters. - ' ' ' .' The headquarters will be formally opened tomorrow, Oct. 5, and plans call for the drawing to be held after the speaking for the prizes offered by the headquarters to those registering during the past two weeks there. The drawing is scheduled to be held at 8 o'clock p. m. and for a person to win he must be present at this time. MARRIAGE LICENSES Wayne Emerson Huff, Sullivan, R. 2, farmer and trucker and Garnett Maxine Lambeth, Car lisle, R. 3, at home. PURCELL months overseas as an agent with the Counter Intelligence Corps. In this capacity his duties consisted of investigating cases of espionage and sabotage against the armed forces. He saw duty in the Hawaiian Islands, New Hebrides, New Guinea, Okinawa and Japan. Released from the army December 10, 1945 he entered law practice in the office of Louis Chowning and practiced there several months. At present he is employed as adjudicator for the Veterans Administration.

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Place Memorial Stadium Time 7:30 P. M. C.S.T. Officials Harold Wheeler, referee; Charles Kruzan, umpire; Clyde Genby, head linesman. The Sullivan Golden Arrows will meet another of the Valley's strongest teams tonight when they invade the lair of Gerstmeyer's Black Cats m Terre Haute. Coach Fred Wampler reports his charges have been working hard this past week brushing up on pass defense and sharpening their pass offense claws. They lost their first game to Linton 7-6 in the last minute and a half of the game when the Miners tossed a touchdown pass on them. Joe Sciangola, relief center for the Cats, may be out of action as well as McChesney at quarter - back. Several other members of (ha TnU ,!ifc tUC AtTll ICdIU dlC I CfcJUl ICU W1LU 'minor injuries but will be able to field a powerful array in both I line and backfield for tonight. I The Arrows will be better prepared tonight for defending themselves on pass offensives of sthe ;Cats but are still a little I weak in this department . Last 'Friday's game showed the Arrow .line a tough nut to crack for the visitors but an aerial of- , fense was used to a high degree "B" TEAM PLAYS DUGGER i Monday night the Sullivan "B" team will tie into Dugger's Bulldog "B's" here at Sportland Field for their second game ithis season and their first with Dugger. Dugger has won one "B" game and lost one. The Bulldogs defeated Gibault 13-0 and were nosed out bv Linton

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decision to Vincennes. This game is called for 6:30 P. M. and there will be a small admission fee charged. Officials for the game will be: Lowell Willis, Harry Walters and Lee French. Probable Lineups. Sullivan: Ends Walls and Spoonmore; Tackles Oldham and Smith: Guards Wemz and J. Raley; Center Herin; Backs Galenski, Rasky, Flynn, J. Brown or S. Scully. ) Dugger: Ends Mitchell and Lovelace; Tackles Patton and Maxey; Guards Davis and Meehan; Center Carr; Backs Hall, QB; Godwin and Brewer, HBs; and Rewnel, FB. . NATIONAL FARM AND HOME HOUR COAST-WIDE NOW The National Farm and Home Hour, featuring U. S. Department of Agriculture reports direct from Washington, D. C, will be expanded to the full coast-to-coast NBC network of 155 stations beginning Saturday, October 5. Everett Mitchell, with his famous greeting, "Its a Beautiful Day in Chicago," will continue as announcer and commentator, while the 30-piece Homesteaders Orchestra and the Farm and Home Quartet under the direction of "Whitey" Berquist provide musical entertainment. USDA news reports direct from Washington, D. C, every Saturday and a weekly market summary are other regular features of each broadcast. The National Farm and Home Hour originates in Chicago and may be heard in this locality from 12:00 to 12:30 Saturday over stations WBOW and WLS and all NBC stations.

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(By United Press) ' More than 682,000 persons were idle totby as the result of labor disputes ranging from the nation-wide shipping; walkout to a strike of school teachers at Wilkes-Banc, Pennsylvania. Both the teachers and the mr.ntin? etrikers demanded higher pay. So did workers in most of the other strikes. . Of the 682,000 idle, only 112,000 were involved directly in walkouts. Most of the others were k'.id off as h result of the shipping strike and the Pittsburgh power tie-up. ...

GIRL SCOUIS I HOLD TRAINING COURSE A Girl Scout group training course will be held beginrins October Cth and continuing I through October 11th ct the Girl j Scout Little House at. 530 North I n 4 C-4..i T..,- TTn.itn T! L-Cil LCI OUt-V-L, IL-i!: i-lUt..., J. i Leaders, Assistant Leaocrs,

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Council Members and Trbop j ccntinved negotiation for a un- . Committee Members may rs- tional contract, precluding barister. The registration fee is j gaining with segments of the. 51.00. I industry. Northern- and southern' On Tuesday registration will j operators recently split over be held and the welcome . ad-union demands.

J -I T Hr.. rrv.rt Eberhart. A general outline of) the program will hs given by j Miss Kermit Cochran. Wednesday morning Girl

Scout National and Loml Set-un jne assessment of five cents on will be discussed by Miss Ade- 1 e3Cn on 0t' coal mined, laid DeVaney. She will also talk "Adjustment" of the dispute' on the council duties. Ms. Eber- ovcr vnionization of supervisors, hart will discuss "Understanding Liberalized vacation and hc.liOur Girls." j ,jay provisions. Group discussions will be held improved compliance with Wednesday and Thursday. sf.ate compensation laws. Thursday odt of door activi- Elimination of "inequality." ties will be the topic cf'conver- Elimination of penalty clauses, sation. A movie on Girl Scout for strikes.

Leadership will be shown ThursCrafts will b? discussed at the Friday's meetings. Presentation of Certificates by Mrs. Eberhart will be given Friday evening. Persons vho plan to attend call Mrs. Carl Engle at 617 to arrange for rides or to share rides with others. I Barney Oldfield Dies Today At California Hems I BEVERLY KILLS, Cel.. Oct. 4 I (UP) Barney Oldfiold. P9. 1 one-time auto speed kins of the dirt tracks, died at his home today, apparently of a cerebral hemorrhage. Oldfield,- who was the first man ever to travel a mile a minute, was found dead in his bed by his wife, Bessie, whom h? remarried ten, months vqo arte' a separation of 21 years. For three decades Cldf'?H was associated with the bunne?" of speed, ever since he vhi:.'pe:l his famed "899" at slxiy nv;van hour around the Indianapolis track in 1903. SHELBURN CHURCH TO FOLD WORLD OTOE COMMUNION SERVICES The Shelburn First Methodist Church will hold special communion services Sunday, October 6th at their regular evening worship hour in observance of World Wide Communion. Sunday. Rev. L: N. Abel announced today. Communion, its meaning or origin will be given the children during their morning school wor ship hour and Rev. Abel, a returned Army chaplain of World War II, will have on display his communion kit . used on the battlefield. The public (all faiths) is cordially invited to attend these services and participate.

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n 1 n & ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Oct. 4. (UP) Cheering United Mine Workers started a new drive for higher wages today by adopting wage contract proposals which ! asked for increased pay but did I not set a specific amount, j By a standing vote, the more, i than 2,500 dolegstes to 'th . union's biennial convention approved a report of its wage scald committee setting forth, contreet proposals, including one for "hi crease in writes and reduction h'i hours," which , were identical in form to those handed to the bituminous mine owneis last March J-- . .: The resolution rccumiiK-'iiuru Hr-re are the other demands aa adopted: ' ' ' Improvement uf the health a-d welfare fund established in iha; T,,.oc tnvpi-nment contract - by vnA "vnilateral interpretation" !of contracts by operators. I -rtmsp demands directly affectI e$ ony the bituminous mines, j vhich have been under govern - j merit operation since May ,-22.' I Anthracite demands, which us-' j UEiiy follow the bituminous . j pattern, will be framed as always ijv the anthracite district con1 cention. J ATLANTIC CITY, N. J'., 'Oct. 4 I f DPI The United M'ne V.'o;!;ers (AFL) adopted new vmfc contract rr'T-'-Tls today, porh?rs inv!tir2 rnolhcr collision with government wae sfobilfci-' ticn po';cy. New demands will be framed by 'the union's bi-annual convention sctivn on a renort f;'':n,. !ts were S'.ile ciimnvttee. Tht committee h?" been studying 1.229 contract prcnosr.h submit-, tccl to union locals which .vu?t : :;cstrd wage incrcso? ranging; tio to $l-r. :' ' .. he UMW .7frrrH3 will Ha ' -.ubmUied 1 the bHuminc's ccal--iT'f'i!.!-y a-, tli." I.e.' is '"or pc-j'.i-ex p p'rernnt to rc"'..: ty.s povw'.iirsciit contract 'ieCi.;- .' -d by the uri-n 'vcek oiter the Mny 2th; ! ft' miner, we.e In the rrovernn-nt contract, the mine" received a we?e ' increase of IB1- rents an botir, -nisirg their basic straight time hourly rcte to SV.18-L-. cmr AGO PACKING I HOURF) ACCUSED : I -! HOARDING MEAT ,''". "'CHICAGO, Oct. 4. (UP) Disclosure that 45,000,000 pounds o5 frpsh meat is stacked in Chiea'io cold storage plants touched off a bitter arwrnent in the nat'-on? meat packing capital today ovcr whether the neat Ss being ho?r ied. The meat packers, denied that it was. Leaders of the CIO United Packing House Worker? so.id that it was. . '

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