Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 48, Number 244, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 6 December 1946 — Page 1

MILD Indiana: Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Saturday. VOL. XLVIII No. 244 UNITED PRESS SERVICE SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 1946. INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

15 Shopping Days to Xmas

Fourth Of Nation's Coal Supply Gone

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JOIN AUXILIARY

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The Psi Iota Xi sorority of Sullivan has been asked to join the plan sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary for "Gifts For The Yanks Who Gave." This plan is one with a goal of laying a gift on the bed of every disabled veteran in Indiana hospitals. Mrs. Mary Scott, president of the sorority, stated today that members are asked to leave their wrapped gifts at the McKinley Electric Shop on or before Saturday, December 14th. President Lorella Hallbeck and Rehabilitation Chairman Mary Kaufman of the Legion Auxiliary are sending out a general appeal for gift donations in this annual drive to cheer the "Yanks Who Gave." Suggested suitable gifts are: BOOKS - Pocket size editions are the most acceptable. Mysteries, classics, popular novels, Westerns, dictionaries and current book digest magazines. STATIONERY AND GAMES - Playing cards, pinochle, checker boards, and chess sets. Books of stamps, box stationery and automatic pencils. TOILETRIES - Tooth paste and tooth powder, bath powder, bath towels and wash cloths, talcum, soap and shaving lotions. THINGS TO WEAR - Sport shirts, T-shirts, hankerchiefs, billfolds, bedroom slippers, sox, pocket knives, sweaters, loafer jackets, robes, pajamas and ties. FOR THE SMOKER - Tobacco, pipes, pipe cleaners, lighters, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco pouches and lighter fluid.

Bronze Helmet Rules Adopted Principal Harry Gilmore of Sullivan High School announced .today that the proposed rules governing the Bronze Helmet, football trophy, were approved by Clinton's committee of sponsors and returned without change.

The trophy this year will remain in the hands of Clinton until the end of the present school year. Then it will be returned to Sullivan for care until the next annual Thanksgiving Day game between Sullivan and Clinton. This is in accordance with the adopted rules which state that in case of a tie between the two teams the trophy is to remain with the school which last won it. Since te game this year ended Since the game this year ended Clinton shall retain posession part of the year and Sullivan the remainder. . . . Mrs. Shelburne Dies Thursday Mrs. Matilda Belle Shelburne, 71 years old, died at her home in Shelburn at three o'clock Thursday morning. She is survived by the husband, William R.; three sons, Clyde Shelburne of Shelburn, Max and Harold Shelburne, both of Flint, Michigan; five daughters, Mrs. A. E. Hughes of Petersburg, Indiana, Mrs. Alfred Donnaud of New Orleans, La., Mrs. Violet

Osburn of Shelburn, Mrs. Duke Johnson of Farmersburg, and Mrs. Wayne Ring of Detroit; one sister, Mrs. George Harris of Fort Lupton, Colorado; one brother, Clay Mattox of Shelburn; 12 grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild.

The body was taken to the McHugh Funeral Home and returned to the residence this morning. Funeral services will be held at the McHugh Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon with burial in the Westlawn Cemetery at Farmersburg.

New Disability Benefit In NSLI Explained Today Veterans who have National Life Insurance now may be insured against total disability, Mr. Beryl T. Stott, today reminded veterans. Total disability income benefits authorized by recent legislation may be added to any plan of NSLI upon application, proof of good health, and payment of an extra premium, Mr. Stott said. Premium rates for the disability coverage range from 6 cents to 94 cents a month per $1,000 of insurance, depending on the insured's age and type of policy. The disability benefits are at the rate of $5 a month for each $1,000 of insurance and are payable after the veteran has been

totally disabled continuously for six months or more. The monthly benefits will continue to be paid as long as the insured remains totally disabled. However, the disability must commence before the veteran's 60th birthday. One of the principal features of the new disability benefit, Mr. Stott said, is that the face value of the veteran's policy will not be reduced by any disability payments that he might receive. Mr. Stott said that veterans with service-connected disabilities less than total in degree are not prevented from taking advantage of the new provision, provided they apply for it before Jan. 1, 1950. In these cases, such disabilities are waived if they are the only bar to meeting the health requirements. Veterans who wish to obtain full information regarding the new disability income feature should inquire at the Itinerant Contact Office of the Veterans Administration located in the Red Cross Office in Sullivan, where a contact Representative is on duty every other Thursday. RAY BEDWELL IS HURT IN CRASH THURSDAY P.M. Raymond Bedwell, 28, was critically injured yesterday about 4:30 p. m. when the truck he was driving developed steering trouble and went out of control and overturned. The accident occured on the old Graysville road about two miles north of the present Graysville highway. Norman German, owner of the truck, today stated that Bedwell was driving east when the accident occurred. The truck left the road, jumped a ditch, plowed through a fence finally coming to a halt on its left side. Bedwell apparently was thrown against the steering wheel resulting in serious internal injuries. He was given a blood transfusion following an operation which determined his injuries as being a ruptured liver. A Mr. Bell discovered Bedwell walking along the highway after the accident in a dazed condition and suffering from great pain. The Railsback ambulance was summoned and took Bedwell to the Mary Sherman Hospital where he was treated. The truck was only damaged slightly, broken glass on the left side, top battered slightly and the left door jammed. It was towed in by a Citizen's Garage wrecker. Latest reports today say Bedwell's condition is still serious. His home is on Sullivan route four. CLEAN-UP SCRAP PLANNED FOR DEC. 7 BY GRAYSVILLE FFA A clean-up scrap drive for Turman township is being planned for Saturday, Dec. 7. Parts of the township not reached on Nov. 29 and 30 will be covered. Newspapers, magazines, fertilizer sacks or other old sacks, rags, batteries, iron, etc., are being collected by the Graysville Future Farmers and all donations in this respect will be highly appreciated

WINTER MEETINGS

ANNOUNCED FOR

COUNTY FARMERS

Announcement of Agriculture Extension Schools, or special winter meetings for farmers of Sullivan County, has been received by County Agricultural Agent O. K. Anderson. The first school will be on Swine and Diseases of Livestock to be held January 22, 1947. The announcement came from the office of Associate Director L. E. Hoffman of the Purdue University Agricultural Extension Service. "These schools present opportunities for the farmers of Sullivan County to obtain the latest information on agricultural subjects and to plan for 1947 activities," Mr. Anderson said today. The subjects of the schools, the dates and the specialists assigned are as follows: January 22 Hogs Veterinary John Schwab, Dr. L. P. Doyle. January 29 Agricultural Eco nomics Agronomy R. H. Bauman, G. P. Walker. February 14 Horticulture Poultry W. B. Ward, Melvin Flock. Farmers and homemakers of Sullivan County are invited to attend all of these meetings. "Mark these dates down on your calendar," stated Mr. Anderson, "and plan to attend." Last year, one hundred fortyfour farm people from! throughout Sullivan County attended similar winter meetings. This number should be more than tripled next year. Similar schools last year throughout Indiana were attended by more than 30,000 farm men and women. Shirley Greggs Models Costliest Dress In Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 6 - Seventeen-year-old Shirley Greggs of Farmersburg, Ind., yesterday modeled the most expensive garment shown in a dress revue at the 4-H Club girls' national dressmaking contest at the twentyfifth anniversary congress. Miss Gregg created the design and completed the dress at the cost of $77.95. It was a navy blue, wool serge tailored dressmaker suit. The jacket was plain except for three darts on each shoulder, a cutaway neckline with no collar. She made it a one-button waist. The skirt has two box pleats. She wore a navy blue hat, white blouse and gloves, black sandals and purse. Last Rites Held For Aged Resident Here Thursday Funeral services for John C. Campbell, 91, who died Monday morning at his home four miles north of the city, were conducted at the Billman Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p. m. with the Rev. Glen Reese officiating, assisted by the Rev. Lee Guyer. The song service was by Kathryn Kirkham Reid accompanied by Mrs. Rudolph Wernz at the piano. Pallbearers were: Otto Campbell, Alva Campbell, Harold Campbell, Dale Billman, Rudolph Wernz and Thomas Berrldge. Burial was in Center Ridge Cemetery. The services were attended by a large crowd of. relatives and friends and many beautiful floral offerings were made. FIREMAN'S FACE RED COLUMBIA, S C. (UP) Bob Neely, fireman, hopped on the truck to answer a call and was chagrined when it raced to his own home. His wife had gone off and left an electric iron plugged in.

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ATOM POWER FOR PEACE, SAY RUSS LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Dec 6. (UP) Soviet Russia reaffirmed its desire for the international development of atomic energy for peaceful purposes today as American and Russian displomats again found 'common grounds in the broad field of disarmament and atomic control.

BYRNES TO PRESS FOR TREATIES NEW YORK, Dec. 6. (UP) Secretary of State James F. Byrnes will press today for signing of the first peace treaties of World War II those fpr Hitler's former satellites before Christmas. The treaties for Italy, Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland are almost ready for signing. The Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers agreed last night on the last outstanding issues such as reparations and free navigation of the Danube. i

FEAR CHINA CIVIL WAR INEVITABLE NANKING, Dec. 6. (UP) Communist China today rejected what was expected to be General George C. Marshall's final offer to mediate between Chinese Nationalists and Communists and it was feared by responsible quarters that all-out civil Avar in China is now virtually inevitable.

GOP OPENS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (UP) Republicans confidently opened their campaign for the presidency today with a search for a national convention city and $900,000,000 political war chest. J

SAYS U. S. MUST CEASE "INNOCENCE" INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 6. (UP) National Commander Paul Griffith of the American Legion said today that America must permanently rid itself of its "traditional innocence in international affairs." $

GermNow In 1 Four first grade rooms of Sullivan's city schools have received the new-type germicidal lamps, purchased by the Sullivan Lions Club. ' These lamps are approved by the American Medical Association and exterminate disease germs . such as common cold, pneumonia, scarlet fever, meningitis, . mumps and' whooping cough. Gilbert (Gib) Riley, president of the Lions Club said today that more lamps are being planned for other grades in the schools and will be sponsored by the club in the future. . Allen Campbell, ' superintendent of city schools, stated today that all of the. lamps have been installed with the exception of one. Rooms that received the lamps are: Miss Ruth Woolley's classroom in the Gymnasium Building, Miss Helen Willis' room in the Junion High building, Mrs. Esther Hoke's room at Elm Park and Miss Maria Graham's room. The lamps were first tested and approved five or six years Hears Good News DR. LUDWIG KLEINWACHTER, Ausl tria's new minister to U. S., i wears a smile after his first meetjing with President Truman who : assured him that U. S. is pressring for early peace treaty for Austria, , (International

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g Lamps Grades ago in Germantown, Pennsylvania and since that time have been adopted by most of the leading hospitals and many of the schools over the nation. It is hoped, by use of the lamps,, to cut down on the number of absences during the winter months of. school when respiratory germs are most prevalent. Colorado Miners Defy Lewis, Go Back To Mines DURANGO, Colo., Dec. 6. Six leading mines of the Durango area yesterday resumed operaj tions as 40 members of the Unitj ed Mine Workers returned to the pits in defiance of their chief tain, John L. Lewis. The 40 members of the union, who went out on strike 15 days ago on orders of Lewis, refused to be quoted after returning to the pits, but one spokesman, invoking anonymity, said, "If it's a case of John L. Lewis or the government, we are for the gov ernment. Local union officials declined comment also. The Durango miners were believed to be the first in the nation to have broken with their chieftain. MUSIC RECITAL HERE SUNDAY Lillian Dale Scott announced the third piano recital of the season at the Lillian Dale Scott Music Hall Sunday, Dec. 8. The program consists of duos, solos and duets. Doors open at 2:40 p. m. and the program begins at 3:00 p-.'m. sharp. Included in the program are: Mary Ellen Alig, Margo Adams, Anita Ruth Brummett, Billie Edd Catlin, Virgilene Donaldson, Glorialie Donaldson, Norma Ann Fisher, Beverly Flynn, Mary Giles, Virginia Lou Giles, Ada Mae Hixon, Martha Jayne Houston, Barbara Christine Irvin, Becky Kellams, Mary Alice Little, Mary Nelle Miller, Veva Pirtle, Frances Ilene Raley, Nancy Jayne Raines, Rodney Smallwood, Ruth Hazel Springer, Becky Schmidt, Mary Alice Woodard. Ushers: Kathryn D. Lippeatt, Bevera Boyll, Billy Herb Robinson, Rose Marie Robinson, Linda Lee Pirtle, Sally, Billman.

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Details of the program for the meeting honoring ex-servicemen members of Camp No. 3567, Modern Woodmen of America, which is to be held at Woodman Hall next Tuesday night, were announced today by Jas. A Hagy, chairman of the committee ar ranging the event. The Camp has twenty World War II veterans who will be honored. A special tribute to those who served in the armed forces will be delivered by Ed ward H. Wilson of Indianapolis, State Manager for Modern Wood men of America, following which each honoree will receive a gift. Presentation of the gifts will be made by Jas. A. Hagy. Other entertainment features will in clude special instrumental num bers by a Hawaiian duet composed of C. O. Dillingham and Robert Snyder. Also the Camp orchestra will provide other music for the occasion. There will be group singing and the American Flag will be given proper recognition during the program. The meeting will be called to order by Cleo Woodard, Camp Consul, who will introduce Jas. A. Hagy, who will serve as master of ceremonies during the program. A door prize drawing will take place at the end of the program. YULE GIFT BOXES m: of jic Sullivan County's Junior Red Cross Society has been active in the past few days, collecting gifts and donations for shipment to underpriviledged children of foreign lands. In yesterday's issue of the Times, it was stated that the Junior Red Cross of Shelburn was the only unit active in the gift drive. Mrs. Claude Harmon, chairman of the county drive, stated today that all of the schools in the county have responded all-out in helping to put the drive over successfully. American youngsters of the Junior Red Cross are part of a movement to teach the younger citizens of the United States to be more Democratic-minded by aiding others. During past years the JRC has been lauded as. one of the finer junior organizations in the country. Each year, as the Yuletide season approaches, the society begins a gift-box drive for overseas shipment. Last year they sent most of them to Finland . and have received many touching letters of appreciation from 1 children of that land. Some of, the letters have been received by i individual children and some by the organization headquarters. Missionary Here The Rev. Paul Davidson, Missionary to China, will be the featured speaker at the Pentecostal Church Saturday, December 7, at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend , this meeting.

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BULLETIN r WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (UP) The nation used up

one-fourth of its emergency

days of the coal strike, the Solid Fuels Administration announced today. However, at the present rate of consumption, which has been slowed somewhat by the government's drastic curtailment of use, there is enough coal to last for 55 days, the agency said. v

BULLETIN! WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (UP) The Civilian Production Administration on Monday will issue an order extending the dimout to all areas of the nation where coal is used by public utilities.

BULLETIN! WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UP) John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers today posted appeal bonds for the full amount of their $3,500,000 contempt fines as the government promised to keep on slugging in its battle to break the coal strike on the administration's terms. The contempt case seemed headed for fast appeal to the Supreme Court. The promise to show no com promise in the fight against Lewis was voiced at the White House by a cabinet member after an hour-long meeting of the cabinet with President Truman. With the strike in its loth day there were these developments: 1. The government prepared sweeping new fuel conservation orders designed to keep the most vital industries and services going through the winter; 2. Senator Homer Capehart, R., Ind., said he had been "reliably informed" that the government had rejected an offer by Lewis to negotiate for a possible resumption of coal production; 3. President Truman discussed with his cabinet what he will say Sunday night when he goes over Lewis' head with a broadcast back-to-work appeal to the miners; 4. Judge Goldsborough seeking to speed final determination of the contempt case ordered a record of the proceedings before him presented to the Court of Appeals this afternoon; 5. CIO President Phillip Murray called on heads of the country's major labor federations to meet with him and work out a common program of action against anti-labor legislation in the new Congress. Murder Charges To Be Filed In Police Shooting SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Dec. 6 (UP) First degree murder charges will be filed against two 17-year-old Evansville youths in connection with the brutal slaying of Indiana State Police Trooper Herbert Smith, Shelby County Prosecutor Harold Meloy said today. Smith, 39, of Shelbyville, was shot to death after he arrested William Price and William B. Johnson and two girl companions. Price, driving a stolen car in which the quartet had toured Indiana on a petty thievery spree, made an improper turn on Highway 9 near here. APPEARS. IN L U. CHORAL VESPERS Mary Lou Gettinger of Sullivan appeared in a Choral Vespers given Sunday afternoon in the Indiana University auditorium by the University Men's and Women's Glee Clubs and the Men's Concert Choir. With Prof. R. Wayne Hugoboom directing, approximately 250 I. U. men and women took part in the concert program which included several Christmas selections. This was one of the first musical programs to be given at the University in preparation for the Christmas i holidays.

SFA Announces;

Increased coal stocks in the first twelve WASHINGTON, Dee. 6. (UP) : Complications arose today over posting of $3,500,000 bond for the United Mine Workers (AFL) pending appeal from their conviction and fine for contempt of court. The delay arose OS the government prepared grim new coal-saving measures to keep tlift nation's economy from freezing up entirely during the winter months. Meanwhile, Judge T. Alan Goldsborough ordered his court clerk to forward to the U. S. Court of Appeals, the records of John L. Lewis' contempt case. The defendants had filed notice of appeal only yesterday. Goldsborough's action , appeared likely tec, $ peed the "next basis of . their legl battle with the government. It was possible that preliminary action would be taken by the government today or tomorrow to move the case directly into the supreme court. " Goldsborough has fined Lewis $10,000 and the union $3,500,030 for contempt in flouting a Nov. 18 court order directing them to call off the walkout of 400,000 ' soft coal miners which . . has brought the country close to eco nomic collapse. The union was reported yesterday to be ready to pledge some of its assets as bond. Its $13,000,500 treasury includes -some $7,000,000 in U. S. and Canadian securities. ' While the strike continued in its 16th day, the administration and the union were being bombarded with neutral peace proposals. Neither side indicated whether the peace proposals were getting serious consideration as means ' of ending the 16-day strike . in the government-controlled soft coal mines. With no settlement in sight, ' federal agencies mapped longrange coal conservation measures intended to stave off ; a . threatened economic collapse uny'" til March 1. Orders were.' exr pected Monday for extension of dimouts and commandeering of coal for most essential users.' WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (UP) A freight embargo and parcel post restrictions went into effect today and the government prepared new coal conserving measures. Some of these restrictions were expected Monday. They . would extend the dimout program to seven additional states and would permit coal to be commandeered from some industrial stockpiles for diversion to most essential users. The freight embargo bans all freight shipments by rail or express except for such commodities as food, fuel, medicine, sanitation supplies and newspapers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. (UP) CIO President Philip Murray . today called on the American Federation of Labor, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and the Railway Labor Executive Association to meet with him to plan "a common program of economic and legislative measures to head off anti-labor labor laws in the next Congress." NEW SUITS Betty Lou Harbaugh vs. Daniel Edward Harbaugh. Complaint for divorce.