Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 209, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 18 October 1946 — Page 1

HOME DAILY Only daily newspaper published In Sullivan County, The Times offers excellent coverage for Ita advertisers. COLDER TONIGHT Indiana: Clearing: and colder tonight with heavy frost and near freezing temperatures extreme north portion. Saturday partly cloudy and a little wanner. VOL. XLVIII No. 209 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES- FRIDAY, OCT. . 18, 1946. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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RENTAL PROPERTY Sullivan's greatest need today is rental housing and apartments for veterans' families and others desiring to locate in this city. At this" time Sullivan is being considered as a possible location for two industries, but the present housing shortage could be a deciding factor in the choice of locations of these industries. The problem of increasing the city's rental facilities, lias been under consideration ' for some time by the city Housing Committee, and it was announced today that plans are being formulated for a citywide survey of local property owners to ascertain the possibilities of increasing rental housing, with special emphasis on apartments. In discussing the housing needs today, Rev. Tom Jennings, Veterans' Affairs Officer for Sullivan county, said:. "The citizenry of Sullivan can and will solve this problem by suggesting to their neighbors and friends who have houses that they may be converted into apartments and that immediately they make plans to help house our veterans and others by changing extra rooms into apartments." The Veterans Emergency Housing Program will allow up to $400 for repairs and alterations without approval of the W.E.H.P., Mr. Jennings continued. !The Mayor's Housing Cammitti!e, appointed some time ago, oiul working in cooperating witl the National Housing; Agency, is composed of the following: Thomas M. Jennings, Veterans Affairs Director; Norman German, Commander American Legion; Frank McVickers, R. C. Kerlin, President Sullivan County Water Company; Rev. Jack Anderson, Pastor Christian Church; Joe Anstead, President Community Council; Hugh Wilson, Labor; Win. H. Smith. Chairman Community Council Housing Committee; Harold Campbell and Mayor A. ,G. McGuire. It was pointed out that any citizen who feels that he may help in the solution of this vital problem is urged to contact the Veterans Affairs Office in the court . house, phone 509, or any of the members of the above named committee. BOY SCOUTS TO COLLECT WASTE PAPER TOMORROW The Sullivan Boy Scouts will conduct a waste paper collection drive here on Washington and all streets " running south Saturday, October 19th.. The Scouts-will be assisted by city trucks and it is requested that persons have their paper bundled and placed on the curb for a speedy pick-up. .

Sullivan Library Of Law Is Rated One Of Finest In Hoosierdom

"Our law library is probably th1; second most complete library i" the state of Indiana," Judge Valter Wood stated today. Composed of over 3,600 volumes, the law library located on the third floor of the court house has records dating back to 1852. When the new court house was completed in 1927 the county commissioners decided that a new law library was needed and voted to appropriate money for books needed. When finished the library had a record of every decision handed down in every court in the United States plus many other valuable publications. Each year new volumes of judges decisions are added to keen the library up-to-date in addition to .late issues of other pertinent law data. John W. Lindley was Prose cuting Attorney when the new library was started and took a

NO VOTING ON AFFIDAVITS IN FALL ELECTIONS

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 18.(UP) Governor Gates informed Democratic State Chairman Pleas Greenlee today that Indiana residents who failed to register for r the fall election would not be permitted to go to the polls by signing an affidavit. The Governor replied to a query made by Greenlee to the State Election Board two days ago. Greenlee said that in 1944, confusion resulted at Indiana's polls by conflicting orders issued local election boards by the state board and by Attorney General James A. Emmert. Amos Faught, 56, Well-Known Local Resident Dies Amos Faught, age 56, well known citizen of Sullivan, died this morning at eight o'clock at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Mr. Faught had been seriously ill only a few days. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Sullivan Ameri can Legion having served as Post Commander two years ago and was a member of the Baptist church. At the time of his death he was employed at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Surviving are the wife, Eva; two daughters, Rachel and Abbie, both at home; one son, Sonner, at home; and one brother, Cecil, also of Sullivan. The body was taken to the Billmaii Funeral Home. Funeral services will be cdnducted Sunr dai afternoon at 3:30 from the BiRman ; chapels The . Rev- Wy mah Hull,,,of..the Sullivan Bap tist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Carlisle. Clarence Connef Dies This A. ML In Local Hospital Clarence Robert Conner, age 41, a life-long resident of Sullivan, , died this morning at 2 o'clock at the Mary Sherman Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Conner was well known in Sullivan, having driven a school bus for fifteen years. He had been employed recently at the Martin Grocery Store on North Court Street. Surviving. are the wife, Marie; one son, Robert of North Manchester, Indiana; one grandson, Stephen Michael; one sister, Esta Tarwater of Sullivan route four, and four brothers, Carl of Jasonville, Holt, Harold and Kenneth, all of Sullivan. The body was taken to the Billman Funeral Home where it lies in state. Funeral services will be conducted from the Billman Funeral chapel Sunday afternoon at 1:30 with the Rev. Wyman Hull officiating. Burial will be in Center-Ridge Cemetery. ersonal interest In caring for it ind seeing that its publications vere kept up to date. At the oresent time Jacob H. Thomson, Bailiff, is in charge and takes care of placing current issues in heir proper cases and in correct order. The library is organized so simply that no one would have trouble in finding a certain book he wished. Glancine through the library's oldest volume, "Indiana Statutes," Judge Wood pointed out a section on salaries of public of-1 ficials in those days of almost a hundred years ago. The governor of Ipdiana received pay of $1,500 a year and his secretary $350 annually. Indiana Secretary of State was paid $800 per year for his services and Circuit Court judges received $1,000. Sullivan County's prosecuting ' attorney (Continued on Page 2, CoL 3)

TO WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UP) The. Army estimated today its move to speed up discharge of draftees will save the nation ap proximately fifty million dollars ' between now and the end of the year. Major General W. S. Paul, War I Department Director of Personjnel said all draftees taken in during 1945 have been ordered discharged by Dec. 31st. The I order affected about 235,000 men. Another 200,000 are on terminal I leave en route home for discharge. The Army had 1,745,000 men on September 30th, Paul said, and will be cut down to 1,310,000 on December 31st. He said this was a part of the drive to reach a goal of an all-volunteer Army. It must be down to 1,070,000 by July 1st, 1947. 175 Registered For Democratic Cash Prizes Now Mrs. Essie Fuller announced today that 175 persons have registered for cash awards at the Sullivan County Democratic I Headquarters to date. These 'award of $15, $10 and $5 will be given to holders of lucky numbers on November 2. At this time local voters will hear James E. Noland, Democratic nominee for Congress in the 7th District, as the featured speaker ,fqr the evening. i The headquarters are open each day from 9:00 A. M. until 5:00 P. M., Mrs. Fuller said. Saturdays it will remain open later in the evening for the benefit of all those who wish to register for the awards. The headquarters welcomes visitors anytime during these hours, Mrs. Fuller added. Flowers have been donated recently by the following: Miss Iva Drake, Mrs. Lela McCammon, Mrs. Alice Monroe, Miss Frances Houghton, Miss Frances Whitlock and Mrs. Martha Drake. Deny Goering Hid Poison On Self While In Prison NUERNBERG, Oct. 18. (UP) The mystery of Hermann Goering's suicide deepened today when two top American prison oniciais aeniea mat tne bulky Nazi's body bore, any scratch or.

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other sign that the poison cap-size and substance being, theresule had been concealed under. fore, an average Indiana city, he the skin of his bulky abdomen. I asked why at this particular time The denials were entered bywhen the need is so great, the Lt. . Charles Roska, Nuernberg city and county does not have a prison physician, and Col. B. D.: probation officer nor a health

Andrus, prison commandant. Andrus admitted, however, that he had not made a thorough person al examination of Goering's body. However, both Roska and Andrus flatly denied reports which had come from a competent source last night that a small scratch had been found on Goerty's ahdomen laree enoueh in which to conceal the tiny potassium cyanide capsule. WELFARE WORKERS TO MEET OCT. 30 IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 18 More than 1,000 public officials and employees and social workers throughout the state are expected to attend the 56th annual meeting of the Indiana State Conference on Social Work and participate in the 12th annual Laura Greely study courses, beginning October 30 and continuing through November 2. Maurice L. Pettit, state conference president and director of the St. Joseph County Department of Public Welfare, South Bend, said today the first two days will be devoted to the Laura Greely Study Congress. The conference proper will open Thursday night, October 31, with a general session and will close following a luncheon session Saturday noon, November 2.

LATE NEWS

NEW CLUE IN GOERING POISONING NUERNBERG, Oct. 18. (UP) A channel of commun

ications between Hermann Goering's suicide cell block and the outside world was disclosed today when German employees of the prison said they had been permitted to leave

it daily since Oct. 6th. ) German help around the cell block in which Goering killed himself had been understood heretofore to be limited

to the prison but today spokesmen for the 21 employees in

the cell block told correspondents that the restriction had been off since ten days before the execution.

TWO INDICTED WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. ment announced todav that a

against two Americans ,who broadcast Nazi propaganda would be sought late this month. The Department said three persons including a woman were being brought here from Germany to testify before a grand jury in connection with the cases of Robert Best, formerly of Sumpter, South Carolina, and Douglas Chandler, formerly of Baltimore Maryland.

AFL ASKS LIFT OF WAGE CONTROLS WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. (UP) Industry and AFL forces were attempting today to persuade the government to lift all controls on wage cuts as well as increases. Both sides were confident President Truman would restore free collective bargaining for pay increases and unrestricted price fixing in proposed new wage-price executive orders.

Campbell Lauds City BPW Movement In Talk Here Last Night

Nearly half a hundred Sullivan Business & Professional Women last night heard a timely message by Superintendent of Sullivan City Schools Allen Campbell whT elaborated on . the National Business Women's Week theme "Let's Work Together For Better Communities." I Amid a fall settine of- late flowers, jack-o-lanterns and lighted tapers, the BPW's heard Mr. Campbell call for alerted civic bodies of this city such as the Business and Professional Women's Club to the present need, relative to the common welfare of our community. Wittingly Mr. Campbell pointed out that while it is gratifying that the women of the local B. & P. W. organization are not like the first known woman's group which was founded in Rome, Italy during the early days of the Roman empire and who ruled their male companions with an iron hand, still there is a definite part Sullivan clubwomen can play and are playing in the building of our community life here. While Sullivan ranks fiftyeight in civic governments among 11 Indiana cities and fourth in those of its twentyrelative nurse, JMr. Campbell complimented the Sullivan BPW's on their profiram of placing the "good-neigh-!bor Plicy" on a world-wide basis in tneir recent adoption of Belgium child whose normal avanwges xo me Dare necessi ues 01 "re nave Deen aestroyea by the grim reality of total war. He concluded his oration with a challenge to local clubwomen I to accept the job of fostering and i perpetuating higher living conditions religious, economic and political wherever and when ever the opportunity presents itself in order that the National Business Women's Week theme mghit be propelled into the entire year's program for the building of a truly better "community in which we live." President Rose Self opened the meeting and State President Telia Haines read the club collect. Speaking on the past observances of National Business & Professional Women's Week, President Self recalled that the occasion has been observed annually in Sullivan since 1928. The local club, founded in February of 1919 approximately three months following the signing of the Armistice ending World War I, carried a membership' of fifteen charter members.

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(UP) The Justice Depart - new indictment fnr tipasnn Miss Self, the present president was among these first few as was Telia Haines, State BPW leader. Not many months thereafter, the National Federation 'twas founded and the Sullivan ; club was one of the first seven clubs in the state of Indiana to become affiliated with the national organization. Since that time the body has grown to . one of the city's most prominent and largest civic groups having last year received a special citation for an admirable membership increase amounting to twenty per cent of the nrevious vear's roster. President Self is currently serving her third term as the (Continued on Page 5, Col 1.) Golden Arrow B Team Will Meet Vincennes Monday Vincennes' B Alices will put in a local appearance Monday night under the lights at Sportland Field in a return engagement with Sullivan's Golden Arrow B team. The last time the teams met, Sept. 30, Vincennes edged out tne Arrows, 14-6 in a closely fought battle. The local reserves are pointing to breaking their string . of bad luck in this game, having lost to Vincennes and Bicknell thus far by one touchdown and one point to Dugger. Eddie Flynn, star B halfback, will probably be out of the lineup for this game due to an old knee injury.. Spoonmore and Raskey are expected to carry the load again for Sullivan in their respective spots of end and halfback.' Carter, passing quarterback for the Arrows, will again be on the tossing end of aerials which last week placed the locals on the Bicknell 3-yard line before being halted Davenport will fill the right end position and Oldham and Wernz will be in the! tackle slots. J. Raley and D. Brown, guards, and Herin at center will complete the forward wall of the Arrows. The back- j field, besides Carter and Raskey, will show Galenski and JimBrown at halfback and fullback respectively. The eame is scheduled to start at 6:30 P. M., and a small admission fee will be charged. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted Oct. 17: Ellen Hornbeck of Sullivan, R. 3; Jean Patton of 205 South Crowder Street. Admitted Oct. 18: John T. Siner of Shelburn. Dismissed Oct. 17: Mrs.' Mary Barcus of North Court Street; Mrs. Erma Dugan and son of Carlisle.

FETE ONE OF BEST YET ' "Gib" dfn o the SuIllvan L10115, Club .7, X ing up for a gala Halloween cete bration in the city of Sullivan. Masked demons, beauties and what-have-you will parade the Dublic sauare "the night the ; witches prowl" led by a drum and bugle corps selected from members of the Sullivan High School band. The procession will parade around the square, then to the Sullivan City Park where eats galore, fun and entertainment will provide an evening of the mostest-of-the-bestest celebrating it has ever been the privilege of this community's children to enjoy. Originated solely for the purpose of affording the youngsters of this city a means of observing the official "ghost holiday" the 'night of October 31st, the Sulli(van city school officials have joined forces with the local Lions Club in an effort to stamp out destruction- of property and vandalism for want of a better thing to do during the Halloween evening. Mr. Riley, Superintendent of City Schools Allen Campbell and their associates have devised an honor system whereby students of the Sullivan high school, junior high and elementary grades become members of this "Halloween juvenile honor society." "Oh my honor," reads the pledge, "I promise to do nothing that might result in the destruction of property or injury to an individual during the 1946 Hallo ween beason. ' Funds to carry the money burden of this commendable effort is being raised entirely through voluntary donations. Those desiring to lend their financial support are requested to clip out and mail the following slip to I gether with their donations to ' listed address. n.nciosea is my contnoution to the 1946 Halloween celebration to be held Oct. 31st. Name Address Mail the above coupon and remittance to Sullivan Lions Club, Sullivan, Indiana. Auto Workers Asking For New Wage Increases CHICAGO, Oct. 18. (UP) Walter Reuther, head of the United Auto Workers, meeting here with his executive board, said that his union tomorrow would issue a new wage demand figure on the Chrysler Corporation, possibly as significant as the 18 cents an hour proposal with which the UAW set the pace for labor demands the past year. A 60-day notice to Chrysler expires tomorrow. The UAW claims 80,000 members in the corporation. The UAW leader said "the tremendous rise in the cost of living compels us to seek new (wage raises even though our union led the way in fighting such living cost increase." Byrnes To Speak Tonight On U. S. Foreign Policy WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UP) Secretary of State James F. Byrnes will tell the American people tonight that if the world is to live in peace the United States must deal with Russia with a policy of firmness, tempered with patience. At the same time , it was learned, his nation-wide broad cast will make clear to Moscow and the world that the United States cannot compromise her principles of fair play to all , nations large and small in writing peace terms.

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Jams And Jellies; Butter Is Falling Increase To Mean Food Increase Of 6 Million In Nation; Buyers Refusing To Pay High Meat Prices. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. (UP) OPA took a six million dollar poke at the nation's sweet tooth today by raising prices of jams, jellies, preserves and apple butter. The increase will be a cent a pound on apple butter and two cents a pound on the others. OPA estimated the action, necessitated by higher costs to industry, would boost the nation's annual food bill by six million dollars. .'

NO PROSPECTS OF RELEASING COAL MINESTO OWNERS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UP) The Soft Coal mines have been under government management almost five months today and there still is no prospect of an agreement that would return them to private industry. The wide gap between the coal operators and President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workjers (AFL) was pointed up anew last night by John D. Battle, executive Secretary of the , National Coal Association. K 1- The- mines were seized .May 121st and are being operated unjder terms of an agreement signed by Lewis and Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug. A chief 'stumbling block to settlement is Lewis' demand for royalties on coal production to be paid into a miner's welfare fund. Under the agreement with Krug the United ,Mine Workers get a royalty of five cents a ton. Hoskins Funeral Held Yesterday Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at two o'clock at the Billman Funeral chapel for Stephen A. Douglas Hoskins, well-known Sullivan resident, who passed away Tuesday morning at his home. The Rev. Jack Anderson officiated. Song services were by Mrs. Katherine Reid. Honorary pallbearers were Joe McCoskey, Dr. Harry Stratton, C. D. Hunt, William Sisson, Louie Meier and James Russell. Acting pallbearers were Rodney Johnson, Earl Berry, Floyd Willis, Frank Bell, Don Borders and Robert Springer.: The Sullivan Masonic Lodge held grave services. Burial was made in Center Ridge cemetery.

Red Streaks In Win Over Sullivan Arrows In Slush Last Night 1

Coach Jones' Golden Arrows, playing in ankle-deep mud at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute last night, lost to Wiley's Red Streaks, 20-0, before only a handful of wet, shivering fans. Outweighed and out-experienced, the local gridsters completely outplayed Wiley during the entire first periods-driving the ball down to the Red Streaks' 3-yard line on two consecutive first downs after recovering a fumble on the Wiley 32. The only time the Terre Haute team stood in Arrow territory this period was on the touchdown play when Westwood, Red Streak fullback, struck off tackle and with perfect interference raced 76 yards for pay dirt. Wiley played a waiting game throughout the whole contest They punted on first and secofld downs hoping to back the Arrows up deep la Sullivan, territory and capitalize on fumbles,

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.(UP)-. Housewives across the nation found butter several cents cheaper at the corner grocery store today. They also found a little more meat available at butcher shops. Retailers at many points reported that customers were. get. ting choosy about high meat prices. They refused to pay one dollar a pound and up as the slightly increased supply of meat in many cities was getting a calm reception. At Chicago, butter retailed , seven cents lower at stores of one large grocery chain, dropping from 91 to 84 cents a pound. The drop was typical of manyi other cities. i ) n ;. - J ' . - ..- - Scott Beasley Honored On Radio By Nevada Team

Scott Beasley, former Sullivan Golden Arrow star, last week was honored at the University of Nevada for the most valuable football player of the week. Beasley graduated from Sullivan high school in 1942 after making all-Wabash Valley in football, and served three years in the Army with the 575th Signal Corps. He saw action in the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. After his discharge from service, Beasley entered the University of Nevada and is rated one of the f most valuable of freshmen gridmen at the xxnir versity. In a radio ceremony he was honored as the week's standout player and awarded a sweater and other tokens of esteem on the program. Another Sullivan boy, Tom Batey, is also on the fresh squad of Nevada's this year and wa3 recently cited by a teammate as being an outstanding lineman for the Bears. . intercepted passes, or blocked punts. . '' The first period ended with Sullivan out in front in first downs 4-1 and at the half this side of the statistics was about even. The second quarter .was marred by fumbles and penal ties. After the half, the Red Streaks began punting on first down each time they gained possession and concentrated on waiting out a possible Arrow error. Sullivan brought out several new plays during the game and worked a series of passes and lateral plays to the complete confusion of the Red Streaks. Jack Turpen and Dean Brodie were on the tossing end of the aerials with Thrasher and Russell receiving. Over half of the passes attempted were completed regardless bf tte muddy and slip, pery ball. Anderson was a big (Continued on Page 5, CoL I)