Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 202, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 9 October 1946 — Page 1

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FIRE CHIEF FORD

ASKS PUBLIC 10 - HELP STOP FIRES Arnold Ford, fire chief of the Sullivan Fire Department, today asked local citizens to lend 'their cooperation in stamping out fire hazards both in the home and business places. Chief Ford stated that the National Board of Fire Underwrit- . ers' records show that nearly 1,000 fires occur in homes daily, . averaging about $500 per loss, of which nine out of ten are preventable. America's fire waste record to date in 1946 is the highest in history. Destruction by fire totaled $378,323,000 for , the first eight months of this year, an increase of 25 per cent over losses for the same period last year. Cold weather brings more fires, stated Chief Ford. Fire destruction mounts up 50 per cent during the months from August to January. Loss of life by fires during the same period shows an increase of 150 percent. Each year the U. S. loses the equivalent of a full strength infantry division through deaths by fire 10,000 persons killed annually. Some of the things Chief Ford cautions Sullivan persons about are: 1. Careless use of matches. .2. Defective electric wiring and appliances, or misuse of man's great servant, electricity. 3. Causes arising from lack of care, inattention and carelessness in use of cooking and heating stoves, etc. 4. Spontaneous combustion resulting from greasy and oily rags being piled in basement corners, and careless use of Inflamable Jiquids such as gleaning fluids, gasoline and kerosene. "An important measure in the control of fire is good house keeping," said Chief Ford. 'A clean place seldom burns." Report National Legion Convention Accomplishments Reports on accomplishments of the recent national, American Legion convention held . at San Francisco will be made by state and district officials of the ..organization' at a Seventh District Legion meeting to be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13', at McCormick's Creek State Park at Spencer. Wash Strange, Seventh District commander, of Loogootee, attended the national convention and will be present, along with state Legion officials, to tell of his impressions of the national conclave. The current membership drive being conducted among Legion posts of the district also will be discussed at the district meeting at the state park. According to District Commander Strange, the district's current total membership is 3,327, in comparison with a total membership of 2,869 one year ago. In the state of Indiana, he said, the total membership at present is 40,538, compared to 30.809 a year ago. A stag party will be held Saturday evening at the park and the Legion meeting proper will begin Sunday morning. A luncheon is to be served at noon Sunday. All Legion posts in the district are expected to send delegations to the get-together. Hull Better Today But Condition Is Still Serious WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. (UP) The Navy reported today that former Secretary of State Cordell Hull rested fairly well last night but that his condition remained serious. f Hull suffered a slight relapse yesterday after showing steady improvement since Saturday. The 75-year-old statesman suffered a stroke ten days ago and has been under treatment at the Bethesda, Maryland Naval Hospital.

Police Urging Motorists To Use Care This Winter

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 9. ' (Special) Predicting a traffic accident increase due to winter weather, Col. Austin R. Killian, superintendent of state police, today urged motorists to prepare for seasonal driving conditions. "Just ahead we face the most hazardous motoring . months of the year," he said, "and it is the responsibility of every person who drives to have his vehicle in top working order." Colonel Killian pointed out that the state-wide accident experience may rise 40 per cent due to rain, fog, sleet and snow. Shorter daylight hours and longer periods of darkness will increase the hazard, he said. State police records show that the traffic accident total moves upward " as driving conditions become worse. During July, Au gust and September last year

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were reported in the nine-month Hymera High School with the period ending Sept. 30, an in- class of 1933 afterwards working crease of more than 38 per cent at physical labor until his inover the same period m 1945. duction into the y s Marines Rural accidents were up 59 per where he served for four and cent and urban crashes had ad- (0ne-half years. He made .the

"" 01 "l "" Colonel Killian charged car owners with individual response bihty for mamtaming safe yehides for winter driving. Lights, brakes, wmdshield wipers, tires V .fe m wrK1"S condition if accidents are to be prevented,' he said. INFANT SON OF DUGGER COUPLE STILLBORN TODAY Ronnie Singleton, Infant son of Clifron C. and V.aihar Polrntnisky Singleton of Dugger rural r rr 1Q -v-i n time ii11UntM J-U : ' - ' wnt, W OO BllllUUX 11 llli.3 morning at 6:45 a. m. at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Surviving are the parents; one 27-months-old brother, Clifton Larry, and the grandparents, Mr. ' and Mrs. James Pekelnisky' of Sullivan rural route. , Brief funeral services will be held at the grave side in the" Dugger Cemetery tomorrow morning at nine-thirty. ' MRS. ALICE PARKS. 88, HURT TUESDAY IN HOME ACCIDENT Mrs.. Alice Parks, 88-year-old resident of 744 East Davis Street, Sullivan, suffered a fractured hip in an accident at her home yesterday morning. . She was admitted to the Mary Sherman Hospital around 10:30 a. m. yesterday where her condition today was reported to be satisfactory considering severe shock suffered . by the elderly lady. No details as to the manner of the accident could be learned at press time today. Kills by Mistake IN A TRAGIC CASE of mistaken Identity, Army Lt. Dean M. Bressler, 26, shot and killed his young wife when he mistook her for a burglar. Authorities said that Mrs. "Bressler, a former professional model, shown with her husband on their wedding day at West Point in 1944, apparently had risen from her bed after; awakening her husband to tell! him that there was a prowler in the bouse, ClMeviatiQnall

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Marine Veteran Candidate Reared ! In This County

- f Paui R. cam ow.e C0Untv. Hp erartiiatoH from ih initial lnnino nn Tarawa onrl iat-r dirt th cQ aia While serving his country at gaipan, "Sam" was wounded in the right leg left lu and arm which made lt irnpossible to carry on with physical labor, u, u u, discharge he was married to Miss Jean Stwalley, who was formerly an employee of the Recorder's office during the term of Fred Ogle. Paul pledges. 'if elected, to serve the public in an honest, thorough and efficient FALL VOTING i " ' ! Clerk of Court Ringer today announced that over 16,000 persons had been registered before the closing date of October 7. This number represents the greatest 'registration record in the past six years, said Mr. Ringer. 1 In 1934 the peak of Sullivan county voters was reached but .during recent years many form er voters have moved into industrial areas. During the war, registration dropped off considerably due to the large number of Sullivan county men and women being in the armed forces. Mr. Ringer announced that about 25 voters were registered during the hours of 6:00 P. M. and 9:00 P. M. Monday evening when the Clerk's office was kept open especially for late comers. Former Sullivan Man Is Manager Of New School Ralph L. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Thompson of West Washington Street, is general manager of the first and only musical repair school ever established. This school is the Conn Vocational School in Elkhart, Ind. Capable of handling 144 students each year, the school was established to aid veterans who have chosen the instrument repair field for its financial security and permanent work. A number of students now enrolled formerly were musicians with some of the nation's big name bands. ' Gilbert Dutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hervey Dutton of North Cross Street, is an instructor in the school. Mr. Thompson was formerly in business with his father in a dry goods and window shade store on the west side of the square.

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CHIANG RAPS CHINA COMMUNISTS

NANKING, China, Oct,

Chiang Kai-Shek sharply criticized Chinese Communists today and warned that his central government will not tolerate any rebellion or other attempts to resist national unification. . He said the obstinacy of the Chinese Communists was responsible for the deadlock in negotiations to end China's civil war.

BRITISH HANG 16 WAR CRIMINALS BAD OYENHAUSEN, Germany, Oct. 9. (UP) Sixteen German war criminals--conyicted of slaughtering 40,000 concentration camp inmates--were hanged secretly yesterday in the biggest mass hanging in the British zone since the German capitulation. . . j .

REJECT RUSSIAN DEMAND IN PARIS PARIS, Oct. 9. (UP) The Peace Conference rejected today a demand by Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov that it set a specific and early date for the withdrawal of all Anglo-American occupation forces from the Trieste area. SLAVS PAY $150 FOR AIRMEN LIVES WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. (UP) The State Department revealed today that Yugoslavia had paid the United States $150.00 as indemnities for the lives of five American aviators killed when their unarmed transport plane was shot down August 19th. 3 The Yugoslavs refused, however, to pay for the loss of this plane and another which was shot down without casualties. The U. S. is still pressing for payment for the aircraft, i

ADVISE TURKS AGAINST RUSSIA LONDON, Oct. 9. (UP) Diplomatic sources reported today that Great Britain and presumably" the United States had advised Turkey not to enter into direct negotiations with Russia regarding the; future of the Dardanelles.

Entering Third Day Lockman Hearing

MADISON, Ind., Oct.' 9. (UP) The appearance of - surprise witnesses at the grand jury injvestigation of three DuPont, In diana poison deaths was awaited today as the hearing entered its third day. Although ' reports indicated possible "new, sensational" developments, only those persons already publicly connected with the case have testified before the six-man Jefferson County grand jury so far. MADISON, Ind., Oct. 9. (UP) A grand jury which heard two days of evidence in the DuPont poison deaths adjourned today 2 Transformers Sabotaged In Pittsburgh Today PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9 (UP) Two transformer units of Duquesne Light Company were sabotaged today as a strike of 3,500 Independent unionists en tered its 16th day without sign of settlement. The company reported that cooling oil was drained from the transformers. The units which cost fifty thousand dollars each burned out and power was cut off for four hours to 30,000 residents of Pittsburgh's suburb area. YOU WON'T GET MEAT NEXT YEAR BUT MORE FOOD WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. (UP) The average Americannext year will continue to eat about 15 more than before the. war even though his diet won't include as much meat as he would like. In a preview of next year's food outlook, the AgricultureDepartment said that while meat and some other foods will continue scarce because of abnormal demands, others will be plentiful at pre-market pric es. NAVY STUFF MEETS TEST SEATTLE (UP) Navy-type gas masks and resistant clothing proved J00 per cent successful in battling an acid-fed fire here. Firemen donned the new equipment for the first time to fight flames in a box-car filled with nitric, sulphuric and muriatic acids. Spectators were herded far awaj.

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and Prosecutor Donald R. Bear sujkounced- that, the jury's . findings would be announced Friday. The jury adjourned after routine business and it was reliably reported that the case of Mrs. Lottie Lockman, who faces a murder charge in the death of an elderly woman she nursed, was not considered today. Previously, the jury heard numerous witnesses connected with the Lockman case during Monday and yesterday's sessions. Bear said a report of the Lockman case would be read Friday at the Jefferson County Court House. HOMECOMING OP CHURCH TO BE HELD OCTOBER 13 The annual Homecoming of the Rose Chapel Methodist Church will be held this Sunday, October 13th with an oldfashioned basket dinner. Sunday school and preaching will be held at the usual time and the congregation will go from the church to the old school house for the dinner and program. Everyone is urged to come and bring their basket lunch. ftita Gets Bobbed (ITA HAYWORTH'S gorgeous long red tresses get the scissors treatment as the lovely movie star prepares for a new film. As If donning a "cinema swirl bob" wasn't enough, the redhead Is changing to topaz blonde, ' (International)

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E Ii (By United Press) The government appealed to striking CIO maritime leaders today to clear the way for a partial settlement that would restore peace on the east and gulf coasts but leaves unsolved , the west coast phase of the nation wide shipping tie-up. Apparently operating on the theory that half a loaf is better than none, Federal conciliators called into conference officials of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (CIO). They hope to persuade the CIO union to go along with AFL strike leaders in agreeing to a piecemeal settlement. Prospects for settling transpor tation strikes in Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, waned as com pany and union . representatives reached an apparent impasse on the important wage issue. Strik- i ing Tacoma, Washington, bus drivers began picketing belt-line buses, completely cutting off j public transportation facilities in that city. Mrs. Anna Smith Dies Today At 71 Years Of Age J Mrs. Anna J. McKean Smith, 71-year-old resident of the Pleasantville community, died this morning at 8:40 o'clock at the residence on Linton rural route two. . Mrs. Smith's ; death occurred less . t&an. twenty-four hours after she . 'observed her seventy-first n a"o1V,eo,Kary-ne W3S brn October 8, 1875 in Greene county, The deceased was a very well known and highly respected citizen of the Pleasantville cornuv w..cciu xue greater part of her life with her Iota hncVinnw Tj-tVtt T CmiiU LleJUtah:f.n: S6C" ""c Y"1"" m" one was a memoer 01 xne oeinei Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Onis E. Smith of Haubstadt, Indiana and Melvy O. Smith at home; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Lind of Bloomington and Mrs. Ethel Keck of Bloomfiald; three brothers, Frank McKean of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Edward and Ernest McKean, both of Sandborn; and four grandchildren. The body was taken to the Newkirk Funeral Home in Pleasantville where it now lies in state. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Bethel Church, near Sandborn. Interment Will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Trygve Lie Of Norway May Be Atomic Arbiter NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UP) Trygve Lie of Norway, Secretary General of the United Nations, emerged today as a possible arbiter in the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission if the western powers and Russia fail to break their deadlock over international atomic control. The U. N. Chief asserted his right to intervene under the UN charter last night in a surprise edition to an otherwise routine speech honoring Bernard Baruch, chief American delegate to the Atomic Energy Commission. COUNTY AGENT'S CAR DAMAGED IN FIRE YESTERDAY The Sullivan Fira Depart- . ment was called out around 6:30 p. m. yesterday to put out an ' automobile fire on Wall Street. The car belonging to O. K. Anderson, eounty agent, had caught fire in the rear seat cushion from a burning cigarette which had fallen down between the back of the seat and the cushion. The fire was extinguished with small damage resulting.

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Goering; Sackel Breaking Under Death Sentence Execution Date Week From Today; Control Council Considers Ten Appeals From Convicted Defendants.

BULLETIN! NUERNBERG, Oct. 9. (UP) An Army spokesman said today that of the eleven condemned Nazi war criminals Hermann Goering had become a shattered and broken man and Fritz Sauckel had become a "mental case."

GIRL SCOUTING DIVIDED INT0 10

SEPARATE FIELDS There are many things to do in I Girl Scouting and in order that each girl may be helped in doing these things the activities are divided into' ten fields, Mrs. j William Ryan, Girl Scout leader i , -. . i -nii ; . !- saia loaay. ronowing is iiaieu different divisions of Scouting activities: 1. Arts and crafts. 2. Community life. 3. Health and Safety. 4. Homemaking. 5. International friendship. 6. Literature and dramatics. 7. Music and dancing. 8. Nature. 9. The out-of-doors. 10. Sports and games. Girls are urged to choose 'one on the chosen field. Never is a field encouraged unless there are plenty of facilities in the community to do a good job. Starting with Arts and Crafts, there are 17 badges to choose from From chogen major fieM bad at least snould be t-J chosen by a girl but never more than seven. The seven, xne remaining badges should be selected from not fewer than two nor more than three other program fields. When the girls have earned ten badges they are rated as a First Class Scout. Excessive Speed Caused 19 Deaths In Past Month INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 9 (Special) Blaming excessive speed as the cause of 19 deaths in vehicles that ran off the roadway last month, Col. Austin R. Killian, superintendent of state police, today reported this type of collision constituted onethird of 57 September fatalities. ' He warned that motorists who lost control of the wheel were involved in a record number of accidents. Forty-one deaths occurred in rural areas, 39 per cent of these in cars running off the roadway. Sixteen deaths were reported in urban localities. A provisional toll of deaths recorded in the first nine months of the year mounted to 706 lives, Col. Killian said. These statistics were 23 per cent higher than 573 tragedies occuring in the same portion of 1945. Sixteen victims last month died in crashes involving more than one vehicle, 11 were pedestrians, five died in railroad crossing crashes, two in miscellaneous collisions, one struck a fixed object, one overturned in the roadway, one non-collision was reported, and one victim was killed in an animal-drawn vehicle. Sox Win Boston took the lead in the world series again today when they shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 4 to 0. Rudy York started the scoring in the first inning when he slammed out his second home run of the series with two men on base,

Major Frederick Feicn, Army Security Officer for the Nuernberg Prison, reported the failing of two of the Nazis awaiting tha outcome of their appeals and. probable execution a week from today.

BULLETIN! BERLIN, Oct. 9 (UP) The Allied Control Council today considered ten appeals from convicted Nuernberg defendants but adjourned after a lengthy session. , without a report on what action had been taken. The four Military Governors of Occupied Germany who comprise the Control - Council sat down with their advisors to take up the verdict which they cannot ease but increase. Decisions on the appeals were being made personally by the " council members without previous discussion Eessions of the' Four Power legal directorate , or the council's coordinating committee. John W. Watkins; Awarded Silver Star From Navy John William Watkins, Dugger, former Navy serviceman, recently was awarded the Silver Star for heroism while serving aboard the U. S.S.P.C. 868 in the South Pacific. ' - Watkins, who served 14 months in the Pacific theater, was a member of the mine force and received the medal for' action sustained .while connecting mine cables under enemy fire. He was discharged January 31, 1945 and the medal was sent ,to ,,him last Saturday, October 5.. He is a survivor of two ships which were sunk while (operating-just outside San Francisco Harbor after being rammed by other ships during heavy fog. These ships were mine sweepers. and were rammed while con- . necting mine cables in that vicinity. Fix Boundary Between Italy, 'Slavia Today BULLETIN! PARIS, Oct. 9 (UP) The Peace Conference today confirmed the Big Four compromise boundary line between Italy and Yugoslavia, ignoring Yugoslavia's threat to refuse to sign the Italian treaty unless the frontier were drawn to its specifications. The boundary vote came at the outset of the articla-by-article balloting on the 80 sections of the Italian treaty. The compromise frontier was adopted on a roll call vote, 14 to 5. MARITIME SERVICE TELLS NEW QUOTAS The Midwest Office of the U. S. Maritime Service in Chicago today announced that quotas are open for a limited time to young men between 16 and 17 and Honorably Discharged Veterans between 19 and 35. Recruits will be sent to beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida where they will receive training that will equip them for lifetime careers at sea. Uniforms, quar ters, subsistence, medical, dental care, recreational facilities and pay are offered to qualified men. For complete information, write or apply to the'U. S. Maritime Service, Room 515, 844 Rush Street, Chicago' 11, Illinois,